[CBQ] Clear over Red Mars Lights on hood units

["smokyjoe66" <js08ws62@sbcglobal.net>]

High on the ends of the early hood units just above the yellow over red stripe 
was a light housing unit which I have always understood to be a Mars light. It 
had 2 lamps and the lenses were clear over red. Intuitively one would 
reasonably assume that the red, being generally a more restrictive and urgent 
communication, would be in the more prominent "high" position, but pictures 
show otherwise. Why is this so?

I have just had a professional modeler, customize and overhaul an Atlas GP7, 
and while he ( not a devoted CB&Q fan) was supplied with many color photographs 
of the prototype, and was clearly instructed to place the clear lens above the 
red lens, he did otherwise. To be sure, to my eye, that arrangement is more 
aesthetically pleasing... so I am not inclned to change it [ I have already 
spent over a year and a half on this project and it must end ] ?.. But it is 
not correct. Will welcome any comments about why the red lens is below the 
clear lens on the prototype.

Thanks very much. I hope everyone has a great new year.




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