Caboose: The Gateway to Northwestern Ontario History

Caboose

Description

Media Type:: Image
Item Type:: Photographs
Description:: A closer view of the caboose at the Rainy River Heritage Square Museum. Each caboose was numbered and assigned to a conductor. In the early years, the caboose was equipped with a pot bellied stove, ice box and sleeping quarters for the trainmen on the train. With the 'Run Through', sleeping quarters were terminated along with the well known red caboose trademark on the railway.
Subject(s):: Railroad cabooses
Transportation
Canadian National Railways
Language Of Item:: English
Geographic Coverage:: Canada - Ontario - Rainy River

Latitude: 48.71664
Longitude: -94.56711
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Contact:: Rainy River Heritage Square Museum
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