Re: [CBQ] Head Light Operation on Steam Engines

["Douglas Hosler dehosler@frontier.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

I want to thank everyone who helped answer this question.  I am interested in modeling the period 1946-1950 and so this helps a lot. 

Doug 

On 5/8/17, 11:01 PM, "Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
  
> It seems to me that I heard that the "headlight on at all time" rule went into effect sometime around 1950...That's strictly "what I think I heard'...which is quite aways from anything that might have a smattering of fact within it, 
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> Just going through several hundred photos I have of Q steam dating between 1930's and 1960. Although may are of engines that are not moving, there are a lot of photos of engines hauling loads. Most all do not have the head light on, the photos where all taken during daylight hours.
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> Was it a practice for the Q and other RR's to run steam (freight) without the headlight on during the day?
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