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Re: My Sante Fe 10020
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 25 Feb 2002 19:09:05 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Christopher Tracey writes:
> Tony H said:
> > What would be prototypical? Is the upper one a steady light and the lower
> > an oscillating one?
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> Actually, I believe the reverse is protptypical. top=oscillating
> lower=steady
That squares with my recollection. For whatever reason, the oscillating ones
(which were designed to increase safety at grade crossings, IIRC) were
sometimes called "Mars" lights. No idea why.
++Lar (who is kind of amazed at the trivia he's been able to dredge up lately)
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| In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes: snip (...) I think that was the name of the manufacturer - the Mars Signal Light Company - Bob (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) yes that's true. the upper light is the only one that is lightable. (...) Not really, the lower light is on the SNOT part of the engine construction on a 1x2 center stud tile. (...) Actually, I believe the reverse is protptypical. (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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