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Re: NNG. Question. Do FRA regs require ditch lights on locomotives?

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Dan Robirds

March 14, 2009 09:18PM

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Ditch lights are not required as long as you stay under 20 mph over crossings, which allows many tourist/historical operations to ignore this requirement. It is interesting that a "historical" locomotive according to their definition is only 1948 or earlier, meaning a 60 year old locomotive does not qualify.

Since Portola often takes their enignes out on the main, they have equipped some of them with removable ditch lights that just bolt on to the pilots. This might be the best solution if there might be a future opportunity for mainline operation.

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NNG. Question. Do FRA regs require ditch lights on locomotives?	Richard Boulware	March 14, 2009 01:11PM
Re: NNG. Question. Do FRA regs require ditch lights on locomotives?	szuiderveen	March 14, 2009 01:36PM
Re: NNG. Question. Do FRA regs require ditch lights on locomotives?	Ed "Oilcan" Kelley	March 14, 2009 02:57PM
Re: NNG. Question. Do FRA regs require ditch lights on locomotives?	Kelly Anderson	March 14, 2009 01:39PM
Re: NNG. Question. Do FRA regs require ditch lights on locomotives?	Richard Boulware	March 14, 2009 03:30PM
Re: NNG. Question. Do FRA regs require ditch lights on locomotives?	Dan Robirds	March 14, 2009 09:18PM
Re: NNG. Question. Do FRA regs require ditch lights on locomotives?	WilliamDiehl	March 14, 2009 10:08PM
Re: NNG. Question. Do FRA regs require ditch lights on locomotives?	USAF_Andy	March 16, 2009 06:44PM

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