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<p>[quote user="railfan619"]So my question is did the railroads come out with them first or did the manufactures of emergency vehicles.[/quote]</p><p>Not exaclty an answer to your question but some good trivia.</p><p>CN locomotives have long featured unique features, unlike the stock EMD and GE locomotives. CN introduced a wide-nosed four window "Comfort Cab", the predecessor to the now standard North American Safety Cab. <strong>After a BC derailment, CN introduced ditch lights</strong>, lights mounted on or just below the anti-climbers on the front pilot of a locomotive. These are arranged in a "cross-eyed" configuration, to make trains more visible at grade-crossings, and to give better visibility around curves.</p><p>Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_National_Railway</p>
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