| GBW #101 was a transfer caboose built in the 1960s from an old wooden
caboose underframe.
We'll let photographer Bob Schoneman describe this shot: "Why is it whenever I go out to photograph billboards, a train gets in the way? GBW local's conductor gets back into the warmth of hack 101 on the shove back up to Biron Mill. Highway 54. True meaning of point n shoot. Guilty as charged. :-)" A transfer caboose was designed for short-haul trips; they usually featured a short car body and spacious end platforms to give the rear-end crew plenty of room to observe the train during transit. In this case, GBW #101 was being used on the back-up maneuver on the 2-mile Biron Spur. |
From the collection of Bob Schoneman,
undated.
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