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Herb Kelsey

October 05, 2020 06:04PM

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Carbon-Arc headlights, converted to incandescent light with a turbo-generator between the lamp and the stack. In the first photo the generator shape poking out gives the illusion of a different housing but the second shot shows it as it is.

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Odd headlight on locomotive.	Steam Fan 492	October 05, 2020 11:49AM
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Re: Odd headlight on locomotive.	Herb Kelsey	October 05, 2020 06:04PM

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