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 #951849  by Bigt
 
In the past, I have seen C&O marker lamps in antique shops and collector meets.
These lamps were always yellow in color (lamp body). Recently, I have read that
they also had marker lamps in black for "passenger service". My question is this:
was / is there any difference in these lamps? If not, why the different paint colors?
Who was the manufacturer...did C&O have a preferred supplier?

Thanks in advance....