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| The first trains ran only in daylight hours, and headlights were unknown. As time went on, however, night operations became increasingly necessary, and inventive minds went to work to devise ways of illuminating the track ahead of the train. The first step was taken by Horatio Allen when he attached a small flatcar to the front of the locomotive and covered the floor of the car with a heavy layer of sand on which he kept a bonfire of pine knots. Soon, though, reflectors and oil lamps came into use. Today, our locomotives are equipped with electric headlights. |
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