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They rarely use a caboose anymore. In the days before automatic braking systems, that was where the train's crew rode.
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The caboose was known as the brake van in the UK. It was where the train guard sat on a steam train. It had a hand wound brake in it that once operated would alert the driver who would brake the loco.
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Usually bunks for the crew along with a desk for the conductor to handle paperwork. It would also include bins for things like tools and spareparts and a stove of some sort for heating and cooking food since in the olden days the caboose was where the crew would stay before heading back to their home terminal. Nowadays crews just stay at a nearby motel before heading back. Transfer cabooses which were just used for local assignments or moving freight cars between yards on the other hand would just include benches and maybe a heater.
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