What are the orange lights on the side of the train?

Re: Train orange side hazard lights On slam door stock they were CDL lights as they were put in to tell us if the CDL was released of locked, but they are also used for power door stock to indicate the doors are shut and the driver should be able to get interlock to release the brakes.



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