Caboose
A caboose is a crewed railcar coupled at the end of freight trains. These help to provide shelter for the crew at the end of the train who were required for shifting and switching duties, look out for load shifting, damage to equipment and cargo or check on overheating axles; these could also serve as accommodation for railroad workers on long haul shifts as well as acting as a conductor's office. With the advent of defect detectors and end-of-train devices and regulations requiring cabooses to be on the end of tr…
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Caboose is listed with Hot Wheels Railroad as its first catalog lane. The production window shown here is 1983 – 1985. Known designer credit: Larry Wood. Use the Description, Versions notes to confirm the casting before you price it.
- Discontinued Vehicles
- Hot Wheels Railroad
- Larry Wood Designs
- 1:64
- Rail Vehicles
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