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My ride in a caboose. Or should i say shoving platform!

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My ride in a caboose. Or should i say shoving platform!
Posted by sanvtoman on Saturday, April 8, 2006 9:38 AM
Back in the 80s on a 'tie gang" I got to ride in a caboose between work areas. Man was that fun we had 8 people in the caboose all trying to ride in the cupola.Almost every crossing we went across the people would wave.What a rush. It was a Detroit and Toledo shoreline caboose so it was nice and clean.Anyway i only did it once but it was fun.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 8, 2006 12:21 PM
Railroads today have retitled the waycars or buggies to "shoving platforms" to me just another hack.
Craig Cloud

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