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Nostalgia & History > a few from La Grange in '73Date: 06/10/06 13:29 a few from La Grange in '73 Author: 3rdswitch An August '73 visit to BN's triple track "speedway" at La Grange, IL, netted these photos of various westbound trains.
JB    Date: 06/10/06 14:53 Re: a few from La Grange in '73 Author: bnsfsd70 Nice shots. Thanks for posting, but, a small correction. Its "Racetrack," not Speedway. Regardless, great shots. Jeff
Date: 06/10/06 15:30 Re: a few from La Grange in '73 Author: alco636 Great stuff! Thanks for sharing. Love 1970s era BN stuff.
Date: 06/10/06 16:59 Re: a few from La Grange in '73 Author: GP30Frank Thanks for posting the CB&Q GP-30 unit. That's the 1st photo I've seen of one. Was the upp
er light (or lights) a mars type light, or for some other purpose?? Frank in Tennessee Date: 06/10/06 21:56 Re: CB&Q GP-30 ? Author: ATSF100WEST GP30Frank-
Upper assembly was a white/red Pyle National "Gyra-Lite" (pretty sure not a "Mars (figure 8) Light"; the red was only activated by an emergency brake application. Bob ATSF100WEST......Out Date: 06/14/06 14:16 Re: CB&Q GP-30 ? Author: GP30Frank Thanks, Bob. Hopefully, you learn something every day.
Frank, in Tennessee Date: 11/14/12 07:48 Re: CB&Q GP-30 ? Author: ntharalson ATSF100WEST Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > GP30Frank- > > Upper assembly was a white/red Pyle National > "Gyra-Lite" (pretty sure not a "Mars (figure 8) > Light"; the red was only activated by an emergency > brake application. > > Bob > > ATSF100WEST......Out Sorry, Bob, but it's a Mars light. Standard on all Q engines. Nick Tharalson, Marion, IA |