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Once required on all trains, the caboose
served as an office and crew quarters. The rear brakeman could watch
the train for defects from the coupola (or bay windows). Today the
caboose has been largely replaced by FRED's and trackside
defect detectors. However, you may see cabooses in use by "local
patrols" and in "backing moves" in urban areas.
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SOO 168 at Weyerhauser, WI, 5/30/26.
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DMIR C-143 at Trego, WI, 5/26/26.
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CRIP 17201 at Guyman, OK, 4/21/26.
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MRL 1006 at Missoula, MT, 9/10/24.
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UP 2650 at Ogallala, NE, 9/20/24.
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CMSP 17687 at Sanborn, IA, 5/11/24.
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GN X228 at Skykomish, WA, 8/15/01.
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MILW 992021 at Canton, SD, 5/14/17.
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ATSF 999014 at Dodge City, KS, 5/13/07.
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