Re: C&S markers

Posted by Chris Walker on
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/C-S-markers-tp1087p1141.html

I had thought they were Switchlamps, the caboose lamps have a projecting "T" ended tongue that slots into the brackets, I forgot to point out that this photo of the scraptrain on Boreas would be under the control of the scrapper, the locomotives and track leased and I guess they were getting slack on Railroading Rules.  I'd punt the Enginemen were used to following the rules and therefore scrounged up those lamps for the purpose shown.  Obviously they didn't worry too much about taking them down like they would have, if a Road Foreman was around.

An aside to that, since I'm not all that up on all your rules, had enough of that over the years, any idea why numerous photo's of double-headers show both locos carrying the white flags?  Was this a requirement that both Helper and Road Loco displayed signals?  as it has been many a year since that that stuff was written up in the Gazette.