Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 257, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1913 — IS BEST HEADLIGHT SIGN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IS BEST HEADLIGHT SIGN

Invention by Which Colored' Sli.t Can Be Operated by Engine- 1 man in Cab. I ■■———» At first glance it seems that e Washington man who invented C headlight signal shown in the illusf;

tion had hit upon Something of prime importance. Situated in the front of the headlight and just a little below it is a casing containing a series of colored glass slides. Air pipes leadfhg from the caboose ot the locomotive to' the base of this casing operate the

slides and by means of these pipes the engineman, from his seat in the cab, can turn the rays of his headlight from white to red or green by merely 'propelling a red or green slide, as the case may be, into place in front. The ability of the engineman to flash such signals at an instant’s notice is farreaching in its effects and only a railroad man can realize how important it is.

Turn Headlight Red or Green.