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Re: Tapping into the Track's electricity
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 27 Jan 2001 16:03:59 GMT
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> In the US they only need headlights
> Josh
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.
Doug
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 | | Re: Tapping into the Track's electricity
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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 (23 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Tapping into the Track's electricity
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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 (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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