dave philipps wrote: Hi, I recently discovered a working caboose in my town and was curious, for an article I'm writing, whether there are any other working cabooses -- not refurbished museum pieces or tourist trains, but real, gritty, old cabooses?Can you let me know of any you know of?
Hi,
I recently discovered a working caboose in my town and was curious, for an article I'm writing, whether there are any other working cabooses -- not refurbished museum pieces or tourist trains, but real, gritty, old cabooses?
Can you let me know of any you know of?
We still use one there Dave, the way a local used one in the past. Still has the seats, desk, stove, lights, radio....ect What is it you want to know besides that?
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The sailsbury switcher uses one every day has all the windows wielded in, just the doors are open.
NS seems to have something like a dozen that are in nice working order...I believe they use them as "Research and Engineering" cars, for track survey and maintenance I assume.
Of course also have seen a lot of beat up old cabeese that are simply shoving platforms in yards.
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It this what you call a working cabooses?
Mammoth Marmoset uses a fleet of working cabooses in conjunction with their Schnable type equipment.
There are outfitted fairly completly, because on most of the moves involving equipment this large, a crew must stay with the car the entire trip.
They have all the necessary equipment, toilets, small kitchenettes, bunks and A/C.
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In northern California and southern Oregon the Modoc Northern uses a caboose on there regular freight trains. They run from Klamath Falls Oregon to Alturas California on the remaining portion of the exSP Modoc line and from Alturas to Lakeview on the former SP Lakeview branch. And this is no shoveing platform it is a regular part of the train.
the conductor has to replace the plexiglass window on the y 101's caboose here in defiance.Fostoria,Garrett and Marion also use cabooses for shove moves on Csx.
stay safe
joe
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
as stated above...the caboose as in the days of old is DEAD.. they are shoving platforms now used to provide a safe place to ride when making long shoves... alot of the things that use to be inside them are gone.. your luck if they even still have chairs in them..but alot of times at least here..they have the framework that the chairs mounted to but no chair.... alot of the windows have the glass missing if not plate steeled over.. the speed recorders are gone and the dynamo that use to provide electric and batters are gone so nothing electrical inside works.. the bathrooms are nothing but a bare room with the door oppitional.. sometime ill see if i cant snap a pic inside one and show you what they are like inside now....
csx engineer
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