How do UP ditch lights work on their ES44AC units? Do they flash when the horn is blown or are they on constantly?
I have two of the Athearn units and they are set up differently.
The only flashing ditch lights that UP has are on former SP units. All others are on constantly.
Jeff
Thanks Jeff,
We would frequently get UP locomotives on CSX but I didn't remember how the ditch lights worked.
Mark
I didn't know the flashing ditch lights were an SP idea -- just assumed it was some FRA requirement or something. What other RRs flashed?
The eastern roads seem to favor flashing ditch lights. SP also specified the flashing option when they ordered engines.
IAIS has flashing ditch lights on their GE's that they bought new because the order for the first were tacked onto, and built to, CSX standards.
The FRA regulations allow ditch lights to be either flashing or constantly on.
jeffhergertThe eastern roads seem to favor flashing ditch lights. SP also specified the flashing option when they ordered engines. IAIS has flashing ditch lights on their GE's that they bought new because the order for the first were tacked onto, and built to, CSX standards. The FRA regulations allow ditch lights to be either flashing or constantly on. Jeff
Eastern roads tend to operate in more populated areas, guess humans need more 'variety' to discern a train than do the wild animals that inhabit the areas of the Western roads.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
The flashing ditch lights get your attention much better than the steady ones. Since they start flashing when the horn is blown, they are a better indication that the train is moving toward a crossing.
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