The caboose punctuated the train. Standing vigil, the caboose watched over the train as it rolled safely into the night.
As the train thundered onward, a friendly wave from the conductor meant all was well. The train and its crew continued onward down the track.
The caboose worked as an office and as a bunkhouse. Crews cooked meals and warmed themselves by its stove. The caboose stood as the guardian of the train.
America's communities have embraced the caboose. Cabooses serve as chambers of commerce and act as libraries. Many cabooses have found a new life as hotels.
To many, a caboose is a symbol of America's wanderlust. The caboose followed its train always on an endless journey, however, always with somewhere to go.
Perhaps this fuels our love affair with the caboose. Not just an icon of the railroad, but an icon of America.
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