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The caboose provided the train crew with a shelter at the rear of the train. The crew could exit the train for switching or to protect the rear of the train when stopped. They also inspected the train for problems such as shifting loads, broken or dragging equipment, and hot boxes (overheated axle bearings, a serious fire and derailment threat).
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The train car had fallen into disrepair due to weather exposure. It has been restored and will be protected by a pavilion. The caboose was retired in 1968 and has stood north of the Old Station ...
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Great Northern brakeman checks train from caboose. The mainline began at Saint Paul, Minnesota, heading west along the Mississippi River bluffs, crossing the river to Minneapolis on a massive multi-piered stone arch bridge just below the Saint Anthony Falls. The bridge ceased to be used as a railroad bridge in 1978, becoming a pedestrian river ...
Victoria Station served cocktails out of a caboose. ‘Very, very Victorian’ The restaurant’s name is a nod to the Victoria Station in London, built in the 1860s as a railway hub.
The caboose train was initially supposed to be a temporary replacement for the trolley rides with EL car #4293, which was in need of a $50,000 restoration. [23] As a result of a lack of interest within ITM, EL car #4293 never ran again. The caboose train became a staple of ITM's later operations and continued until ITM's eviction in 2018.