What is the yellow light on top of the cab?
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I wonder if it has anything to do with the sign on front that says: "Remote control equipped"?
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Murphy Siding I wonder if it has anything to do with the sign on front that says: "Remote control equipped"?
You have it, if the light is on, it is being operated remotely.
Before the European/Canadian "ditch lights" came into use, many engines back in the seventies and eighties had yellow strobe-light beacons on their roofs...although in this case it probably has to do with the remote control aspect.
wjstix Before the European/Canadian "ditch lights" came into use, many engines back in the seventies and eighties had yellow strobe-light beacons on their roofs...
Before the European/Canadian "ditch lights" came into use, many engines back in the seventies and eighties had yellow strobe-light beacons on their roofs...
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wjstix Before the European/Canadian "ditch lights" came into use, many engines back in the seventies and eighties had yellow strobe-light beacons on their roofs...although in this case it probably has to do with the remote control aspect.
In the past the Canadian locomotive had strobe-yellow light on top what does mean? This before the electronic cab. What about those locomotive that had the four colors on top of the locomotive number. WHat is that for?
Awesome! wjstix Before the European/Canadian "ditch lights" came into use, many engines back in the seventies and eighties had yellow strobe-light beacons on their roofs...although in this case it probably has to do with the remote control aspect. In the past the Canadian locomotive had strobe-yellow light on top what does mean? This before the electronic cab. What about those locomotive that had the four colors on top of the locomotive number. WHat is that for?
Do you mean Classification lights? Conrail had them right up to the end on their fleet..
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I've seen locos in the past with these, even one on a model, though it was a not necessary detail feature. But the remote engines always have extra lights on them.
Gee, I'm feeling old now. Back in the olden days of the eighties (1980's that is, you young whipper-snappers) yellow strobes were on just about every diesel out there. Now they're a relic of the distant past I guess !!
wjstixGee, I'm feeling old now. Back in the olden days of the eighties (1980's that is, you young whipper-snappers) yellow strobes were on just about every diesel out there. Now they're a relic of the distant past I guess !!
Awesome!wjstix Before the European/Canadian "ditch lights" came into use, many engines back in the seventies and eighties had yellow strobe-light beacons on their roofs...although in this case it probably has to do with the remote control aspect. In the past the Canadian locomotive had strobe-yellow light on top what does mean? This before the electronic cab. What about those locomotive that had the four colors on top of the locomotive number. WHat is that for?
The coloured lens are the classification lights which indicate the class of train in the same way that coloured flags did.
In these parts, beltpack operated locomotives are equiped with a pair of red strobe lights.
trainfan1221wjstix Gee, I'm feeling old now. Back in the olden days of the eighties (1980's that is, you young whipper-snappers) yellow strobes were on just about every diesel out there. Now they're a relic of the distant past I guess !! I don't recall many locomotives having these, some maybe but most of the strobes I have seen are more recent and have been added to engines as in the picture. NJTransit put strobes on all their engines, albeit not yellow ones.
wjstix Gee, I'm feeling old now. Back in the olden days of the eighties (1980's that is, you young whipper-snappers) yellow strobes were on just about every diesel out there. Now they're a relic of the distant past I guess !!
The yellow rotating beacons were pretty standard in the seventies - eighties if you check out photos or film/video from that period. They kinda disappeared pretty quickly when the ditchlights came in.
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wjstix trainfan1221wjstix Gee, I'm feeling old now. Back in the olden days of the eighties (1980's that is, you young whipper-snappers) yellow strobes were on just about every diesel out there. Now they're a relic of the distant past I guess !! I don't recall many locomotives having these, some maybe but most of the strobes I have seen are more recent and have been added to engines as in the picture. NJTransit put strobes on all their engines, albeit not yellow ones. The yellow rotating beacons were pretty standard in the seventies - eighties if you check out photos or film/video from that period. They kinda disappeared pretty quickly when the ditchlights came in. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3256/2560362153_321d98701e.jpg?v=0 http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3647/3293402154_c8693afd34.jpg?v=1235108526 http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/mns11.jpg
What was the reason using them? What about the other four color lights that Canadian Locomotives had on top display road number. It was usually four color lights display. I need to find a picture. In the begining, the said, "Yellow light is a indicator of using locomotive without a engineer" Control ?
Awesome!What was the reason using them? What about the other four color lights that Canadian Locomotives had on top display road number. It was usually four color lights display. I need to find a picture. In the begining, the said, "Yellow light is a indicator of using locomotive without a engineer" Control ?
If you read through the other messages those questions have been answered. They were/are used to attract attention to the train as a warning, either to watch out for a moving train or as it is used today to watch out for a remote controlled engine that could move at any time. The THREE colours used as class lights are totally different, White=Extra train, Green=Section of a train, Red=Tail End marker.
enr2099 Awesome! What was the reason using them? What about the other four color lights that Canadian Locomotives had on top display road number. It was usually four color lights display. I need to find a picture. In the begining, the said, "Yellow light is a indicator of using locomotive without a engineer" Control ? If you read through the other messages those questions have been answered. They were/are used to attract attention to the train as a warning, either to watch out for a moving train or as it is used today to watch out for a remote controlled engine that could move at any time. The THREE colours used as class lights are totally different, White=Extra train, Green=Section of a train, Red=Tail End marker.
Awesome! What was the reason using them? What about the other four color lights that Canadian Locomotives had on top display road number. It was usually four color lights display. I need to find a picture. In the begining, the said, "Yellow light is a indicator of using locomotive without a engineer" Control ?
Do you think that method of three colors worked?
They were used for many years, so yes I think they worked.
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