Formerly a Rock Island boxcar, this LaSalle and Bureau county wooden transfer caboose is seen passing the distinct water tower at Pullman Junction on Chicago's south side. Tom Golden photo.

Cab MGA 903 punctuates the rear of MGA-CR 6568 North east of Waynesburg. Cabooses were typically used only on trains that required reverse moves due to "layer loading", the unique practi... (more)

NS U47 rolls empties through Cane Patch on the Pardee Branch. A few miles ahead at Roaring Fork Junction, U47 will make a right turn onto Pine Branch en route to the Roaring Fork loader located at... (more)

A welcome sight in southcentral Alaska this summer, the railroad has decided to run a caboose on its AS&G Gravel trains when they back up the Palmer Branch. ARR 1069 is the only caboose in the Bo... (more)

Union Pacific's Fourth South Switcher rolls slowly through Salt Lake City on July 21, 2014.

Penn Central crews exchange greetings on a hot July night. This scene is actually part of a night photo session at the Danbury Railway Museum.

A dusty SW-slug set rolls through Inman Yard in northwest Atlanta. That's the L&N on the higher level.

NS U47, occupying the Glamorgan Branch main line, pulls loads from Hood at Norton. U49 is waiting at Tacoma for U47 to complete its work so it can take an empty hopper train to Red River Coal at D... (more)

CP 434402 sits in the yard at White River in relatively decent cosmetic condition. The caboose is used in MOW service and as a shoving platform.

An ex Family Lines caboose #211722 lives out her retirement on the back side of the Warsaw Wye, in an all but extinct livery. Motive power sits opposite of her current resting place.

The rear of the Delano Job enters Tamaqua Yard with 40 anthracite coal loads from Lehigh Natural Resources off the Greenwood Runner. These cars would be combined with another train and interchange... (more)

As two trains pass at speed the conductor performs a rollby inspection from the rear platform of an ex PRR cabin car on the former NYC Michigan Central Porter Branch. The Wabash 4th District and t... (more)

The rear brakeman riding the rear platform of the Old town Transfer in Superior, just a few city blocks form it's destination in the East end of Superior

UPP 24567 having Rock Island heritage was part of the trade in for the Big Boy; arrived West Colton off the M NPWC-03 on Jan 5th.