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Yea! Got working class and marker lamps on PRR 4-6-0

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#1

Yea! Got working class and marker lamps on PRR 4-6-0. Headlight and class lamps are track powered. Markers on pilot and tender are powered by battery for sound system in tender so if track power is lost in dark you’ll still know where your train is. And, lets you know if battery is in tender before putting loco away. Markers and Class Lamps use parts for Aristocraft Pacific with bulbs replaced by 3mm led from Battery Christmas lights. Lenses painted with Tamiya clear yellow and/or orange, and red. Stock headlight bulb replaced with 10mm Super Bright, 20deg cone, LED from Radio Shack: anxious to get over to Mike’s to see how many houses down the block that lights up!.

Mounts for lights are square Evergreen styrene tube through hole drilled and filed in deck. Yes, were painted so they don’t glow - first ya see if it works, then ya make it purty.

Huh, thought I made class lamps white for running Extra, why do they look yellow here?

El Gato is a railfan too.

#2

Ummm what re the lights down on the pilot for?

#3

Bart Salmons said:
Ummm what re the lights down on the pilot for?

I have no idea. But there’s bunches of pictures of Pennsy steamers of the 30’s and 40’s with them. It’s not a 4-6-0, but here’s an E-something Atlantic showing them

(www.northeast.railfan.net/images/prr8486s.jpg)

Granted, they appeared in later decades than the “prototype” of a Big Hauler was built, but, hey, it does have a turbogenerator for electric lights. So I’m figuring it’s a modernized oldie. Besides, looks really neat outside at night with all the lights.

#4
Bart Salmons said:
Ummm what re the lights down on the pilot for?
Ditch lights? :)
#5
Bob McCown said:
Bart Salmons said:
Ummm what re the lights down on the pilot for?
Ditch lights? :)
SWEET!!!!
#6

It seems that the Pennsy put their classification lights on the pilot during much of the steam era. I’ve seen pix of K-4’s and other engines with them there.

#7
Richard Smith said:
It seems that the Pennsy put their classification lights on the pilot during much of the steam era. I've seen pix of K-4's and other engines with them there.
Hmm, I always suspected the Pennsy was really a "low class" operation. ;)

(ducking!)

Later,

K

#8

Richard Smith said:
It seems that the Pennsy put their classification lights on the pilot during much of the steam era. I’ve seen pix of K-4’s and other engines with them there.

The smokebox mounted lamps were still there too.

(www.northeast.railfan.net/images/prr2082s.jpg)

(www.northeast.railfan.net/images/prr5707s.jpg)

(www.northeast.railfan.net/images/prr732.jpg)

(www.northeast.railfan.net/images/prr6861s.jpg)

Huh, found tucked inside dust jacket to my Pennsy Power book an application to Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society, filled out, and dated as printed off their website November 22, 2004 ! Guess it wasn’t that big a priority, eh. Wonder if the membership fee has gone up any in the last six years?

#9
Kevin Strong said:
Richard Smith said:
It seems that the Pennsy put their classification lights on the pilot during much of the steam era. I've seen pix of K-4's and other engines with them there.
Hmm, I always suspected the Pennsy was really a "low class" operation. ;)

(ducking!)

Later,

K


Hmmmm! Must be a New York Central fan. :wink:

#10

Good thread guys!
:slight_smile:

#11

Intereseting! I thought ditch lights were relatively recent thing…wonder if there was some sort of oddball legislation somewhere that required the PRR to do that?

#12

Bart,

They’re not ditch lights. They appear to be marker type lights and may even be removeable. I’m sure it was a Pennsy thing otherwise all the railroads in the area would have had to conform.

#13

This is interesting to me. I’ve always thought it would be difficult to see the classification lights next to a bright headlight and then still have any hopes of night vision.