- 1. [BRHSlist] Re: What's a "gyra-light"? (score: 1)
- Author: "wollffee" <wolfee@onebox.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 10:35:59 -0600
- Ah, yes, now I know. When I was returning to Denver on the California Zephyr from Glennwood Springs, I could see it from the lounge dome, flashing back and forth on the sides of the grade cut. I alwa
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- 2. [BRHSlist] Re: What's a "gyra-light"? (score: 1)
- Author: William Barber <clipperw@EarthLink.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 10:52:36 -0600
- In the Q days, the Gyra-lites or "Mars" lights had a figure 8 pattern. Later versions had a circular pattern, but those were after the BN was formed. Gyra-lites, while very effective, fell into disfa
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-11/msg00162.html (11,249 bytes)
- 3. [BRHSlist] Re: What's a "gyra-light"? (score: 1)
- Author: "cbqfan1" <cbqfan1@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:41:40 -0600
- If you can get the "Nick at Night" channal, sometimes early in the a.m. they show the old superman series. In the begining they say "faster than a speeding bullit, more powerful than a speeding locom
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- 4. Re: [BRHSlist] Re: What's a "gyra-light"? (score: 1)
- Author: "Ray Bedard" <tczephyr@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 15:21:28 -0800
- Back in the early to mid 1960's, I spent many a night riding in one of the dome cars, usually the very first one, between Chicago and Denver on the DZ. The head light lit up the country side while ev
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- 5. Re: [BRHSlist] Re: What's a "gyra-light"? (score: 1)
- Author: "zephyr9903" <zephyr9903@iowatelecom.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 21:01:40 -0600
- Oh, darn! I'm gonna have to play pedantic historian again! (there will be a brief pause while most of you delete this message) - There is an economic difference between a MARS light and a GyraLight .
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- 6. Re: [BRHSlist] Re: What's a "gyra-light"? (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Decker" <mdecker@gwtc.net>
- Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 10:35:04 -0700
- Hi Folks: To expand on Marshall's explanation....the first Mars lights were built by the owner of the Mars Candy Company in Chicago for the "E" (4-6-2) engines used on the C & N-W Ry's "400" service
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2003-11/msg00189.html (11,189 bytes)
- 7. Re: [BRHSlist] Re: What's a "gyra-light"? (score: 1)
- Author: dhelec@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 12:38:10 EST
- Commonly known as an "888" manufactured by Mars Inc. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon
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