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CP 1400's Roof Mounted Mars(?) Light
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Looking for information on the make and model of the two lighted
"mars light" that was applied to the roof of CP pass. units. Usually placed in front of the first set of ice breakers, behind DB fan. What units had this light applied? What is the true story behind their application? I have hear of three different reasons for their use. Most pictures that I have referred to, show them applied to units working the Canadian. Thanks |
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Mike Salfi
These were applied to passenger power and aimed roughly at a 30 to 40 degree
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angle skyward. I can remember sitting in the dome car at night (travelling from Sudbury to Montreal) and watching as they did a kind of figure 8 in the sky. Why were they there, can't answer that with fact, however from a youngster's (yes I was young once) perspective, they were there to light up the scenery during the night. Michael Salfi Kitchener, Ontario email: msalfi@... We are the navvies who work upon the railway, Swinging our hammers in the bright glazing sun, Laying down track and building the bridges, Bending our backs till the railroad is done. From "The Canadian Railroad Trilogy", by Gordon Lightfoot -----Original Message-----
From: timothy.organ@... [mailto:timothy.organ@...] Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 11:29 PM To: C-P-R@... Subject: [C-P-R] CP 1400's Roof Mounted Mars(?) Light From: timothy.organ@... Looking for information on the make and model of the two lighted "mars light" that was applied to the roof of CP pass. units. Usually placed in front of the first set of ice breakers, behind DB fan. What units had this light applied? What is the true story behind their application? I have hear of three different reasons for their use. Most pictures that I have referred to, show them applied to units working the Canadian. Thanks ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DON'T HATE YOUR RATE! Get a NextCard Visa, in 30 seconds! Get rates as low as 0.0% Intro or 9.9% Fixed APR and no hidden fees. Apply NOW! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ C-P-R "Canadian Pacific Railway" |
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Joe Smuin
When I worked in Kamloops, we were told the the lights were strictly a
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publicity stunt to draw attention to the train. I saw them working a number of times and at some distance, if there wasn't too much other light pollution, they were certainly effective in letting you know where the train was, even if you couldn't actually see the train. Joe Smuin Mike Salfi wrote:
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