QUOTE: Originally posted by kenneo With the light up high, the light will illuminate farther down the track. However, as stated above, there are reflection problems. The worst reflections come in fog where the crew has to look through the lit up fog to see anything when the light is mounted on the cab. With the light mounted on the nose, the crew looks over the top of the light and vision is relatively good, for fog. Same problem for rain and snow. To fully understand the problem, you might mount a temporary light above your car windshield and then try to drive at night with your regular headlights out and the temproary light on. Then drive with the temp light out and your headlights on. The difference is VERY noticable.
QUOTE: Originally posted by BNSF railfan. Second all from the BNSF GP38-2 Head light Question. If there is a problem that crews don't like the head light glair from cab head lights then why did the Union Pacific order over one thousand SD70M's with the head light on the cabs? And also the SD70ACe's have them too. The AC44CW's & the ES45AC CTE's have the head light on the nose. Now I am lost. If the crews don't like them because of the light glair then why order them? BNSFrailfan.
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