I sometimes see an old CNW caboose on the local that switches the industries along the Northwest line, and the New Line.
The only thing is, they look like they are in very poor shape. (Crummy shape?)[:D]
where UP and Metra are replacing the third (middle) track on the Metra Northwest line, near Belmont and Kimball, they often use a flatcar mounted crane and a grey caboose lettered CGW. This old guy has been around a long time, as I remenber seeing it at the Olgivie Transportation Center before UP took over CNW.
I live in Louisville, Ky. and the P & L does use cabeese one in a
blue moon. However they do not seem to use them over the
road,only locally.
locomutt
(P&L is Paduach & Louisville) ((in case))
Did you know…
the rail equipment y’all are refering to are no longer called “cabooses” (or cabeese,or whatever you used to call them); they are now called “shoving platforms”.
Is this ‘political correctness’ or some terminology for the railroad to use?
Platform Smatform Still cabeese!
I wish cabooses,(or cabeese)were still with us!
Can someone e-mail a set of plans? ((for a transfer caboose))
I really would appreciate it.
locomutt
Ah - something for the Mookie to laugh at - I think! Weren’t old waycars called “crummies”? Now tell me why!
Mookie
crummies were one of many names given for cabooses.most were it bad shape so trainworkers called them crummy hacks or cabins.
stay safe
Joe