Any railroad I worked for had caboose servicing tracks in each yard. Light repairs were done on the RIP track and heavy repairs were shipped to a designated heavy repair point. Caboose hops were used frequently and it was also not uncommon to see more than a couple cabooses on a train. During the daylight hours we would send a local or yard cut out with a red flag in the knuckle if no caboose was available.
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