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I sometimes pass a very small yard in Linden, NJ., Conrail Shared Assets area. It services the GM assembly plant that it is adjacent to, and a few other industries miles away. A GP38-2 and a old Conrail caboose are kept there (and a SnoJet ice blaster --- cool!). Sometimes when I past this yard, both the engine and the caboose are gone. Am I right in assuming that there are areas where a caboose is required in switching? This is suburban New Jersey. Are these federal regulations? Could I read them somewhere? Is it that you are not allowed to *push* a car with the engine in some areas? Or push a certain number of cars? A caboose is requied up front, if so? This is not at all a busy yard .... most of the time nothing is going on. BTW....the GM plant is not scheduled to build any vehicles after the 2005 model year (they build GM's small SUV's now). If the plant closes next summer, that will finally end all automotive assembly in the state of New Jersey. Sad. Jim
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