Karl
Why am I remembering the trilights in Eastern Colorado in the 60's as having
been green, yellow, red. I distinctly noticed them because they were the exact
opposite of a traffic light, something that would catch the eye of a teenager.
sjl
Karl L Rethwisch wrote:
> <The Q's vertical three color light signals show that the colors, from the
> top are arranged yellow, green and red>
>
> The above is correct. In 1979, when I went West, to the C&S, its signals were
> configured in a like manner. This is probably a direct result of the
> influence exerted by the Mother Road on its subsidiaries.
>
> I believe a ruling by the governing authority caused all (most) railroads to
> reconfigure their signal displays to follow one, universal pattern. Prior to
> CTC (Trinidad to Des Moines, NM.) and the installation of Automatic Switches
> (poor man's CTC) between Trinidad and Walsenburg the C&S signals were changed
> to display the colors as we see them today.
>
> Karl
>
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