The DL&W had Plye Gyralights in the E8s and the Older F3s (801-805) had the original Mars Light Gyralights had 2 bulbs on a fixture that made a circular motion rather than the Mars light that was closer to a figure 8> From: raildata_@_comcast.net> To: erielack@lists.railfan.net> Subject: Re: (erielack) DL&W E8 Mars Light > Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:30:59 -0700> > The Mars light had a motor driven mechanism that made the light reflector > oscillate. The D&RGW also used them and we have some mfgr's literature at > the Colorad Railroad Museum.> > They certainly were eye catching.> > It seems to me that I heard the DL&W stopped using them because of legal > problems. If the Mars light wasn't on and they hit a car at a grade crossing > it would be used as evidence of negligence. Also the fact that all their > locos weren't equipped was also a liability. So it was easiest just to not > use them.> > Chuck Y> Boulder CO> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William E. Botkin" <webotkin@ecentral.com>> To: "EL Mail List" <erielack@lists.railfan.net>> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 4:39 PM> Subject: (erielack) DL&W E8 Mars Light> > > > All,> >> > I clearly recall the Mars light used on the through passenger trains in > > late DL&W and early EL days as they came through Morristown at 50 to 60 > > mph. The effect was especially neat at night to see the figure "8" pattern > > sweeping across the landscape.> >> > This was before the door headlights on the ex-DL&W E8s units were replaced > > with solid doors and the headlight was moved to the nose on the DL&W > > units.> >> > Bill Botkin> >> > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Richard Pennisi" <eldispatcher72@yahoo.com>> > To: "EL Mail List" <erielack@lists.railfan.net>> > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 4:10 PM> > Subject: RE: RE: (erielack) oscillating lights (was: EL calendar - > > February photo)> >> >> > Listers,> >> > The Westerner and after EL, the Lake Cities, always had the oscillating > > headlight on when it arrived in Dover. You could spot the train headlight > > before it came around the curve under Salem Street.> >> > Rich Pennisi> >> > S! am Weibe l <weeb_@_centurytel.net> wrote:> > Paul, I don't think the DL&W engineers used the lights much, In all the> > years of my growing up along the Scranton-Dunmore main line I believe I > > saw> > an oscillating headlight actually illuminated and working once. That was > > up> > till 1966 when I departed for service to our beloved country.> >> >> >> > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List> > http://EL-List.railfan.net/> > To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html > > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List> http://EL-List.railfan.net/> To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts! Play the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_jan The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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