Method and apparatus for wrapping train with advertisement including electroluminescent lighting

Apparatus comprising:

• a target surface;
• a vinyl billboard sign coupled on a side of the target surface, wherein the vinyl billboard sign includes a translucent portion and has printed thereon advertising indicia and is adapted to resist delamination when exposed to water;
• a source of power coupled to the vinyl billboard sign and adapted to illuminate one or more electroluminescent lamps;
• an at least partially bundled power bus including a plurality of conductors to carry power to respective electroluminescent lamps, the conductors including respective connectors to allow for detachable connection to an electroluminescent lamp;
• and
• a plurality of planar electroluminescent lamps disposed on a side of a vinyl billboard sign and including respective connectors to detachably connect to respective ones of the plurality of conductors,
• wherein the source of power is adapted to illuminate the one or more electroluminescent lamps to shine through the translucent portion of the vinyl billboard sign.

Apparatus comprising:

• a vinyl billboard sign comprising a translucent portion and printing thereon;
• a plurality of planar electroluminescent lamps disposed on a side of a vinyl billboard sign and including respective connectors to detachably connect to respective ones of a plurality of conductors,
• target surface means for overlaying the vinyl billboard sign and the plurality of planar electroluminescent lamps and for fixing the plurality of planar electroluminescent lamps to the vinyl billboard sign;
• a source of power coupled to the vinyl billboard sign and adapted to illuminate one or more electroluminescent lamps;
• and
• an at least partially bundled power bus including a plurality of conductors to carry power to respective electroluminescent lamps, the conductors including respective connectors to allow for detachable connection to respective connectors of the plurality of planar electroluminescent lamps,
• wherein the source of power is adapted to illuminate the one or more electroluminescent lamps to shine through the translucent portion of the vinyl billboard sign.