Silly memeage

[redbird]

Logos of all the Metro systems I've ridden and remember [and that this system recognizes--I can't find Newark, N.J.]

Made at b3co.com.

Via darcydodo.

Comments

[callunav.livejournal.com]

You've got more than me. I'll have to work on that.

How did you get the logos to show?

[redbird]

I clicked the "display this on your Web page" link, which provides HTML; copied and pasted that into the Semagic client [the "update your journal" page or any client should work]; used cut and paste to rearrange them in an order I liked better, and then deleted all the [return]s so it wouldn't display as a long thin column.

[the-gardener.livejournal.com]

It's a bit weird that the site manages to display the logos in alphabetical order, but can't then preserve that order when it gives users the HTML code.

[redbird]

I think it gives you the code in the order you clicked the metro logos; I rearranged it to put the ones I like better first.

[the-gardener.livejournal.com]

I think it gives you the code in the order you clicked the metro logos

But I worked through the list in alphabetical order!

[janetmk.livejournal.com]

Very cool.

I'm very fond of subways but I don't travel much so I've only been on six of those.

[sbisson.livejournal.com]

It's definitely also missing the Denver RTA and San Jose's VTA. The Croydon and Manchester trams aren't on the list either...

[erik]

I found a few gaps as well; Melbourne, Chicago RTA/Metra, San Diego...

[the-maenad.livejournal.com]

Or Nottingham.

[sfrose.livejournal.com]

I've also gotten 14 (of those that I remember.) Other cities that they don't have are Portland and Frankfurt. (apologies for the anon. posting, I forgot to login...)

[redbird]

Not a problem. Thanks for reposting with your login; I'll delete the other.

Anon postings are okay in general--I screen them to avoid spammers, mostly--though a name is always good.

[thette.livejournal.com]

When did you visit Stockholm?

[redbird]

I didn't. And taking another look at the HTML, I can only conclude that the Stockholm Metro has a logo very similar to one I have ridden (there are a lot of M's out there, enough to make a person glad of Hong Kong's symbol being altogether outside the Latin alphabet).

[thette.livejournal.com]

Ah. I though our T (for tunnelbana) was very distinctive.

[thette.livejournal.com]

...and seeing this on shsilver's journal, I see I was wrong. D'oh. The (T) you had was lacking the black edge.

[liv]

I like this meme! And yeah, that T does look very Stockholm.

Here's a related thingy that might appeal to you.

[adrian-turtle.livejournal.com]

I've ridden 7 of those. Plus Chicago and Frankfurt. The only system I can consistently recognize by its logo is Boston's. I have fare cards for Washington and NYC transit in my wallet, so I can look them up. The fare cards for Washington have pandas on them, much more prominently than the "M" logo.