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.

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 …

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 …

Caboose marker lights I use Tomar's Adlake LED markers on my DC layout, with a "flicker-free" homebrew easy-to-make-yourself circuit designed by Jim Betz (Google "Jim Betz circuit") …

After not being used for two years (?), the ex-DRGW 01482 SP Police caboose is now being used on the shove up the White Hills branch to the Celite plant. It had been sitting unused and …

For those interested in buying a caboose - CP Rail is selling what seems to be two former Soo Line cabooses. Here is the thread:

Caboose Hobbies in Lakewood, Colorado, is Permanently Closed-! I realize an earlier post mentioned this but the subject heading was rather vague. Images from visit on 16 December …

Wikipedia: Drover's caboose Drover's cabooses looked more like combine cars than standard cabooses. The purpose of a drover's caboose was much more like a combine, as well. On …

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.

I just picked up the book 'Santa Fe Waycars' by Stephen Priest, and looking at the pictures and diagrams got me thinking - How often did the rear-end crews actually use the stoves on …