Pilot has difficulty finding proper taxiway and runway in montreal.

Attributes
ACN	329318
Time
Date	199602
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yul
State Reference	PQ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 11600 flight time type : 375
ASRS Report	329318
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Ramp control gave me clearance to taxi to runway 28 short of taxiway A4 and approaching the runway switched me to ground who I believe said taxi via taxiway A4 into position and wait on runway 28. I'd taxied past 2 poorly and unlighted taxi areas and queried ground if I was to continue straight ahead for runway 28, as far in the distance I saw an aircraft on runway 24L and I felt I was nearing the approach end on runway 6R. I was close to runway 6R and ground calmly stated to do a 180 degree and take my first hard right to taxi into position and wait on runway 28. The txwys and markings were very difficult to see and were only visible from my landing and taxi lights. There was an airport maintenance vehicle nearby with bright lights worsening the matter. I realize that many peculiarities exist with canadian operations, but the lack of good markings is a problem in canada and the united states. With all the attention for standardized international operations there's still a long way to go 'weeding' out airports who enjoy being unique and different with their ground facilities. I think a real good example of this problem is either newark or laguardia which still use 'reflection' poles as taxi markings which in reduced night visibility are nearly useless.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT HAS DIFFICULTY FINDING PROPER TXWY AND RWY IN MONTREAL.

Narrative: RAMP CTL GAVE ME CLRNC TO TAXI TO RWY 28 SHORT OF TXWY A4 AND APCHING THE RWY SWITCHED ME TO GND WHO I BELIEVE SAID TAXI VIA TXWY A4 INTO POS AND WAIT ON RWY 28. I'D TAXIED PAST 2 POORLY AND UNLIGHTED TAXI AREAS AND QUERIED GND IF I WAS TO CONTINUE STRAIGHT AHEAD FOR RWY 28, AS FAR IN THE DISTANCE I SAW AN ACFT ON RWY 24L AND I FELT I WAS NEARING THE APCH END ON RWY 6R. I WAS CLOSE TO RWY 6R AND GND CALMLY STATED TO DO A 180 DEG AND TAKE MY FIRST HARD R TO TAXI INTO POS AND WAIT ON RWY 28. THE TXWYS AND MARKINGS WERE VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND WERE ONLY VISIBLE FROM MY LNDG AND TAXI LIGHTS. THERE WAS AN ARPT MAINT VEHICLE NEARBY WITH BRIGHT LIGHTS WORSENING THE MATTER. I REALIZE THAT MANY PECULIARITIES EXIST WITH CANADIAN OPS, BUT THE LACK OF GOOD MARKINGS IS A PROB IN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES. WITH ALL THE ATTN FOR STANDARDIZED INTL OPS THERE'S STILL A LONG WAY TO GO 'WEEDING' OUT ARPTS WHO ENJOY BEING UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT WITH THEIR GND FACILITIES. I THINK A REAL GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS PROB IS EITHER NEWARK OR LAGUARDIA WHICH STILL USE 'REFLECTION' POLES AS TAXI MARKINGS WHICH IN REDUCED NIGHT VISIBILITY ARE NEARLY USELESS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.