Results for Caboose
Pere Marquette Caboose No. A-986
Built in November, 1941 by the St. Louis Car Company of St...
Grand Trunk Western, Wood Caboose No. 77915
This caboose of the Grand Trunk of Canada was of the 1894 ...
PRR Class N5 Cabin Car (or Caboose) No. 477577
"A lot of them put curtains in there and little rug...
The Bowie Caboose
A caboose was the accustomed conclusion to any freight tra...
Results for Caboose
Pere Marquette Caboose No. A-986
Built in November, 1941 by the St. Louis Car Company of St. Louis, Missouri.
The caboose was truly a rolling office, complete with a coal stove, ice box, drinking water tank, sink and sleeping bunks.
The conductor used desk space ...
Grand Trunk Western, Wood Caboose No. 77915
This caboose of the Grand Trunk of Canada was of the 1894 design and was transferred to the Grand Trunk Western.
Early car department records indicate that it was rebuilt in 1925.
This all-wood caboose was used by the conductor ...
PRR Class N5 Cabin Car (or Caboose) No. 477577
"A lot of them put curtains in there and little rugs.... They had a pot-bellied stove and they were all good cooks."
- Richard Jackson, Yardmaster
On the road, freight crews climbed up into the cupola, inspecting the train ahead for signs ...
The Bowie Caboose
A caboose was the accustomed conclusion to any freight train, and served many roles. It allowed crewmen to keep a lookout for how the freight cars were functioning as the train moved along. It provided a place to rest and ...
