John Runte already owned the place next door, but when he saw the Red Rail Caboose on the market, he jumped at the chance to keep its engine running (figuratively speaking). He remodeled what was ...

Lorain’s Caboose 3855 is one step closer to welcoming the public onboard after a local company painted the interior of the steel railcar July 15. The Lorain Caboose Committee, of the Main Street ...

The caboose was last used in 1982 by the Terminal Railroad/TRRA in Granite City, Illinois, in the greater St. Louis metro ...

There’s a reason why there are so many vintage train enthusiasts all over the world – railway history is fascinating, and each train car or caboose has a story to tell. Luckily, some of them are still ...

Penny is big, nearly 10 feet wide, more than 13 feet tall, weighing in at 20 tons. She is not a Greyhound bus, or a giant blue whale, each of which weighs about the same. Penny, short for Pennsylvania ...

If folks can turn ambulances or army trucks into welcoming mobile homes, couldn’t they do the same with old train cars? Yes, they can. Instead of abandoning these cabooses with historical value, some ...

No one seems to know who painted the words “Please Save This Caboose,” on the side of old No. 582, but Norman and Elayne Planer of Upper Nazareth Township have decided to become the family who will do ...

NAMPA, Idaho (AP) - A group of train restoration volunteers has begun a yearlong process of renovating a 1942 Union Pacific caboose. The Idaho Press-Tribune reports that volunteers hope they'll have ...

Certainly, a store for train enthusiasts named Caboose should have a genuine, 27-ton caboose parked in a lot outside the business. And so it does. On cold days, smoke can be seen streaming from the ...

Built in 1947, the Southern Railroad caboose at the Hub City Railroad Museum is undergoing major repairs after water damage was discovered in the wooden floor system. The museum acquired the caboose ...

You can’t ride the train to Lake Geneva anymore, but you could sleep in one when you get there. A one-bedroom condominium made of two retired cabooses was listed this month for $75,000. The ...

The Painesville Railroad Museum‘s plans to renovate a 1927 B&O caboose are back on track after receiving a Western Reserve Junior Service League grant in the amount of $1,000. The grant is awarded to ...