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Caboose in service!
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Thu, 15 Aug 2002 01:53:53 GMT
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Hey all,
I saw a caboose in service the other day. A GP-something or other
(sorry I am such a bad/lazy rail spotter) was pulling a caboose and
three box cars. The caboose was tucked in between the engine and the box
cars.
GP-{caboose}-{box car}-{box car}-{bax car}
So, cabooses are still fair gamefor modern trains, we are just
supposed to put the directly behind the engines. Actually, I remember
hearing this on that railroading show on the History Channel;
none-the-less, it is fun to see one in action anyway.
The GP was the "City of Westfield" operated by the PVRR (Pioneer
Valley Railroad) You can see the GP that I saw on PVRR's web site
<http://www.pvrr.com/>, but there aren't any pictures of the caboose.
Chris
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| "Christopher Masi" <cjmasi@*nogarbagepl...e*rcn.com> wrote in message news:cjmasi-CC261A.2...net.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] About two weeks ago I was on my way to Denver via Chicago from Raleigh. As my RDU-ORD flight was landing I noticed a (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Caboose in service!
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| (...) I saw one on the end of a long mixed freight train going through the Columbia Gorge about 3 weeks ago. I think it was on the BNSF side (north) but it may have been UP - can't remember for sure. It certainly was a suprise though! -Matt :) (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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