AirTrain

AirTrain is a light rail system developed to link Newark and John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport to Manhattan. 

Due to the fact that the majority of the potential users of this transit does not speak English or English is not their first language, so the maps were designed to not be language dependent. Using bold colours against dark background helps to maximize the contrast and visibility for dirty and dusty outdoor environment. The logo itself was done in a simple way, easily describing the transportation system: a rail meets a plan. The typographic is very legible in any size, it could be the most effective font to serve in any colours. The colour coding helps to categorize: red for Newark and blue for JFK. As well as the shapes were introduced to distinguish the difference: squares for terminals and circles for stations (on JFK map), Pear shaped for terminals and squares for car parks. Having think dashed lines to shows the routes and this idea is also match with the “rail”.