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Re: UP 844's Mars light -- Removed June, 2013
Author: HUTCH 7.62
Date: 10-06-2016 - 07:47

Margaret (SP fan) Wrote:
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> HUTCH 7.62 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > WTF happened to 844's gyralight?
>
> It was removed between June 11-29, 2013, around
> the time
> of the College World Series in Omaha. I do not
> know why
> it was removed.
>
> For anyone who is interested --
> It was a safety feature, as it would go on when
> the train went
> into emergency, thus alerting crews in approaching
> trains in
> double-track territory that there might be cars
> fouling the ROW.
>
> (BTW -- The UP 844 had a Mars light, not a
> Gyralite. Her Mars light
> was fixed and did not move.)

That I did not know. Anyways 844 just does not look right w/0 out her Mars light. BTW I clicked on this thread thinking 844 was gonna run Tennessee Pass.....Now wouldn't that be cool.....

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  UPRR "Trek to Tennessee" SteamFan 10-05-2016 - 11:46
  Re: UP 844's "Trek to Tennessee" Margaret (SP fan) 10-05-2016 - 12:50
  Re: UP 844's "Trek to Tennessee" HUTCH 7.62 10-05-2016 - 19:13
  Re: UP 844's "Trek to Tennessee" WILL 10-05-2016 - 20:10
  Re: UP 844's "Trek to Tennessee" BN Oly 10-05-2016 - 21:46
  Re: UP 844's Mars light -- Removed June, 2013 Margaret (SP fan) 10-06-2016 - 00:26
  Re: UP 844's Mars light -- Removed June, 2013 HUTCH 7.62 10-06-2016 - 07:47
  Re: UP 844's Mars light -- Removed June, 2013 Mike Stimpson 10-06-2016 - 09:31
  Re: UP 844's Mars light -- Removed June, 2013 Dr Zarkoff 10-06-2016 - 12:32
  Re: UP 844's Mars light -- Removed June, 2013 OPRRMS 10-06-2016 - 14:04
  Re: UP 844's Mars light -- Removed June, 2013 T1 10-06-2016 - 15:21
  Re: UP 844's Mars light -- Removed June, 2013 AL 10-06-2016 - 20:03
  Re: UP 844's Mars light -- Removed June, 2013 Daylight Fan 10-06-2016 - 21:19
  Re: UP 844's Mars light -- Removed June, 2013 E 10-07-2016 - 11:23


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