Newbie caboose questions

This page on the American-Rails website should answer the questions posed.

What, me worry?

Like the general public, my favorite railcar, up to the bay window/wide vision era,. I have several books on them, am missing one on those of the CB&Q, and am unaware of an encyclopedic tome that captures photos of all/many of the "different" cabeese of the paat.

Alfred E Neuman posted:

This page on the American-Rails website should answer the questions posed.

What, me worry?

Thank you very much. It was a good, informative read.

A good book on PRR cabin cars (their term for cabooses) and for those on the LIRR as well is this one from NJ International. Out of print, but still able to be found if you have any interest in the Pennsylvania Railroad or the Long Island.

Tom

In my experience the location of the cupola was based on the interior layout. One end of the caboose may have been sleeping space, the conductors desk and included the stove. The other end was the toilet and sink.  The area below the cupola floor was storage cabinets.  The bay window design was developed when freight cars got so tall that riding in the cupola provide no view of the train ahead. My most vivid memories of riding in a caboose were hearing the slack coming and hanging on for dear life.  They are fun to look at, but I sure am glad they are gone.