Myself I use them on each train (consist) run, I prefer them. They just make every thing look better. I don’t model modern day but in generally speaking my railroad is set in the 60’s plus or minus a decade or so.
Absolutely! I model the early '40s so I sure do…
Tom
Second only to the loco in importance.
I run one as a rider car on some locals that make long reverse moves, as per current prototype practice.
Sure - It’s 1959 on my layout!
Jim Bernier
Yup! Freights, to me, just don’t look right w/o them, be it modeling or real. They just seem to add something to the train. Probably because I grew up with them being “normal” in the 40s & 50s. ken
I have more cabooses than engines. They are a favorite for me.
Dam straight. It’s 1886 at the Confederate Logging Company.
You bet on every train…Heck I some times run a whole train of nothing but cabsI saw that a couple of times on the real thing one a bunch going to be scraped the other just a movement of new cabs …Cox 47
The astrophysics types tell us Time has no meaning before the Big Bang. I tell them Time stopped when prototype railroads stopped putting cabooses on trains. Sort of “the day the music died” for trains.
I have to admit there’s nothing like seeing a nice caboose on the rear! [:D][:D][:D]
Steve
Even if I were modelling contemporary RRing, I would run cabeese.
Yep, I always do. If the train comes around the hill and it doesn’t have a caboose at the rear, I know I lost some cars on the other side!
JaRRell
I’ll second that thought. Locals get cabooses, through trains get FREDs.
I don’t use cabooses on my mainline for the most part - CB&Q used “waycars,” so that’s what I run (they’re the same thing really). [:o)]
Hi all
Have always had a van or brake end coach at the back of the train and always will.
if for no other reason it makes operations more interesting
The van always goes back to its home yard when the run is over even if thats all thats on the train.
My pike is set in the early 1960’s, and Yes, I run cabooses.
Alive and well are the:
Colvin Creek Railway
Sawyer Lumber RR
Great Northern
Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway
My caboose fleet runs the gamete from four wheel wood bobbers, to “old” wood-sides, to “new” wood-sides to steel.
I love 'em, but I model the 80’s. I have two on the layout that are used for employee hangouts.
However, when I go nuts every Christmas with the Lionel steamers, I have a long spur loaded with them.
Jim
Yes, for me a freight train isn’t complete without it.
Enjoy
Paul
Like a dog without a tail to wag! Cabeese forever!
Will