Any cabooses left in operations?

any cabooses left in operations ? I sincerely doubt it, but what a thought!
Maine Eastern passenger rail flies by here almost every morning at 9:20am, blatting it's horn- great sound...wish I could set up a cam to show it-usually 6-7 passenger cars full.

Montreal Maine & Atlantic has three or four of them! But they are for remote control operations in the yards. You won't see them bringing up the rear of a road freight, unfortunately.

The MMA has 4 VB's in operation. I'm actually going on the trip to Rockland the 29th, so I'll be sure to get photos and stuff for y'all!

The New Brunswick Southern operates a caboose on a local out of St. Stephens.

if i owned a RR company, i think i'd put them on the end unmanned just for nostalgic purposes. doesnt realy hurt anything.

I think we failed to answer the original question- are there any cabooses in use on Guilford?

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Guilford no longer exists.

Pan Am does not have any cabooses anymore. They used to have one down in the Boston area, used as a platform for the conductor to stand on during lengthy reverse moves, but I'm 99% certain it's gone.

MEC407 wrote:Guilford no longer exists.

Pan Am does not have any cabooses anymore. They used to have one down in the Boston area, used as a platform for the conductor to stand on during lengthy reverse moves, but I'm 99% certain it's gone.

Yep, it is gone. Anyone know where it wound up?

Hi All,

You would be hard pressed to see a long freight with a caboose on its tail these days. However, for a short line, with a freight of half a dozen cars or so, not too terribly hard to find. One can easily find cabeese being used at RR and trolley museums. Orange Empire RR museum has had at least half a dozen cabeese in use for quite some time now. Mostly Santa Fe and Union Pacific. Nice collection of cupolas and bay windows. And most importantly, you are invited to ride in these cabeese. All Aboard !!!

The NH Northcoast has a caboose, NHN 100. However, it was "customized" by its previous owner with large windows and fancy seating and other goodies and only sees service on special occasions, such as for state and local officials during foliage season and the like.

They did own an ex-MEC caboose for several years in the 90's, but sold it to some line in Ohio.

Dick

B&M 491, 493, were used in Ayer and Fitchburg

I saw an bright orange caboose(didn't get the number) a few times on the ipswich /newburyport line recently. It was behind 3 uncovered hoppers bringing material to the beverly/salem bridge construction site. Pretty cool.

MM&A does indeed have 4 Cabooses in remote operation. Next upgrade maybe to install wireless hi speed in them ofr consists handling

I can vouch on this, Cabooses make great platforms to install and operate Remote Control Locomotive systems on.

MEC407 wrote:Guilford no longer exists.

Pan Am does not have any cabooses anymore. They used to have one down in the Boston area, used as a platform for the conductor to stand on during lengthy reverse moves, but I'm 99% certain it's gone.

Was that the one they used for the Water Town Branch? I remember seeing a few pictures of the train on the water town branch with a Caboose leading the way.

BTW shouldn't the forum name be Pan Am Railways without the Guilford Rail Systems in it, if Guilford doesn't exist?