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I once actually rode in a caboose on the Hood River Railroad in Oregon in the summer of '93. Got to sit in the cupola too! Of course it was just for tourists, but hey, as of then the Hood River line still delivered some freight. It also had some great views of Mount Hood. <br />On that same trip, I remember seeing one on a BN freight on the old SP&S line on the north shore of the Columbia River. <br /> <br />I've read that the name "caboose" actually comes from a Dutch word meaning "cabin house" which originally applied to the galley of a ship. In the Dutch language I think the word for house ("huis") is pronounced "hoose", like in Scotland or Canada.
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