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Re: 4535 - MOT Set at ToysRUs.com
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Date: 
Tue, 17 Sep 2002 00:28:56 GMT
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How typical is this?  The freight trains that leave the industrial siding
that I work near always (that I've noticed) have a caboose on the end.

Consider yourself VERY lucky then.  Outside of rail museums, I've never seen
an operational caboose on the end of a train.  They've been replaced by
EoTDs or FREDS.

-Stefan-



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  Re: 4535 - MOT Set at ToysRUs.com
 
(...) Based on my experience I would say that there are quite a few cabooses still in use, but mainly on the local jobs. Those jobs that have to make long shove moves into industries or between them sometimes have cabooses for use, not so much as an (...) (22 years ago, 17-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains)

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(...) How typical is this? The freight trains that leave the industrial siding that I work near always (that I've noticed) have a caboose on the end. thanks, James (22 years ago, 17-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains)

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