This CN wooden transfer caboose seen in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1992 has seen better days. The crew appear to be carrying something too big to fit inside.

Jan 26, 2025 · A friend who works for UP based around Oakridge, OR sent me the attached photo of freshly repainted caboose #4699, which is used for snow and related service around …

The 1811 (safety caboose color was red) is still in the safety caboose scheme but is deteriorating by a restaurant in Staunton, VA. Does anyone have any photos of the 23 Chessie System …

Re: Need help CR/PC special caboose! Author: edurnwald When I was an N&W operator at Maple Grove, Ohio 1971 thru 1975 N&W NKP Bellevue, Ohio, Ft. Wayne, Ind. PC-PRR …

The year is 1960 and Pickering Lumber Company Shay No. 11 and caboose 04 are returning to Standard at the close of another days work. Steam has only 3 years left in the woods, but both …

The previous is correct. Since Transfer Cabooses were only used for short local runs, they didn't need all the amenities of a road caboose. Many Transfer Cabooses were just a small shack for …

Steam era used more of a traditional caboose red, but in the fifties, I believe, through maybe the early seventies, Southern used more of a box car red. The brighter caboose red then returned …

On a caboose the direction it points to is determined to be the B end of the caboose to match most all of the rest of the freight car fleet. Some freight cars have a small B inside a cirle …

The caboose door apparently was pried open and the fire set early Sunday, police said. Fire officials estimated the damage at $70,000. The caboose stood alongside the Western Reserve …

Into the mid-1980's, the caboose was a familiar feature on almost all freight trains. But technology (FRED's and line-side detectors) soon eliminated the need for a caboose on most trains. Many …