A caboose was attached with the conductor away from terminal and at home.
It was his responsibility to keep it clean and be sure maintainance was preformed as needed.
In some cases ,the conductors actually stayed on the cab at a mine or outlying terminals without lodging.
But most cases the caboose was cut off on the fly when the train was entering the final track and moved over to a cab track for storage until the conductor reported again for duty at away or home terminal.
