I have continued to try to find information on when the railroads
began to require headlights on during the day. I contacted the
Colorado Railroad Museum as they have a good collection of Rule Books
and this is a Rule Book question. Chuck Yungkurth responded and said
their collection is not organized but offered the following
information.
According to Chuck: "For what it is worth, when was back east the
Road Foreman of Engines on the Lehigh Valley told me they were the
first railraod in the country to require that diesel locomotives must
have their headlights lit whenever in operation. this started when
they got their first road diesels, around 1946.
He was the one that pushed the idea as a safety practice since it was
hard te tell by looks or sound whether a diesel was moving. Also said
they were riduculed by other lines but after a while it became
standard practice. So one would think the whole deal with headlights
was introduced arond the time of diesels used in road service"
Taking this as the start point, then I will ask members of this
list who have Rule Books issued between 1946 and May 1951 to check
Rule 17 and advise the rest of us what Rule Book and Date first
required headlights lit during the day when running.
Thank you for your help
Patrick Homan
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