
What is the function of a Transfer Caboose?
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 …
Two Safety Cabooses -- Bill Howes
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 …
Eastern Railroad Discussion > Southern Railway caboose color
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 …
Caboose Marker Lights - Trainorders.com
Re: Caboose Marker Lights Author: tburzio > I know that red was to show to the > rear, On some roads, the light would show yellow to the rear if the caboose was in a siding and stopped. …
Canadian Railroads > Pride of the Fleet, CN transfer caboose
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.
"Rio Grande" caboose mystery - Trainorders.com
Found this today: "Rio Grande" 01157 25314 County Road 44H, Box Prairie Colorado Color me skeptical that it's a real DRGW, but it is a real caboose
UP repaints SP caboose 4699 - Trainorders.com
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 …
A & B end of a freight car? - Trainorders.com
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 …
Where to find a caboose? - Trainorders.com
Still no caboose, but if your friend needs a stove for their cool backyard caboose fort, here's one: "Southern Pacific (S.P.) railroad caboose coal/wood burning stove circa 1905.
Need help CR/PC special caboose! - Trainorders.com
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 …