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3M Scotchlite Markings. Used by C&NW and the Soo LIne.
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<font size="4">Many Locomotives and Freight Cars have had 3M Scotchlite Markings for high visibility. <br /> <br />3M Scotchlite Markings contain beads that reflect light directly back to the source. This makes it easier to see trains at grade crossings. It also makes it easier for crews to read the road numbers and reporting marks with just a flashlight. <br /> <br />Chicago & North Western had a series of PS-1 40' Boxcars with markings made of 3M Scotchlite built in 1955-1956. <br /> <br />Was 1955 the earliest use of 3M Scotchlite on a series of Freight Cars? <br /> <br />Apparently the Soo Line started using the 3M Scotchlite markings in 1972 on the first ACF Center Flow 3-Bay Covered Hoppers with 4650 Cubic Foot Capacity. Then the Soo Line Railroad commited to a wider application of 3M Scotchlite on all new Covered Hoppers. Any evidence that earlier SOO LINE freight cars had Scotchlite Retroreflective markings? <br /> <br />The first GP38-2 Units for the Soo Line even had the SOO name in Bright Red 3M Scotchlite. <br /> <br />Andrew Falconer</font id="size4">
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