Show JAil a. a A new railroad safety develop develop- development development ment involving instantaneous and automatic operation of powerful red lights at both head and rear ends of f trains making emergency stops Is being installed by the Chicago and North Western Railway system Should a train with this equipment come ome to an emergency stop either because the engineer set the brakes or because the air hose between uv ur of the cars had parted oscil- oscil ML L 3 J. da Dt D lating red lights at both head and andrear andrear andrear into rear ends of the train would go automatically The pow pow- powerful powerful powerful operation erful beams would serve as stop stop warnings to all other trains ap- ap approaching approaching from either direction On clear dear nights the red lights are visible visible ble hie for several miles and have con con- considerable considerable considerable penetrative power in in rain rainor or fog foe They can also be seen s n over overa In daylight along a long range and the The automatic principle lights themselves were the railroad and the Mars Signal Signa Light company of Chicago work work- working working ing in close co It is the fourth successful step in railroad safety research accomplished by the two organizations In the past 10 years The first came In 1936 1930 when the Mars oscillating headlight now nowa a regular feature on many of the na na- nations nation's nations nation's nations tion's fast trains was placed on tn the original steam powered 00 |