Revising the New Haven train station board

Colin's right. The board at the New Haven train station is relevant to the class because the medium is the message.

So my question is what is the message of that board? I guess when it was originally created it was probably cutting edge in intent. Instead of having an employee stand up and manually replace each letter, it could be done automatically. It was meant to show that train travel is fast, efficient, requiring little passenger input. The times, stations, routes were magically changed,

Yet now the message is the exact opposite. Its old, its regressive, its outdated. It evokes the mindset of the past when we looked at it as the future. Now we see it as something to hold onto to because we are under the impression that its better than what will replace it. I'm of the mindset that at least for this case that is true. The message is now that the board is used there because train travel has been around for so long and its hopefully not going anywhere. With all the talk of improved transportation, the train is something your parents, grandparents, and you as a child took.

By replacing it with an LCD board, they are replacing the message, instead making it so that train travel is the fastest and most efficient mode of travel - not the most classic or traditional.