The end of this Buffalo freight had a beautiful caboose. We used to call these anthracite cabooses because of the large number of this type running on the independent railroads of the anthracite r... (more)

Cabooses for Gardner, Ayre and local switch job hang out at old B&M yard north of the New York Central Yard. The SW9 was the primary Worcester switcher untill Penn Central took over the New Haven... (more)

This is a classic of East Texas engineering, check those weld lines. There is a prototype for almost everything.

All is quiet in Brownsville on this gloomy, overcast December day.

I arrived in Bluefield in the middle of August when most coal mines are shut down for vacation. So a cut of over 20 cabooses was laid out in front of me. So go ahead choose your favorite.

As the day dragged on, the sun and heat gained intensity. I was ready to go back to my motel and crash, but the Santa Fe had a caboose hop coming.

Missabe extended vision caboose C-207 rests at the roundhouse during Proctor's annual "Hoghead" celebration. Shot from another caboose and engine while giving visitors a spin on the turntable. Th... (more)

Cabin 477992 had the PRR radiophone antenna.

A wooden cabin car protects the rear end of this switch move. To see the head end view with a brand-new SW9, click here... (more)

It was fairly rare to see a caboose in active service in 1991, and even rarer when it was a Chessie safety caboose. A small fleet of these cabeese were painted in colorful liveries, each adorned ... (more)

A long cut of Chessie cabeese is stored in the former Western Maryland Knobmount Yard, awaiting disposition.

Finale to orders on the fly - see picture 234012

The top set of orders have been taken by the engine crew and now the rear end conductor snags the bottom set of orders the old fashioned way at BN-Saunders. This was good stuff.

This yard at Thomas was a collection spot for several local mines in the area. This whole division was torn up from Romney to Elkins after Chessie takeover. Also, the local mines had low quality v... (more)

Pennsy supplied the equipment to Union Transportation Company and their Pemberton and Hightstown Railroad, here's another view of the property.