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Like any other freight car, a caboose needed to be inspected to see that the couplers and draft gear were in good repair; that air brake and hand brake equipment and rigging (and brake shoes) were within permissible limits; that the safety appliances (grab bars, ladders, steps, etc.) were intact; that the trucks and wheels were sound, the journals, packings and bearings in safe condition and the journal oil at the necessary level. <br /> <br />In addition, a caboose needed to have intact and operable windows, doors and locks. Supplies for operation of the car had to be replenished, including coal or oil for stoves; kerosene and/or batteries for lamps; fusees, torpedoes and flags for flagging purposes; water for drinking, cooking and sanitation; tools and parts for repairs on the road (including hammers, wrenches, fire extinguishing materials, etc.; and knuckles, pins, journal packing materials, air hoses and gaskets). And there was always paperwork, so forms had to be stocked.
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