Re: Night Train to Cumbres

UPHogger Wrote:
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> Great video,
>
> Again it's nice to see footage of the "real"
> narrow gauge engines, I do have a couple of
> questions though. Why would the road locomotive
> have it's head light on? It would seem that would
> just be an annoyance to the guys in the cab of the
> helper locomotive. Additionally is it common for
> these engine to run at night with the cab lights
> on? Again it would seem this would significantly
> hamper the night vision of the crew. If I had to
> guess I'd say that none of the gauges are lit and
> the crew need the cab light on to monitor the
> engine?
>
> Thanks,
> Scott


That's a great question, as I like my cab to be as dark as possible (something that's very hard with today's LCD screens). Now I wonder how they liked it and why it was on.