• What do the colored lights by the doors of the trains mean?

  • Discussion of the past and present operations of the Long Island Rail Road.
Discussion of the past and present operations of the Long Island Rail Road.

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  by iamchris9119
 
Hey, this is my first post, but I was wondering if anyone knew what the colored lights by the outside doors to the trains ment. I believe there's a red, yellow, green and blue? Thanks!

  by One of One-Sixty
 
As with most commuter rails and sytems, the lights outside the door, basically tells the conductors and engineer a visual status of the doors, red means the dors are open, green that they are closed, yellow and blue I have not seen yet.

  by R142A
 
One of One-Sixty wrote:As with most commuter rails and sytems, the lights outside the door, basically tells the conductors and engineer a visual status of the doors, red means the dors are open, green that they are closed, yellow and blue I have not seen yet.
Not necessarily....on LIRR M7's, here's what they mean:

Green = air brakes released in that car
Yellow = air brakes applied in that car
White = trainman controlling doors from that door panel
Red (blinking) = parking brake applied in that car
Blue = Automatic Speed Control active (Controlling car)

M1/M3's are similar as are C3's.