I think between my search's, this forum, and the UP Steam club, I have several choices of colors to use. I never realized how many variations were used , sometimes in the same train. I guess that many trains were made up with not a matched set for a name train, but whatever was available. I can also see that I will have to paint the inside as light shows through the plastic.

Thank you, those are much better photos than those I had researched.

I just bought two passenger cars that have lighted interiors. I wonder what were the colors the Uncle Pete used on the interior late 40's - early 50's. All the photos I have seen are in black and white. I bought the Bachman combine and observation car. My layout is small, 4'10" by 8'. but I have rigged it to run in moon light (blue lamp bulbs) and with all the city lights, I feel it could only add interest to see people and walls, floors and furniture in color.

That's what I am doing rich1998. I just thought it is unusual today to not have an internet option.

Isn't there a place on the website to register a new unit? The card in the box os so folded I don't think it would make it through the mail.

I found it. I knew it was somewhere on the website.

Where can I find a list of cv's for a light pacific?

Thank you all. So much has change in 30 years since I was involved in model railroading. I can see from your comments the steps that I was missing,
Loose Caboose was my CB handle while that was popular and referred to the fact that when on the CB, this railroader was not at work.

Thank you Flare, I now have what I wanted in the first place, reverse light off.

Light Pacific and only the rear light is flashing, both in forward and reverse.

I have been trying to get the back up light to not be on when running forward. Model Railroader in their review of this engine said it could be done. After reading a lot of sources, I tried and failed. I am using a NCE power cab with my Pacific. I thought I had it, but instead now the rear light flashes all the time. I think one problem I have is not all sources use the same terminology for the elements involved. So, I am willing to give up if I can just reset to the factory settings, but how do I do that?
On another subject, how do I remove an engine I no longer have from the power cab. The only thing I can find is how to remove an engine from a consist.

I have a Pacific 4-6-2. What can be done about the contact wipers on the drivers? The middle one especially seems to catch on switches. I am currently replacing my old worn out EZ track that used to only come out for Christmas with code 83 on the small layout I am building. This is frustrating, all of a sudden the engine just stops (shorts out) on the switch. Trying to bend back a fragile piece that small is not easy. (I don't use the term turnout as for 30 years on the 12 inch to the foot railroad I never heard a switch called a turnout. Pet peeve)