Aerojet
Active Member
Since most of my pike is basically finished, I really am not going to change the track work much. So other things are on the agenda. Which is why I am rebuilding the Walther's 7808 car, and other up grades to things around here.
Looking at a lot of old railroad photos I notice that even a caboose has a red flashing light on the back, Not just markers. Not that I can find much on the net doing research, except all kinds of articles about FRED units.
So since most of my cabooses have lights in them I have been converting that to DC units and adding a red flashing light to the rear of the thing.
Like this. It is prototypical I have found photos of this out there, so I am making mine into the same.
Looks real cool at night, running when the lights are off and this unit is going around -- one can find the parked trains faster as well. Switching industrial sidings and leaving cars on the main, with the caboose flashing away is a good view.
YMMV
The Aerojet
Looking at a lot of old railroad photos I notice that even a caboose has a red flashing light on the back, Not just markers. Not that I can find much on the net doing research, except all kinds of articles about FRED units.
So since most of my cabooses have lights in them I have been converting that to DC units and adding a red flashing light to the rear of the thing.
Like this. It is prototypical I have found photos of this out there, so I am making mine into the same.
Looks real cool at night, running when the lights are off and this unit is going around -- one can find the parked trains faster as well. Switching industrial sidings and leaving cars on the main, with the caboose flashing away is a good view.
YMMV
The Aerojet