I am new to this forum, so if this question has already been addressed, my apologies....
I noted this morning while watching the Coast Starlight on the north side of Fresno on the UPRR that a local was heading northbound and the caboose said "Madera Flyer"... I'd noted that same caboose last week on a local north of Merced. Since when has UPRR started running a caboose on locals in California? And, are they actually named for the routes they normally run? Is this a "theme" caboose of some sort?
I noted this morning while watching the Coast Starlight on the north side of Fresno on the UPRR that a local was heading northbound and the caboose said "Madera Flyer"... I'd noted that same caboose last week on a local north of Merced. Since when has UPRR started running a caboose on locals in California? And, are they actually named for the routes they normally run? Is this a "theme" caboose of some sort?
