Re: Roof Mounted Mars Lights on CP FP7,s and CP FP9's

From: G Burridge <gburridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:00:15 -0500

At 29/02/2012 08:17 PM (), you wrote:

Joe-Ann's reply begs other questions, being as misleading as it is.  The
Uniform Code of Operating Rules was law in Canada, being a federal
regulation.  Rule 17D therein is patently clear:

    17.  On engines so equipped, [an] oscillating white headlight must
    be displayed (turned on) to the front by day and by night.  It must
    be extinguished when the headlight is dimmed or extinguished.  [The]
    oscillating white headlight should be used in a stationary position
    as a substitute headlight in case of failure of the headlight.
    (Bracketed and parenthetical words added.)

"Oscillating . . . headlight" for the purpose of this rule was uniformly
interpreted as any separately and intentionally induced headlight
movement,...

Unless ... IF this question arose and needed clarification a ruling was requested and granted by the BTC stating that the _roof-lights_ were not _headlights_ and so not governed by that part of the UCOR. Much the same as track inspection lights on Business cars, etc., were considered neither markers nor lanterns.
Interestingly, illuminating the gyrolight when or where it might not otherwise be used would seemingly be _mandatory_ under rule 17C, which basically states that if the engine headlight fails on the road and repairs cannot be made "such lights as are available will be displayed" until the point where repairs can be made is arrived at.

Therefore, regardless of intent for installing and using these
additional lights even if merely PR; the aforementioned regulatory
requirements imposed the specified obligations on the railway, which
could not be deviated from, short of uninstalling or removing the
oscillating [supplementary] lights.

VRP
Train Dispr and
Relief Rules Instructor, ret.

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