May 17, 2018 07:04PM avatar
weston1879 Wrote:
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> Denver Union Station had arc lamps mounted on
> their tower in the early 1880s.There was a network
> of Arc lamp towers at various places in downtown
> Denver including one near the DSP&P roundhouse.It
> was a flawed system that didn't last long.The arc
> light fixtures show up in most early photos of the
> original station tower.


That was probably more to do with the promotion of the the new grand Depot building than the desire by Management to better the working conditions of the train running staff.

You'd be surprised at how easy it was to work around on the railway in the bad old days before sodium vapour lights.
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