diff --git a/src/Airports/GenAirports850/airport.cxx b/src/Airports/GenAirports850/airport.cxx
index 73f1b71e..45649ba4 100644
--- a/src/Airports/GenAirports850/airport.cxx
+++ b/src/Airports/GenAirports850/airport.cxx
@@ -984,6 +984,18 @@ void Airport::BuildBtg(const string& root, const string_list& elev_src )
     }
     point_list beacon_nodes = calc_elevations( apt_surf, b_nodes, 0.0 );
 
+    // calc taxiway sign elevations:
+    SG_LOG(SG_GENERAL, SG_INFO, "Computing taxiway sign node elevations");
+    point_list ts_nodes;
+    ts_nodes.clear();
+    for ( i = 0; i < (int)signs.size(); ++i ) 
+    {
+        p = signs[i]->GetLoc();
+        ts_nodes.push_back( p );
+    }
+    point_list taxisigns_nodes = calc_elevations( apt_surf, ts_nodes, 0.0 );
+
+
     // add base skirt (to hide potential cracks)
     //
     // this has to happen after we've calculated the node elevations
@@ -1294,6 +1306,17 @@ void Airport::BuildBtg(const string& root, const string_list& elev_src )
                             0.0 );
     }
 
+    // write out taxiway signs references
+    for ( i = 0; i < (int)taxisigns_nodes.size(); ++i ) 
+    {
+        write_object_sign( objpath, b, taxisigns_nodes[i],
+                            signs[i]->GetDefinition(),
+                            0.0 );
+    }
+
+
+
+
 
     string holepath = root + "/AirportArea";
     // long int poly_index = poly_index_next();
diff --git a/src/Airports/GenAirports850/airport.hxx b/src/Airports/GenAirports850/airport.hxx
index 5dbaa4d1..72d61dd0 100644
--- a/src/Airports/GenAirports850/airport.hxx
+++ b/src/Airports/GenAirports850/airport.hxx
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ public:
         beacons.push_back( beacon );
     }
 
+    void AddSign( Sign* sign )
+    {
+        signs.push_back( sign );
+    }
+
     void BuildOsg( osg::Group* airport );
     void BuildBtg( const string& root, const string_list& elev_src );
 
@@ -77,6 +82,7 @@ private:
     LightingObjList lightobjects;
     WindsockList    windsocks;
     BeaconList      beacons;
+    SignList        signs;
     HelipadList     helipads;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/Airports/GenAirports850/linked_objects.cxx b/src/Airports/GenAirports850/linked_objects.cxx
index 468ea40c..983bc7a6 100644
--- a/src/Airports/GenAirports850/linked_objects.cxx
+++ b/src/Airports/GenAirports850/linked_objects.cxx
@@ -16,3 +16,14 @@ Beacon::Beacon( char* definition )
     SG_LOG(SG_GENERAL, SG_DEBUG, "Read Beacon: (" << lon << "," << lat << ") code: " << code  );
 }
 
+Sign::Sign( char* definition )
+{
+    char sgdef[128];
+
+    sscanf(definition, "%lf %lf %lf %d %d %s", &lat, &lon, &heading, &reserved, &size, sgdef );
+
+    SG_LOG(SG_GENERAL, SG_ALERT, "Read Sign: (" << lon << "," << lat << ") heading " << heading << " size " << size << " definition: " << sgdef  );
+
+    sgn_def = sgdef;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/Airports/GenAirports850/linked_objects.hxx b/src/Airports/GenAirports850/linked_objects.hxx
index 6a9cff1b..a04afa2c 100644
--- a/src/Airports/GenAirports850/linked_objects.hxx
+++ b/src/Airports/GenAirports850/linked_objects.hxx
@@ -57,5 +57,34 @@ public:
 
 typedef std::vector <Beacon *> BeaconList;
 
+class Sign
+{
+public:
+    Sign(char* def);
+
+    double lat;
+    double lon;
+    double heading;
+    int    reserved;
+    int    size;
+    string sgn_def;
+
+    Point3D GetLoc()
+    {
+        return Point3D( lon, lat, 0.0f );
+    }
+
+    double GetHeading()
+    {
+        return heading;
+    }
+
+    string GetDefinition()
+    {
+        return sgn_def;
+    }
+};
+
+typedef std::vector <Sign *> SignList;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/Airports/GenAirports850/parser.cxx b/src/Airports/GenAirports850/parser.cxx
index 2a6bfa2b..497a3e8c 100644
--- a/src/Airports/GenAirports850/parser.cxx
+++ b/src/Airports/GenAirports850/parser.cxx
@@ -407,6 +407,8 @@ int Parser::ParseLine(char* line)
             case TAXIWAY_SIGN:
                 SetState( STATE_PARSE_SIMPLE );
                 SG_LOG(SG_GENERAL, SG_DEBUG, "Parsing taxiway sign: " << line);
+                cur_sign = new Sign(line);
+                cur_airport->AddSign( cur_sign );                                
                 break;
             case LIGHTING_OBJECT:
                 SetState( STATE_PARSE_SIMPLE );
diff --git a/src/Airports/GenAirports850/parser.hxx b/src/Airports/GenAirports850/parser.hxx
index c3579168..fa1ab36e 100644
--- a/src/Airports/GenAirports850/parser.hxx
+++ b/src/Airports/GenAirports850/parser.hxx
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ private:
     LightingObj*    cur_object;
     Windsock*       cur_windsock;
     Beacon*         cur_beacon;
+    Sign*           cur_sign;
 
     AirportList     airports;
 
diff --git a/src/Lib/Output/output.cxx b/src/Lib/Output/output.cxx
index 5222b664..bef2b0b0 100644
--- a/src/Lib/Output/output.cxx
+++ b/src/Lib/Output/output.cxx
@@ -115,6 +115,29 @@ void write_index_shared( const string &base, const SGBucket &b,
     fclose( fp );
 }
 
+void write_object_sign( const string &base, const SGBucket &b,
+                         const Point3D &p, const string& sign,
+                         const double &heading )
+{
+    string dir = base + "/" + b.gen_base_path();
+    SGPath sgp( dir );
+    sgp.append( "dummy" );
+    sgp.create_dir( 0755 );
+
+    string file = dir + "/" + b.gen_index_str() + ".ind";
+    // string file = dir + "/" + name;
+    cout << "Output file = " << file << endl;
+
+    FILE *fp;
+    if ( (fp = fopen( file.c_str(), "a" )) == NULL ) {
+	cout << "ERROR: opening " << file << " for writing!" << endl;
+	exit(-1);
+    }
+
+    fprintf( fp, "OBJECT_SIGN %s %.6f %.6f %.1f %.2f\n", sign.c_str(),
+             p.lon(), p.lat(), p.elev(), heading );
+    fclose( fp );
+}
 
 void write_boundary( const string& base, const SGBucket& b, 
 		     const TGPolygon& bounds, long int p_index )
diff --git a/src/Lib/Output/output.hxx b/src/Lib/Output/output.hxx
index b1d10633..5d300138 100644
--- a/src/Lib/Output/output.hxx
+++ b/src/Lib/Output/output.hxx
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ void write_index_shared( const std::string &base, const SGBucket &b,
                          const Point3D &p, const std::string& name,
                          const double &heading );
 
+// update index file (list of shared objects to be included in final
+// scenery build)
+void write_object_sign( const std::string &base, const SGBucket &b,
+                         const Point3D &p, const std::string& sign,
+                         const double &heading );
+
 void write_boundary( const std::string& base, const SGBucket& b, 
 		     const TGPolygon& bounds, long int p_index );