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When did railroads start using colored flags or lights to identify trains? I've seen plenty of engines without any provision for marker lights (basically, any with an oil lamp for a headlight), but almost every engine I've ever seen has flag holders.
A related question is, what would be apropriate flag colors in the 1870s? I understand the color codes for later eras, and know that they were pretty much standardized across the US at some point (when?). But in an earlier era, did each railroad make up it's own color codes? Were flags even used as part of an operation, or were they merely decoration?
A related question is, what would be apropriate flag colors in the 1870s? I understand the color codes for later eras, and know that they were pretty much standardized across the US at some point (when?). But in an earlier era, did each railroad make up it's own color codes? Were flags even used as part of an operation, or were they merely decoration?