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Hey Folks,

Seems like there is a plethora of lighted cabooses for O gauge out there, both past and present.  But, surprising to me, so very few with flashing rear lights.  I wonder why?

I have a Menards with the flashing lights, which is a great looking car, but sadly the coupler is a real problem when connected to a Lionel lobster claw.  (Mine will only stay on the track if connected to an old heavy steel logging car.)

I see that there is currently a Lionel flashing light and smoking caboose, but to me, they are really really expensive.  ($85 or so.)

Anybody know of any other past or present cabooses, whose couplers will work with the lobtser claws, that have a flashing red light or yellow light?

(I see these little add on kits, that require a battery, but those are not for me.)

Thanks for any info.

Mannyrock

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@Hot Water posted:

Depending on the era being modeled, i.e. back in the steam days (prior to the mid to late 1950s), most RR cabooses did NOT have "flashing rear lights".

Plus, some railroads used red flags or red painted rectangular plates (Illinois Central for one) in the daytime.  Even when they hung markers, if they were oil lit they weren't usually illuminated in the daytime.  Just so long as the red lens faced the rear.

Rusty

@Rob Leese posted:

All the waycar red lights I ever saw burned steady. This would include all types of SL-SF cabs and the wide variety of BN, Inc merger road waycars. AT&SF waycars had steady burning red lights.  Which roads had red lights that flashed ?

The CB&Q NE12's had flashing red lights under the ends of the running boards:

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Frankly, I never saw them in operation either day or night.  The NE12's always carried regular marker lights on a train.  The flasher may have only come on if the train went into emergency.

Rusty

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