The crew is rounded out by a flagman, a chantman, and a signalman. As the transporter passed the start / finish line, the flagman waved a checkered flag. It was also the final checkered flag for USAC chief starter/flagman Pat Vidan. The flagman would stop road traffic from crossing the tracks as trains used the crossing. Among the deceased were the conductor Blair, engineer Broady and flagman Moody. Elmo Langley drove the Chevrolet Monte Carlo pace car, and Doyle Ford served as flagman. The neutral position was the flagman holding his device vertically and motionless above his head. Trains were escorted across the junction by a flagman. Rules pertaining to a flagman may vary depending on different railroad's operating rules. A mounted flagman on a horse preceded some early trains. Torpedoes are generally placed by the flagman when protecting a train ahead. If they do not, the flagman controls the restart. These were a bit different in design from the Autoflag #5 and the Magnetic Flagman. He later became a professional flagman and built race cars. Also, starting times by the flagman were not uniformally accurate.