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 Roger,
The split diagonal flag was green and white, not black and white.  Under Rule 28, it was a symbol for a flag stop.  At night it would have been two lanterns:  one with a green globe and one with a white globe.  
In the old days, it would have been a green over clear globe in one lantern. Some say the green over was more for conductors to identify themselves and for shading passengers eyes.
In my collection, I have examples of all of the above, with both cast and etched globes.  The green/over is uniformally etched N&W RR on MacBeth 220 pearl glass.
Tim Hensley

    On Sunday, November 24, 2024 at 05:14:31 PM EST, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:   

 I just watched a couple great videos of the 1957 NRHS Convention in Roanoke. I have some questions, observations and opinions  about things in the movies.
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1. At Blue Ridge the agent came out and stuck a square flag in a post. It was black and white and divided equally and diagonally. He handed a parcel to the baggageman on the passing passenger train so I'm assuming that was a signal for him to grab the parcel. What would the post at night? Anyone have information?
2. On one of the open air gondolas there's a black stand of some sort sticking up above the heads of the riders. What was its function?
3. For the purists and nitpickers there's several shades of Tuscan Red on the passenger cars in the excursion train and passing passenger trains and varied shades of caboose red too. Not even accounting for weathering.
4.I thought the cinder catchers or guards on the ends of the roofs on streamlined cars were gone by 1957.
5. The M's sure looked better with the high headlights on the beer barrel brackets.
6. Automobiles were so much better looking back then and the 1955 and '56 Chevys were popular even way out in the mountain areas.
Great movies. Enjoy!
Roger HuberDeer Creek Locomotive Works
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