The Burlington definitely had trilights in the 60's. I remember noticing them
distinctly in Eastern Colorado.
sjl
John Knopp wrote:
> At 03:27 PM 4/24/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >My impression, riding the domes of the Denver Zephyr, was that the Q, west of
> >Aurora, used the searchlight signals for sidings and passing tracks and the
> >three-stacked signal, green on top, for block control. This appeared to be
> >true all the way to Denver. I do not remember ever seeing a three-stacked
> >light on a signal bridge; it was always the searchlight signals. So the
> >three-stacked lights may have been in the single-tracked areas.
>
> One of the recent issues of Trains Magazine has a photo of a search light
> signal at MP 184 on the "ex-CB&Q main line" with a comment that the signal
> would soon be replaced by the three-light model.
>
> My memories of riding between Burlington and Chicago are of mostly search
> light signals but that was a *few* years ago....
>
> -J
>
> John Knopp
> jdknopp@g...
>
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