The New Haven Solari Board; still kicking

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FL92002

12 жыл бұрын

We are at New Haven Union Station, where we are graced by the still existent Solari Board, which hangs above the escalators down to the tracks. This board was supposed to have been replace back in the Spring, but for some reason, has continued to exist. This board, apparently, is still not long for this world. Enjoy the sounds of the noise it makes as it flips, as well as all the different destinations. If you have any questions about the video, feel free to message me. Comments are welcome. The video was taken on October 6th, 2011.

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@timesnewlogan2032 2 жыл бұрын

I always loved these, because no matter where you were in the station, you’d hear it and know something was changing.

@matthewvwuk 2 жыл бұрын

Very true. I can remember these at London Waterloo station many years ago & as a boy I was fascinated by them & how they worked & made that unique noise.

@DaveInBridport 8 жыл бұрын

So much easier to read than LEDs.

@H.EL-Othemany 3 жыл бұрын

@Brock Israel it's "google it" not Google for it.... And yes no one gives a damn

@HliarusProd 3 жыл бұрын

@@H.EL-Othemany they're bots...

@markforan4812 3 жыл бұрын

The Solari board was donated to the Danbury Rail Museum. The entire system was replaced with LED panels that can be programmed from a computer terminal. The Solari system had stopped functioning at the stairs to each of the platforms and the main board could not be modified to accommodate new information. The new system is ADA compliant and can display new stations without building new cassettes.

@TexasRailfan2008 3 жыл бұрын

Well it’s better than them throwing it in the trash

@gavincrowley562 7 жыл бұрын

So glad this is what I see every time I go to NYC

@murjax 12 жыл бұрын

I wonder how long that "D" has been stuck. I was there 2 months ago and it was like that.

@mirzaahmed6589 2 ай бұрын

Or UNATYENDED

@thomasmurray8630 2 жыл бұрын

I remember Victoria station in London had one of these in the 80s and it was constantly flapping such were the constant amount of departures

@Chessiecat97 12 жыл бұрын

Wow, I'm amazed at all the destinations that they flipped through1 Hyannis, St. Petersburg (FL), Tampa, Miami, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Chicago... wow

@AlexanderPerez-hv4nu Жыл бұрын

Because I’m guessing it once served to these destinations from New Haven Union Station or will serve these stations in the future.

@connecticutmultimodaltrans8226 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for documenting this. Miss it.

@FL92002 Жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

@SpacedOut997 Жыл бұрын

Even if I owned the world's busiest, modern airport, I would still insist on these being used in every terminal

@gavin169 3 жыл бұрын

I saw one of the 'coming from' options is Montreal... probably been a long time since they've used that one

@cybersquire Жыл бұрын

U N A T Y E N D E D

@recordationperioperativein5238 11 ай бұрын

How efficient~! Did anyone notice "UNATYENDED LUGGAGE"? Garbage in, garbage out! LOL

@bceltics121 9 ай бұрын

Too busy looking at the metro nordh

@InTeCredo 9 ай бұрын

Frankfurt airport still has the Solari board and perhaps the largest in the world that is still running today.

@OatFoundry 6 жыл бұрын

Loving these older Split Flap displays - would love to hear what you think the Split Flap displays we build!

@lucasmachain 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing tech

@POON3345 2 жыл бұрын

Miss those days and as they are almost dead nowadays.

@RSlavistickyexpress 7 жыл бұрын

i love solari and pragotron

@Decopunk1927 11 ай бұрын

Missed opportunity for the title: it should've been "Still Clicking"

@dragonfireproductions790 3 жыл бұрын

"Unatyended"

@glennfrancislowney 3 жыл бұрын

I caught that as well.

@murjax 12 жыл бұрын

@rbjplay13 Nah I was there in mid August a couple weeks after the anniversary train. So I guess it hasn't been stuck for too long.

@rbjplay13 12 жыл бұрын

@murjax For the Anniversary Train? Yeah, about that long. The weekend before that the D wasn't stuck.

@lethrneck4 11 жыл бұрын

not typos that D clearly isnt moving at all when they start to change , its stuck, and the only people who can fix these boards have to be flown in from italy

@nlpnt 7 жыл бұрын

And that's why they're on their way out. With video flatscreens, there's nothing to get stuck and in the event of total failure a replacement is only as far away as the nearest Walmart.

@mrs2691 6 жыл бұрын

Those boards are pretty easy to fix, and the fix is far cheaper than replacing a video flatscreen.

@OatFoundry 6 жыл бұрын

This used to be true, check out the modern Split Flap displays on our page!

@BananaPhoPhilly 3 жыл бұрын

@@OatFoundry Ayyy nice

@someguy4915 Жыл бұрын

@@mrs2691 In material cost this is very true, but you also have to pay the person to come fix these boards and then it is much cheaper to send a maintenance guy to replace part of an LED panel instead of having someone who needs to be trained on the split flap boards to come and fix them...

@catherinemonahon8159 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! I'd love to use 10 - 15s of audio from this recording for a creative project. How do I get in touch with you to discuss?

@IMDEBESable 5 жыл бұрын

Is this one still there? The one at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia came down on Saturday. 😔

@dwill123 5 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure but the reports in Philadelphia was that the one at 30th street station was the last one up and working in any Amtrak station. Now as you said it's gone.

@billglossa4339 4 жыл бұрын

It’s been replaced with LED board, I’m pretty sure they have this board in a museum in new haven though

@retroryan838 Жыл бұрын

It’s a shame these aren’t used anymore. It was cool when they changed. Unfortunately, today it’s just a boring screen with nothing special.

@BNSF36542 12 жыл бұрын

@milky27oreo Sometimes the people who work the board tend to make a bit of mistakes, here and there. No complaints about it.

@LuciferSamChannel 6 жыл бұрын

IIRC Solari is in Udine

@RalphQuidonePhotography 11 жыл бұрын

Acela Expdess?

@BNSF36542 12 жыл бұрын

@m3andros It's actually pronounced, Unattended baggage."

@Antknee729 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I 'm surprised things like this still exist. It's all extremely unnecessary in 2022, but I love every moment of it

@rooneywayen 2 жыл бұрын

It’s not unnecessary. It’s more energy efficient and easier to read in daylight than modern digital panel.

@someguy4915 Жыл бұрын

@@rooneywayen More energy efficient than a modern LED panel? Lmao... These require stepper motors for each individual indicator. They are more energy efficient when they display the same information without changes but when (like on a train station) they constantly need to change what is being displayed they will draw a whole lot more energy than a standard LED display... While these are easier to read in daylight for some, they are impossible to read without light, so at night the added cost of lights also further drags power consumption anyway. Awesome technology, but saying its more efficient is just simply not true.

@Pffft14690 5 жыл бұрын

Enjoy this while you can.

@FL92002 5 жыл бұрын

This has been gone for a good 3 or 4 years now. It was replaced by an LED board which can be seen in another video, so yeah....nothing left to enjoy now (except for an LED board).

@Pffft14690 5 жыл бұрын

😥😥😥

@Pffft14690 5 жыл бұрын

They recently replaced the one from 30th St Station I'm Philly. Fortunately it's now at the R/R museum in Strasburg, Pa.

@loopywalker5739 7 жыл бұрын

Did they run out of letters to spell "unattended"?

@jonathan_herr 5 жыл бұрын

the T flipped too far and went to a "Y"...

@tupai62 11 жыл бұрын

Hi, where to buy this Split-Flap Departure Board

@TexasRailfan2008 3 жыл бұрын

tupai62 good luck with that...

@inkajoo 7 жыл бұрын

These are so cool, but it's obvious why they were replaced with screens. They were so imprecise, they could show an entirely wrong time, departure number or status

@SimonS44 7 жыл бұрын

Roger Levy that's a *train* departure board, not flight...

@inkajoo 7 жыл бұрын

Ewps. Mistyped. My bad.

@SimonS44 7 жыл бұрын

Roger Levy No worries, everyone makes mistakes :)

@LIRR175 12 жыл бұрын

What's with the typos?

@cameronyoungcg9270 7 жыл бұрын

Split-flap boards (especially old ones) were prone to one letter being 'flapped' to the next one, which is the most likely explanation, or they actually can't spell.