My fellow infrastructure nerds will enjoy this look at the user interface of MTA’s signaling and switching system. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... - ThreadSky

waldo.net • 1 day ago

My fellow infrastructure nerds will enjoy this look at the user interface of MTA’s signaling and switching system. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/20/nyregion/nyc-subway-signals.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BE8.35R2.C356pAz0klcR&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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havantenviro.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Most of the UK rail system is modern, but not all of it (yet).
Geoff has a look at three systems from mechanical to modern digital.

https://youtu.be/UCXav-ptPeA?si=XnqeNBk5LmUPQlon

eryk.bsky.social•22 hours ago

My brain sees things like this and says “what if we hooked that up to an analog synth”

greta-b.bsky.social•23 hours ago

@shannonmattern.bsky.social fellow infrastructure nerd, behold!

shannonmattern.bsky.social•22 hours ago

So cool! Thank you! :)

bugeye61.bsky.social•1 day ago

My guess is you can hack it….

davidjayindie.bsky.social•21 hours ago

One might argue that they need to replace that stuff with more modern tech, but the fact it's still working fine to this day makes me wonder if we actually need modernization to begin with.

I know, you can always improve it etc etc. But as I've always said, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

bird-nerdco.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Also consider the way Tesla can fiddle around on their end and speed up odometers to avoid liability. I for one don’t want tech company “disruptors” to put a profit motive before utility and safety.

griesar.bsky.social•1 day ago

Looks like relatively secure infrastructure to me.

waldo.net•1 day ago

Nobody’s hacking those things.

griesar.bsky.social•1 day ago

Ironic the nyt keeps slagging old things as arcane. They’re projecting some, no?

griesar.bsky.social•1 day ago

Next up is this “arcane” Constitution

bird-nerdco.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Exactly! No back doors for oligarchs or bad actors

maxfenton.bsky.social•1 day ago

P cool how Cuomo took all the money that might have improved that, got shamed out of office, and now wants to come take all that money again. P cool.

cherri.tv•22 hours ago

this is so great

cmcassid.bsky.social•22 hours ago

brokenelm.bsky.social•22 hours ago

First thing I thought

cmcassid.bsky.social•22 hours ago

There’s a scene where they’re tracking the train from a switching station that looks just like the board in the OP, but I couldn’t find a still of it.

brokenelm.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Yeah, that's what came to mind when I saw the OP. One of my favorite parts is the end shot of Matthau

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