B757 captain reports inadequate markings for taxiway T at sfo as it crosses runway 28L.

Attributes
ACN	797695
Time
Date	200808
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	797695
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
Airport	markings : sfo.airport

Narrative:

Landing on runway 28R; exiting on taxiway T high-speed taxiway; which divided into taxiway K and B. While crossing runway 28L; there are no reflective markers or lights for taxiway T and the paint is so worn that at night it is very difficult to see taxiway T. It is common to be cleared to cross runway 28L while still on runway 28R; which means that airplanes could be moving at a fairly high speed while trying to find taxiway T. By contrast; taxiway K is very well marked and lighted. This airport has many foreign carriers and tired; long-haul pilots. Poorly lighted txwys are a hazard. I am very familiar with this airport; and was again dismayed by the difficulty in finding the turn-off of taxiway T from runway 28L. Can't something be done? I realize that construction is taking place; but at the very least can't someone go out and paint a visible line for us to follow?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CAPT RPTS INADEQUATE MARKINGS FOR TXWY T AT SFO AS IT CROSSES RWY 28L.

Narrative: LNDG ON RWY 28R; EXITING ON TXWY T HIGH-SPD TXWY; WHICH DIVIDED INTO TXWY K AND B. WHILE CROSSING RWY 28L; THERE ARE NO REFLECTIVE MARKERS OR LIGHTS FOR TXWY T AND THE PAINT IS SO WORN THAT AT NIGHT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE TXWY T. IT IS COMMON TO BE CLRED TO CROSS RWY 28L WHILE STILL ON RWY 28R; WHICH MEANS THAT AIRPLANES COULD BE MOVING AT A FAIRLY HIGH SPD WHILE TRYING TO FIND TXWY T. BY CONTRAST; TXWY K IS VERY WELL MARKED AND LIGHTED. THIS ARPT HAS MANY FOREIGN CARRIERS AND TIRED; LONG-HAUL PLTS. POORLY LIGHTED TXWYS ARE A HAZARD. I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS ARPT; AND WAS AGAIN DISMAYED BY THE DIFFICULTY IN FINDING THE TURN-OFF OF TXWY T FROM RWY 28L. CAN'T SOMETHING BE DONE? I REALIZE THAT CONSTRUCTION IS TAKING PLACE; BUT AT THE VERY LEAST CAN'T SOMEONE GO OUT AND PAINT A VISIBLE LINE FOR US TO FOLLOW?

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.