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RE: (erielack) Paul Tup's "Little ribs"



> Speaking of fresnal lenses, a friend gave me  some old lenses 
> from a wayside signal that were once used  on abandoned 
> former DL&W/EL trackage. The lenses are  orange(yellow) and 
> blue (green). When did CR/NJT go over to the clear lenses  
> that are used system wide on NJT today??

Not sure - the lenses are clear, but I do believe there is a filter
behind the glass (not a colored bulb) to give the signal its color.

> Were the lenses 
> "colored" on  the NY&GL as well??

All lenses in EL days had colored (not clear) glass.

	- Paul

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