Re: [CBQ] Re: Q Switch Marker Lamp with Amber lenses ?

["Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

After thinking about the matter...I'll not "die for this"...but I think that as a general principle we can "posit" that it was the "inside" switches that used the amber lenses rather than red.  ie  Red would only be used on switches connecting tracks to the "main track"...

I would be glad to see a citation either supporting or contradicting this principle.

Pete

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From: qutlx1@aol.com [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
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Sent: Thu, Apr 23, 2015 10:55 am
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re: Q Switch Marker Lamp with Amber lenses ?

 

Thanks Jerry and Pete. I'm still curious if anyone can recall which yard location(s) the Q used Amber as all the yards I was in had red/green.

Leo

On Apr 23, 2015, at 10:43 AM, Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com [CBQ] < CBQ@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

Leo et al

I think that Jerry has provided the correct answer.

Pete

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Sent: Thu, Apr 23, 2015 10:21 am
Subject: [CBQ] Re: Q Switch Marker Lamp with Amber lenses ?

 

The Rock Island's South Chicago yard had them. An old switch tender in the 60's told me they used amber on yard switches as not to confuse main line engineers to think a switch was lined for a siding. I think a double track main line ran through the center of South Chicago yard. The Belt Line's Clearing yard had red/green markers.  Regards...Jerry Albin

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