A Union Pacific coal train waits for departure on a rainy and foggy night in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in April 1984. Waiting for a new crew, the train, with caboose No. 25650 carrying the markers, will ... (more)

Pittsburg & Shawmut’s Brookville Turn departs Markle, Pennsylvania with a train of 50-ton twin hoppers. By this time, these cars were limited to intra-line service.

Rio Grande caboose No. 01425 trails the Potash Local westbound over Thompson Hill just east of Thompson, Utah, in July 1984. The car has recently had its side windows skillfully plugged by the car... (more)

ATSF 999243 brings up the rear of a string of intermodal trailers as they pass under the semaphores at Joliet. Tom Golden photo.

ONR 104 is an ex-Canadian Pacific wood caboose done over with steel sides and ends, at North Bay, Ontario in June 1986.

CSX train Z013, the symbol for the rerouting of NS 23K, passes through Goodman Street Yard with three NS units as power. Working the yard is CSX Rochester - Batavia local B791, with an ex C&O cabo... (more)

MNNR 75 passes the historic White Bear Lake depot after dropping off a single lumber car in Hugo.

Unusual Interchange The MBTA wash train navigates through the layover yard in Middleboro for an unusual pickup: New York Central caboose 21052. The caboose is an original NYC piece, and ... (more)

407 & 408 pass Lake Placid whilst hauling the Sebring Turn back to Clewiston

Queen of the Short Lines......proclaims the crest on V&T Caboose 25, as her short freight makes its way across the Crown Point Fill, just prior to stopping at Gold Hill Station. The Virgini... (more)

The 2nd La Mirada shoves through Fullerton enroute to the Kimberly Clark Spur with a BN caboose leading the way.

The Soo Line acquisition of the Milwaukee Road in 1985 led to a lot of shuffling of equipment. The Soo had a pretty traditional reputation and when they unexpectedly ended up with the Milwaukee it... (more)

A Conrail TV (trailer van) train makes good time heading east after servicing at Cleveland, OH's Collinwood yard. The former NYC bay window caboose displays perhaps the smallest bay windows applie... (more)

NP caboose no. 10780 has reached the end of the line at Duluth, MN in September 1970. It appears it had a slight incident involving the rear steps, enough no doubt to cause its retirement since it... (more)

Santa Fe extended vision caboose brings up the rear of an intermodal freight at MP 233 from Chicago in Ft. Madison, IA on Santa Fe's Chicago-Kansas City speedway.