And I point out again, and must ask again, that if this was indeed the
purpose of the roof gyro light why was it only applied to a handful of
locomotives that were dedicated to passenger service and ran both in the
east and in the west. No one has yet offered an answer to that question. I
know this is what you were told, and I am sure whoever told you was not
trying to mislead you, but if you think about it the explanation is not
logical.
Doug
While not an authoritative referenced reply, icicle breakers and the roof
gyro seemed to be a necessity more in the west than the east. Back in the
50's-60-s, I was told the roof gyro was used in the mountain to make trains
location more visible to work crews etc. Interestingly, PR photos of the
train I have seen showing roof gyro wren in the mountains. I can't think of
any in eastern Canada.
Considering the locos cycled across Canada the icicle breakers and roof
Gyros were seen where ever the 1400 series locos ventured and were used it
seems at the discretion of the crew in the east.
FWIW.
Peter
