Marker lights vs Classification lights

[rweber95]

Marker lights on the caboose mark the rear of the train and usually have a (large) red lens and two (smaller) green lenses. Markers could be rotated in their brackets to display green to the rear when a train was in the clear on a siding and the mainline switch was properly lined.
Classification lights are a whole different story. They have two clear lenses - one facing ahead, one to the side. They could not be rotated. Inside was a green glass 'flipper-flapper' that could be moved into position with a short handle on the side of the light. Regular passenger trains and scheduled freight trains would have the class lights dark (off) unless the schedule was being run in sections. Then the class lights would be turned on and display green ('Section or sections following...."). The last train running on that schedule would have dark class lights.
White class lights indicated an "Extra", a freight (or passenger) train that had no schedule in the emloyee operating timetable. Depending on how a particular part of the railroad was operated even freight trains that were known by a number (#76, #99, whatever) would be run as 'extra' trains.

Bob Weber

 

[norfolksouthern37]

not sure what caused this explanation, but dont forget diesel era 3 way lights. red green and white. takes care of all the explanations above.

 

[rweber95]

There was a question about these lights by a modeler on my CB&Q Yahoo group so I thought the answer there would be good info to repeat here for all of the new members that have recently join this forum.

Bob Weber

 

[gary6204]

There was a question about these lights by a modeler on my CB&Q Yahoo group so I thought the answer there would be good info to repeat here for all of the new members that have recently join this forum.

Bob Weber

Im old to these forums now and didnt even know there was a difference. learning expeirence for me

 

[WillPac]

Has anyone ever made a way to display classification markers (flags or lights) on any Trainz engine or caboose?

 

[007007]

JointedRail has working class lights of a few of their locomotives.

RWeber, thanks for the info but remember that class light and marker light combinations had different meanings from railroad to railroad.

 

[cascaderailroad]

I was weewubbering (Bill Cosby- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSw1Qav0L2E) If it is possible using PEV Attachment maker, to place a rear end red corona on the top round end of the ATSF Observation car, where here is a dark light detail.

 

[rweber95]

Yes. Create an attachment point named a.corona0 then add an effects container to the traincars mesh-table. This example is for a red corona.

mesh-table
{
  default
  {
    mesh xxxxxx.im
    auto-create 1
    effects
    {
      0
      {
        kind corona
        att a.corona0
        texture-kuid <KUID:-3:10112>
        object-size 0.20
      }
    }
  }
}

Bob Weber