Re: (erielack) DL&W F-unit Headlight & Numberboard Questions

["Bill Weibel" <weib3_@_centurytel.net>]

Bill;

From Photos it looks like the time frame for installing the red nose lights 
was within a year or so of 1949 or 50 . Actually aside from builders fotos, 
pictures of the Freight F units without the nose light are pretty scarce.

In regard to the F3 Nose Mar's light, you are correct they were delivered 
with a white mars light much like fire trucks had.  SP units were the same 
originally . At some point in the early fifties a dual light system was put 
in place, white for warning, red when an emergency brake application was 
made (loss of air) .

Bill W.
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From: "William E. Botkin" <webotkin_@_ecentral.com>
To: "Erie Lackawanna List" <erielack_@_lists.elhts.org>; 
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Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 3:46 PM
Subject: (erielack) DL&W F-unit Headlight & Numberboard Questions


> Any help in answering the following questions concerning DL&W F-unit 
> headlights and numberboards would be appreciated:
>
> 1) The DL&W passenger F3s (A-B-A sets nos.801-805) had dual headlights. 
> Unlike the E8s, the upper headlight does not appear to be a Mars light. 
> Both appear to be single bulb headlights.  Can any one describe how these 
> lights were used in regular operations?  For example, did these sets 
> operate on the main with both headlights illuminated, or did they just use 
> one and if so, which one?
>
> 2) The DL&W freight F3s (A-B-A sets nos.601-606) were delivered with a 
> single headlight and a reflective number board located on the nose door. 
> At some later date, a red emergency light was added on the nose door and 
> the reflective number board was moved up to just under the headlight. 
> Does anyone know the year that this was done?
>
> Thanks for any help on these topics.
>
> William E. Botkin
> Centennial, Colorado
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