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Re: My Sante Fe 10020
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 25 Feb 2002 21:08:58 GMT
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Bob Parker wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
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> snip
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> > 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.
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> > ++Lar (who is kind of amazed at the trivia he's been able to dredge up lately)
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> I think that was the name of the manufacturer - the Mars Signal Light Company
Also, wasn't that light actually red, as in the "red planet"? I know the Hiawatha
Atlantics were retrofitted with red mars lites after they were taken out of
mainline service.
-John
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> - Bob
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| (...) Well, the Caltrain commuter rail that runs between San Jose and San Francisco uses only clear (white) lights on the front of the train, and red on the rear. One of the lights (the uppermost one, IIRC) oscillates; the others (two or three, I (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: My Sante Fe 10020
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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 (22 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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