What is the amber light in railway?

A train crew seeing a signal with a yellow aspect will understand they are nearing an approach signal, which conveys an indication that might mean “proceed prepared to stop before your train passes the next signal; trains exceeding 35 mph must immediately reduce to that speed.” (There's more to it than simply “the next ...



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The rearlights on locomotives, multiple units and railcars. To ensure that the rear of the failed train is always visible, all trains are required to display three red lights at their rear: two tail lamps plus the red portion of the destination roller blind.

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Just as cabooses were variously called hacks, crummies, cabins, etc., end-of-train devices go by a variety of names. Besides ETD, there's EOT, marker, FRED or Freddy (flashing rear-end device), and even Billy and Redman. The simplest ETDs are merely darkness-actuated flashing lights that serve only as markers.

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  • 2.1 Train headlights.
  • 2.2 Classification lights.
  • 2.3 Emergency lights.
  • 2.4 Ditch lights.
  • 2.5 Strobe lights.
  • 2.6 Door indicator lights.
  • 2.7 Train rearlights.
  • 2.8 End-of-train device.


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