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| | | (...) What kind of engine's have tail lights? I'm aware of some light rail/passenger type trains with white and red lights on both ends, to run either way, but I haven't seen different colored lights on engines other then marker lights which aren't (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Tapping into the Track's electricity —Jason J. Railton
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| | | | (...) I was under the impression that white light(s) at the front of a train and red light(s) at the rear were a legal requirement, at least in the UK if not the rest of the world. In fact, I've been on one isolated private restored line that just (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Tapping into the Track's electricity —Josh Baakko
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| | | | (...) In the US they only need headlights Josh (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Tapping into the Track's electricity —Doug Pegram
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| | | | (...) On freight trains in the US(specifically the FEC RR and probably others) they use an "End of Train" device that appears to onlookers as a small box with a slow flashing strobe light, although how you would configure the flash is beyond me. (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Tapping into the Track's electricity —Iain Hendry
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| | | | | "Doug Pegram" <DPegram@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:G7twMo.Cu5@lugnet.com... (...) FRED! Flashing Rear End Device. Maybe that's just a Canadian thing, though... I prefer FRED to "EOT". :) Iain (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Tapping into the Track's electricity —Jason J. Railton
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| | | | (...) Well, you could use roof lights from a 'Light & Sound' set, with the appropriate coloured cap on. Build it half in and half out of your rear wagon. It may flash a bit fast, and I'm not sure how it would work with track power so it may be best (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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