@mlaughlinnyc posted:Here is the standard for flags, rom the railroad's "Rules of the Operating Department".
No flags - scheduled train
White flags - extra (train not on schedule)
Green flags - Scheduled train with two or more sections. displayed on all except last section.
Red flags - Only when running backwards and the front ot the locomotive is actually the rear of the train on which markers must be displayed.
Cabooses. Most cabooses had red marker lights. A red light or flag was required to signify the end of a train. When the end of a train was a car without markers, a red flag was required by day and a red lantern at night.
I don't think Lionel gave any thought to the accuracy of those colors. Think of all the Lionel locomotives being run with green classification lights when there was no a following section.
I suppose you could argue that when going around a loop there was always a section following :-)
