Jim: The red beam on a Mars light was an emergency light. In the event of an unplanned emergency brake application or any other circumstances where an adjacent main line or running track may be obstructed, the engineer would display the red Mars light as a warning to opposing trains.
Bob Nicholson _______________________________________ --- In [email protected], "raisinone" <raisinone@...> wrote: > > > The RI E units had twin lights in the lower casting and a red (reverse > running??) light and clear Mars light in the upper casting. > > Jim Kindraka > Plymouth, WI > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
