A rollsign on the MBTA Red Line in Boston. Note the crank to change the destinations displayed. Incidentally, this indicator is most likely incorrect; Davis-bound trains usually terminate at Alewife.

Rollsigns from New York City Subway Redbird cars, removed prior to the cars being sunk as artificial reefs.
© 2004 Metropolitan Transportation Authority

A rollsign or roll sign is a mechanical display used to indicate the destination of a bus or train. They are commonly seen in older city buses, streetcars and subway cars, which run on a variety of fixed routes. More modern equipment typically substitutes digital displays for rollsigns, but the long life of these vehicles ensures that many systems still use the devices. Image File history File links Rollsign on the MBTA red line. ... Image File history File links Rollsign on the MBTA red line. ... View of Boston from the Red Line The Red Line is the newest of the MBTA rapid transit lines in the Boston, Massachusetts area. ... Alternative meanings: Boston (disambiguation) The 18th-century Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. ... Davis Square Station is located at the intersection of Holland Street, Elm Street, and College Avenue, in Somerville. ... T sign and top of glass pyramid from roof-level parking deck of Alewife Station, September 2004 Alewife Station, located at the intersection of Alewife Brook Parkway and Cambridgepark Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a local intermodal transportation hub. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3008x1960, 2860 KB) From [1]. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3008x1960, 2860 KB) From [1]. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The New York City Subway is a large rapid transit system in New York City, New York, United States. ... There is a town of Redbird, Oklahoma. ... An artificial reef is a man-made reef, usually built for the purpose of promoting marine life. ... TheBus, established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulus only public transit system. ... There are various types of trains designed for particular purposes, see rail transport operations. ... TheBus, established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulus only public transit system. ... a historic postcard showing electric trolley-powered streetcars in Richmond, Virginia, where Frank J. Sprague successfully demonstrated his new system on the hills in 1888 A streetcar is a railway vehicle designed to carry passengers on tracks, usually laid in city streets. ... This page refers to urban rail mass transit systems. ... A display device is a device for visual presentation of images (including text) acquired, stored, or transmitted in various forms. ...

External links

• JoeKorNer - Roll Signs (New York City Subway pre-1967)
• Rollsign Gallery (New York City Subway post-1967)
• East Anglian Bus Blinds (U.K.)

The MBTA Roll Sign of Braintree/Davis or Ashmont/Davis was a vaild rollsign on all Red Line trains duing a five month period as the Alewife-Northwest Extention was being completed. Revenue service at Davis Station began on 08 Dec 1984. Revenue service at the current terminus of Alewife Station did not begin until 30 March 1985. The New York City Subway is a large rapid transit system in New York City, New York, United States. ... The New York City Subway is a large rapid transit system in New York City, New York, United States. ...