ACL and the use of a caboose

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G’day All,

Did the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) use cabooses up until it merged with the SAL in 1967.

Merry Xmas.

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Yes, of course. Cabooses for most U.S. carriers were eliminated in the early 80s–quite a few years after the ACL/SAL merger. Florida East Coast was an exception, eliminating them about 1972. In some appplicatons requiring long back-up moves in local switching, sare still used and called by some “shoving platforms”.

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Thanks. I guess it was similar to here in OZ