Cabooses were found at the end of most freight trains until the 1980s. They provide shelter for crew members located the rear of the train where they performed duties such as switching or backing maneuvers and observing the train for load shifting or overheating axles. They also served as the conductor’s office. Many cabooses were purpose-built while others were converted from boxcars or other car types.
Duluth Missabe & Iron Range #C-74
Type: Cupola Caboose
Builder: Duluth Minnesota & Northern
Build Date: 1924
Chicago & North Western #10802
Type: Drovers Caboose
Builder: American Car & Foundry
Build Date: 1909
Type: Cupola Caboose
Builder: Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul
Build Date: 1923
Type: Cupola Caboose
Builder: Haskell & Barker Car Co.
Build Date: 1909
Type: Cupola Caboose
Builder: Great Northern
Build Date: 1925
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific #17772
Type: Passenger/Baggage Caboose
Builder: Rebuilt by CRI&P
Build Date: 1940
Type: Cupola Caboose
Builder: Baltimore & Ohio
Build Date: 1925
Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha #6110
Type: Bay Window Caboose
Builder: Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha
Build Date: 1892
Type: Cupola Caboose
Builder: American Car & Foundry
Build Date: 1906
Duluth South Shore & Atlantic #570
Type: Cupola Caboose
Builder: Duluth South Shore & Atlantic
Build Date: 1913
Chicago & North Western #12476
Type: Cupola Caboose
Builder: Unconfirmed
Build Date: Prior to 1913
Type: Transfer Caboose
Builder: Rebuilt by Grant Truck Western
Build Date: 1975
Duluth South Shore & Atlantic #568
Type: Cupola Caboose
Builder: Duluth South Shore & Atlantic
Build Date: 1911
Type: Rib-Sided Bay Window Caboose
Builder: Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific
Build Date: 1939
Duluth Missabe & Iron Range #C-183
Type: Cupola Caboose
Builder: Duluth & Iron Range
Build Date: 1906
Type: Cupola Caboose
Builder: Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific
Build Date: 1929
Chicago Burlington & Quincy #15
Type: Cupola Caboose
Builder: Chicago Burlington & Quincy
Build Date: 1895
Type: Cupola Caboose
Builder: Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe
Build Date: 1948