Hi all, i was just wondering, why did all the Canadian railroads use class lights on thier locos?. And why did they stop? And what did the colors mean? And i have seen the they have independant control of the right and left, what was that for
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NV290 wrote:Hi all, i was just wondering, why did all the Canadian railroads use class lights on thier locos?. And why did they stop? And what did the colors mean? And i have seen the they have independant control of the right and left, what was that forBack in the day, most railroading was done via timetable/train order. By the early 1990's, these class lights weren't necessary anymore as the private railroad passenger trains were gone and freight trains run by timetable were becoming rare and nonexistent.