With the help of the diagrams I was able to trace the backup light to the engine's motherboard harness at which point I applied power to the yellow wire and the backup light illuminated so I appears that the circuit from the mother board to the lamp is fine. I swapped out the R2LC radio board with a known good spare and the problem persisted. So since I have power to the motherboard, the R2LC is good and the harness wiring is fine that seems to only leaves the motherboard as the culprit. I ordered a replacement from Lionel and when it gets here I'll post my progress.
I want to thank you fellows for your support. I took on this project and a William's Train Master Command upgrade as a means to learn more about Command Control. It's been frustrating at times but I've learned a lot!