by TB Diamond
Many years ago, on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, my Grandfather was a freight conductor working out of Sayre, PA. Back then I was informed that freight conductors who held a regular job were assigned their own caboose. Grandpa kept his as neat as a pin, even to having curtains on the windows. Later, he went into passenger service and after this was cut back he went back into freight service. If recall is near correct, by this time all the caboose equipment was in a pool and was run through the various crew change points, with no more assigned to individual conductors.
When did the LVRR begin pooling caboose equipment? Or, did I misunderstand what I was told all those years ago?
When did the LVRR begin pooling caboose equipment? Or, did I misunderstand what I was told all those years ago?
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