octr202 wrote:I take it that the unusual (to someone who wasn't born and raised here) Boston practice of having red marker lights on all the time, on both ends of the train, is a holdover from the days when there were no headlights? To this day it seems strange to me to see a train entering a station with nothing but red lights on the front...no green or white marker lights or dimmed headlights...
fm535 wrote:octr202 wrote:I take it that the unusual (to someone who wasn't born and raised here) Boston practice of having red marker lights on all the time, on both ends of the train, is a holdover from the days when there were no headlights? To this day it seems strange to me to see a train entering a station with nothing but red lights on the front...no green or white marker lights or dimmed headlights...
They shut their headlights off as they enter stations to avoid 'deer caught in the headlights" situation with platform occupants. That's a safety issue.
CRail wrote:That light just signifies the operating cab. but what i dont know is if the door operator's cab's light is on, anyone for follow up on that?
CSX Conductor wrote:Was it a set of 01800's? I noticed one yesterday that had the yellow light under the destination board lit on the rear car as well s the leading end.
octr202 wrote:They shut their headlights off as they enter stations to avoid 'deer caught in the headlights" situation with platform occupants. That's a safety issue.
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