Large Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types
Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Human Factors; Airport
I noticed that SFO had installed new taxi lights that were sticking up about 25 inches; and were not lit just after sunrise and overcast conditions. These are new and not mentioned anywhere; and prevent Crews now from taking shortcuts from Taxiway Hotel or Alpha onto the ramp. Obviously they are placed to make us use the taxi line but are not very visible and could easily be missed and run over. Maybe a note on the SFO page could make crews aware of the new situation.
Air carrier Captain reported that the 'islands' adjacent to Taxiway A at SFO have new tall taxiway lights that prevent crews from taking short cuts into the ramp and should be noted in the crew briefing page.