Lights on Amtrak F40s

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Lights on Amtrak F40s

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When amtrak ran in push pull with a cab car leading and an F40 on the rear, did the F40 have any red lights on it? If it did then where was it located?
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Amtrak F40's used to have a single red light between the numberboards above the cab. Never saw one lit, though.
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The red strobe on the F40s and NPCUs between the numberlights will still light up if the air is dumped; it will remain on until it is recovered.

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Usually it means the Emergancy Brake has been applied. That is when it was a F40.
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NPCU F40PH red lights

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Here is a shot from Dowagiac heading for Niles.

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...and Royal Oak heading for Detroit.
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Wow, Pete, if you hadn't said where that was, I would have guessed it right away. It's been a while since I've been in Royal Oak, but that looks SO familiar to me.
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Royal Oak is the first place I ever railfanned. Back in the early '70s, I used to go to the bank with my dad on Saturday mornings, and after he was finished we'd watch for trains just a few blocks south of where I shot that Amtrak unit.
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