caboose question

hello,
I wanted to ask if anyone here knew who i need to talk to at the railroad office about a caboose i may be interested in purchasing. It has been sitting in the same spot for more than 6 months and i get the feeling there may be something wrong with it and they are no longer using it. It is sitting by itself looking very lonely and i would love to put some track down in my huge backyard and sit a caboose on it. i just need to find out who i need to ask for general info on what is going on with this caboose.

 

A lot of times, you can find out about legitimate RR "surplus" from their websites or auction services.

It couldn't hurt to ask the nearest RR.

Harold

 

But wouldn't it be nice to have one in your backyard...

 

Depends on how much backyard you have...

 

Boxcab is right, read these stories to get an idea of what you are getting into before buying! (scroll down to the two stories under the "Red Caboose Motel" heading)

http://www.scsra.org/library/headlight/sum02/

Nelson

 

Boxcab is right, read these stories to get an idea of what you are getting into before buying! (scroll down to the two stories under the "Red Caboose Motel" heading)

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I'd also be willing to bet that that sucker will
be pretty nasty on the inside too! When railroads discontinued the use of cabooses
(cabeese?)they just let them "go to seed".
The few I ever worked in while with the BNSF
were nasty,nasty beasts. The company would
put fuel oil in them for the stove,which was "hit or miss" as to whether it would be
functional and the toilets were non-functional, as was the electrical system and the air guages.The only radios were our own "walkie-talkies".Every once in a while, someone would take a broom to them and sweep out the bigger chunks. Otherwise about all the shelter
they provided was from the wind,rain & snow(usually).

CT

 

Any update on the caboose??

Harold