Western Railroad Discussion > Wanna buy a caboose?
For those interested in buying a caboose - CP Rail is selling what seems to be two former Soo Line cabooses. Here is the thread:
Caboose Marker Lights - Trainorders.com
When did marker lights on cabooses's (cabeese) stop being used? What were the most common color of lights? I know that red was to show to the rear, but what about the front and sides? …
Heating Stoves in Cabooses - Your Thoughts Please
The image that comes to mind for heating a caboose is the classic pot belly coal stove. However, late in the life of cabooses, most, on major systems, were heated by oil or propane heaters.
The Caboose Marker Lamp - Trainorders.com
They were caboose marker lights from two different railroads and different. It had nothing to do with the time period, just a difference in rules for both railroads.
American Model Builders/Laserkit Product Line has been Revived
Reported on the Northern Pacific Groups io, the AMB / LaserKit Building line has apparently been revived by Berkshire Valley Models and the AMB / LaserKit Caboose Line by Lake Junction …
UP repaints SP caboose 4699 - Trainorders.com
Jan 26, 2025 · A friend who works for UP based around Oakridge, OR sent me the attached photo of freshly repainted caboose #4699, which is used for snow and related service around …
Two Safety Cabooses -- Bill Howes
The 1811 (safety caboose color was red) is still in the safety caboose scheme but is deteriorating by a restaurant in Staunton, VA. Does anyone have any photos of the 23 Chessie System …
Tangent March 2025 Release: Southern Bay Window Caboose
Our seventh caboose model is the HO Scale Southern Railway Gantt Manufacturing Company Bay Window Caboose System. This Southern Railway system covers the 1969-1974 …
Western Railroad Discussion > How do you move a caboose...
Get a hold of a trucking outfit that moves heavy machinery like road construction graders, bulldozers, and etc., they could probably load up and move a caboose.
CN's "Pointe St.Charles" steel cabooses
In the late 1960's, both of Canada's transcontinental railways decided to replace "assigned" cabooses with "run through" cabooses in main line …