Train lights

Trains include a variety of types of lights, for safety, illumination, and communicating train status.^[1] The most universal type of light is the headlight, which is included on the front of locomotives, and frequently on the rear as well.^[2] Other types of lights include classification lights, which indicate train direction and status, and ditch lights, which are a pair of lights positioned towards the bottom of a train to illuminate the tracks.

^ Meza-Arroyo, Manuel; Shibata, Peggy A.; Sprague, James K.; Capser, Shawn (October 2020). "Compliance Testing for Locomotive LED Headlights and Auxiliary Lights, Phase II" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
^ The Locomotive Headlight: A Review of Their Development and Aid to Train Movement, with Especial Reference to a Reduction of the Dangers Involved. The Merits of Different Lights by Those who Know. Marshall & Bruce Company Print. 1911. Archived from the original on 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2021-11-02.

[1] Meza-Arroyo, Manuel; Shibata, Peggy A.; Sprague, James K.; Capser, Shawn (October 2020). "Compliance Testing for Locomotive LED Headlights and Auxiliary Lights, Phase II" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.

[2] The Locomotive Headlight: A Review of Their Development and Aid to Train Movement, with Especial Reference to a Reduction of the Dangers Involved. The Merits of Different Lights by Those who Know. Marshall & Bruce Company Print. 1911. Archived from the original on 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2021-11-02.

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