A classic Rio Grande caboose shows off its new coat of Aspen Gold paint during a brief pause at Provo Yard. The D&RGW 01409 was built Rio Grande employees at the Burnham Shop in Denver in November... (more)

Eastbound on the former New York Central, Chicago to Elkhart line.

Proudly displaying its 'Action Road' livery, Rio Grande caboose #01466 basks in the morning sun at Provo Yard. The 01466 was built by D&RGW forces at Burnham Shops (in Denver) back in March 1951. ... (more)

The caboose of a northbound C&NW freight gets a flyover from a United Airlines 747 landing at O’Hare International Airport at Bryn Mawr, Illinois, in August 1984.

Glowing in fresh Aspen Gold paint, Rio Grande caboose 01442 takes a breather at Provo Yard.

Fresh from Denver's Burnham paint shop, Rio Grande caboose 01411 trails an eastbound manifest through the horseshoe curve at Gilluly, Utah.

On a busy afternoon in Opelika, a local resident finally gets across the tracks on her way home from shopping downtown. Right to left are train 215, an SCL run-through from Hamlet with a WP caboos... (more)

A not-so-pretty black cab brings up the rear of a D&RGW freight exiting Byers Canyon as it heads west through the Colorado morning.

For many years, the Union Pacific Railroad placed catchy slogans along the sides of its cabooses. Here a CA11 model invites trucking companies to ship by rail. The 25821 was built new for the UP i... (more)

Clinchfield SW7 No. 353 was taking a break between shifts at Erwin, TN on May 22, 1976.

Tom Golden photo.

Tom Golden photo.

Transferred from the Nevada Mines Division, a Kennecott Copper Corp. wide vision caboose trails 90 loads of Bingham Canyon copper ore up the High Line in West Valley City.

Tom Golden photo.

End Of Train. AT&SF 999827 makes a nice exclamation point as she brings up the rear of a Pete Lerro photo charter. Certainly this is a nicer way to end a train than a box with a fl... (more)