by planespotting
How many cabooses like Conrail Caboose #22137, usually on train ME-2, do you think are still in revenue service across the U.S.? Excluding tourist trains, is #22137 the last of its kind?
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by eolesen
I know of about a handful still actively used on the UP near Chicago, mostly on switching or local jobs where there's a long back-up move involved.
As for revenue vs. non-revenue service... I'd say they're still considered in revenue service if the railroad is being paid to move those cars from the yard to the customer's siding or a transloading track. If they're moving their own cars to storage or a repair facility, and need a caboose for safety/convenience reasons, that would probably be considered a non-revenue move.
As for revenue vs. non-revenue service... I'd say they're still considered in revenue service if the railroad is being paid to move those cars from the yard to the customer's siding or a transloading track. If they're moving their own cars to storage or a repair facility, and need a caboose for safety/convenience reasons, that would probably be considered a non-revenue move.
by lvrr325
A caboose carries no cargo and thus is not in revenue service.
A privately owned caboose move may generate revenue for the railroad but it's not technically in service either like a box car or hopper or what have you.
A privately owned caboose move may generate revenue for the railroad but it's not technically in service either like a box car or hopper or what have you.