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SP Caboose Frog-eye color on the lights

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Posted by andrechapelon on Thursday, January 19, 2006 5:55 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by jimrice4449

Scratch the above. As you seem to already know, the green and red were next to one another. The red to the rear would be illuminated when running and the green to the front. When in the clear in a siding the red to the rear would be changed to green. As to which color went to which side I don't know but, lacking hard data, a good guess would be green to the right and red to the left (as in air and sea navigation lights)


Thanks for correcting me.

Andre
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Posted by nordholm on Thursday, January 19, 2006 5:17 PM
Thanks for the input. Time to fini***he caboose for our next operation session on our club layout. www.jmjk.se
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Posted by jimrice4449 on Friday, January 13, 2006 1:01 AM
Scratch the above. As you seem to already know, the green and red were next to one another. The red to the rear would be illuminated when running and the green to the front. When in the clear in a siding the red to the rear would be changed to green. As to which color went to which side I don't know but, lacking hard data, a good guess would be green to the right and red to the left (as in air and sea navigation lights)
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Posted by andrechapelon on Thursday, January 12, 2006 6:23 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by nordholm

Hi
Does any one know on what side the red / green light was placed in the frog-eye marker light used on Southern Pacific caboose?
Thanks
Magnus Nordholm
Sweden



Green faced forward (direction of travel) and the red faced the rear.

Andre
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SP Caboose Frog-eye color on the lights
Posted by nordholm on Thursday, January 12, 2006 3:35 PM
Hi
Does any one know on what side the red / green light was placed in the frog-eye marker light used on Southern Pacific caboose?
Thanks
Magnus Nordholm
Sweden

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