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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by macguy Why did passenger trains not have cabooses? [/quote] Actually the caboose WAS the passenger car on some railroads. It also served as the REA area, and I have seen pics of the caboose being used to haul milk cans (you know the old metal ones). On regular passenger trains the conductor was in the coaches and didn't need to ride in a caboose. He did have an area to himself where he would do the paperwork he needed to do. Another item to think about is weight. Why pull an extra car that really isn't needed! Many of the engines were pulling their max load and just didn't need any extra weight to pull.
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