The July 2019 Railpace notes the DCR has donated one of its three ex-Conrail bay window cabooses to Operation Toy Train. The caboose is ex-Conrail 21292 and here are some pictures:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/rspict ... ?id=518541
I visited the DCR shortly after it began operations and I asked the operations manager what plans the company had for the three cabooses. He said they would probably scrap them as they "cleaned up the property." I noted that cabooses are sought after by others and they may have some value other than scrapping. Fortunately it appears the DCR realized that too and has donated one to a worthy cause.
Let's hope the other two find good homes too. When I last saw them they were sitting just across the street from the station, but for many years they were further down the track and had been set upon by vandals who really tore them up. It will take some work to get them back in shape but they're not hopeless cases.
