Re: 487 and new red flag

This is correct. Sorry I wasn't more clear earlier. It's not for a flanger that is pulled behind the engine, but rather it indicated the position of the pilot or plow-flanger that is just in front of the lead truck.

Greg Scholl Wrote:
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> Correct me if I am wrong here, but I believe the
> device is for the pilot flanger under the front of
> the engine. It is not for a pull-behind flanger
> that would be used to clear the railroad. The
> engines have a small flanger near the pilot wheels
> from doing some light snow removal. I think this
> is what the red device is for, so it would be for
> the engine all the time on any trains.
> Greg