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 Dear Sirs, Years ago CPR Mounted a Rotating Reflector Portable Headlamp on the Centre of the Door on the Front of their Budd Car "Dayliners". This is NOT to be confused with the Portable Roof Mounted Double Beam Gyrating Lamp CP also applied to the Lead GMD FP of the 1400 Series on their Name Passenger Trains. There was a Mounting Bracket and an All Weather Socket recessed into the Roof for this Twin Beam Lamp. The B-B GMD Passenger A Units on CP also had Strap Iron Icicle Breakers on the Roof to Protect Dome Car Windows from Icicles in Tunnels and Snowsheds. CP GMD B-B Psgr. Units Geared for 89 MPH, and included some S/G Geeps. Anyway, back to the Budd Car Oscillating Mid Door Lamp. At nite, the Beam of the Lamp Rotated from Fence to Fence and Track to Sky encompassing the Telegraph Poles and everythig else. VERY hypnotic! After a nite Trip on a Budd with this kind of Lamp, a Man was dizzy. The Lamps removed after Years of complaints. The thought is of Old Folks Homes with Old Timers heads Rotating from Years on the Budds. Hmmmm. The Lamp was a good idea, as Budds were FAST, showed Little Smoke, when NOT in Commuter Service, and appeared out of nowhere at 85 MPH. With the Heat Shimmer on the Prairies, a Budd just popped up out of a Sag, and the Rotating Light was a great help. The Prairie Budds had Grates over the Front Windows to prevent their breaking hitting Ducks and Geese at 80 Per. Another Problem with Budds being Fast. If Operating in Multiple as a Real Train, if the Side Windows in Vestibule were Opened at High Speed, the Air Currents when Passing Opposing Trains on Double Track and on Windy Days upset the Operation of a certain Water Filled Bowl in the Lavatories. Budds were FAST, and Scary at Crossings at Grade with Trucks and School Busses just getting out of the way in time. More than one CP Engineer who Finally got the Passenger Train after 36 years was Killed days from Pension hitting a Truck or Burro Crane on a Budd. The Pension Dept. liked Budds.
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