Bay Window Caboose Frog Eye Marker Lights

[BigDaddy]

I'm putting together an old bb Athearn kit and it has roof mounted marker lights.  I happen to have some old colored marker lights, but what color?  I'm guessing red, but maybe red and white?  I searched google for a while but other than the term frog-eye, no mention of color. 

[RR_Mel]

I just have mine red to the rear and nothing forward on my SP bay window.  I bought a Roundhouse Dovers kit and it came with a green jewel for forward and a red for the rear.  I illuminated it with red both directions.

 

 

Mel

 

Modeling the early to mid 1950s SP in HO scale since 1951

 

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[tomikawaTT]

Rule 19:

Markers will display red to the rear and either yellow or green (check specific railroad's rules) to the side when the train is moving or standing on a through track.

When the train is stopped on a siding (for a meet or pass) markers will display yellow or green to the rear, red to the side.  This is why marker lanterns can be turned in their brackets.

Not quoted - other special circumstances for multiple track which can require display of yellow or green on the side where an overtaking train may pass...

Peter Josserand, Rights of Trains, Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, copyright 1957.

Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964 - red marker lamps centered in red 'dinner plate' reflectors)

[BigDaddy]

The athearn fixture is a roof mounted fore-aft double barrel light. Since I make the rules, red/green or red/yellow jewels will work.  Thanks

[gmpullman]

There's a little discussion about them here:

http://modelingthesp.com/Operations/Train_Indicators.html

Many of the photos I have seen of the markers in question show only a single red lamp but I know that there were some with twin lamps.

http://southernpacificmodelerssociety.freeforums.org/bay-window-question-t2535.html

Good Luck, Ed