Question: A train traveling very fast ( v = 0 . 6 c ) has an engineer ( E ) at the front, a guard (

A train traveling very fast (v =0.6c) has an engineer (E) at the front, a guard (G) at the rear
and a passenger (S') exactly half way between them. Both E and G are equipped with yellow
signaling lamps. The train passes a station, closely observed by the station master (S). Both E
and G use their lamps to send signals. According to both S and S' these signals arrive
simultaneously at the instant S' is passing S. According to S, the signal from E will look ______
and that from G will look _____:
A) red, blue
B) yellow, yellow
C) blue, red
D) blue, blue
E) red, red

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