When Jim’s brother was alive he liked toys – and one of the toys he bought was a caboose that he had delivered and set on a short set of rails in his private park. For those of you who have always wondered what the inside of a caboose looks like, well here is your private tour.
Seats up high on each side for observation.
Desk for working.
Telephone over desk for communication.
Stove to keep things cozy.
Two bunks plus another at the other end.
Lavatory with a toilet.
Table and two benches for eating – but no kitchen.
Not a top-floor penthouse with view.
The End!
This may be the end of the caboose but not of the fun. You can join in by visiting Frizz and his merry band of alphabet chasers by clicking here. Best part is that Frizz will serenade you if you visit – but unfortunately not with Chattanooga Choo Choo.
It’s perfect !
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A happy thanks to you for visiting and commenting. 🙂
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What a lovely post! When my daughter was in middle school she and her friends spent a night in a caboose. Not my idea of a good time. 🙂
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Mine, either. They are not very cushy. Thanks for the fun comment.
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I have never heard of a caboose before, so I looked it up in the OED. Here is what I read:
1 A small kitchen on the deck of a ship. M18. ▸ b An oven or fireplace erected on land. E19.
2 A hut, a cabin; a poor dwelling. Chiefly N. Amer. E19. ▸ b A prison, a lock-up. slang (orig. US). M19. ▸ c A mobile hut or bunkhouse. Canad. E20.
3 A guard’s van on a train; a car for workmen etc. on a goods train. N. Amer. M19.
4 A person’s buttocks. US slang. E20.
Thansk for the pix and the education!
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Sorry but you got spammed – I just found your comment. My caboose is number 3 and is the last car on a train. I grinned when I saw that OED included 4. This is usually said as in “She has a big caboose.” Not a compliment.
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How cool! Thanks for the tour 🙂
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My pleasure, RoSy. Sorry the ride couldn’t be longer. 🙂
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I imagine that delivery process to be difficult and expensive – but I’m glad you shared the results with us 🙂
I think old trains – like old barns – are of such photographic interest to me because they are from a time that has recently slipped by.
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You are right about this being an expensive and difficult delivery. It is placed in a wooded area – requiring a very large tractor & trailer plus a crane. I wish I had been there to see it.
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Beautiful location! It’s a cool idea 🙂
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WOW! Nice to have on one’s property. Thanks for sharing your wonderful photos.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
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My pleasure, Francine. 🙂
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Cool photos – all the comforts of home inside one of those:-) who knew?
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Thanks, Nora. All it needs is a bit of decorating – a little color on the walls, a vase of flowers. 🙂
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Love it!
I have this one in scale 1:160. To small to live in!
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I have always been fascinated by model railroads – and 1:160 is really small. Wow.
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yes, it is called N-scale (N-Gauge)
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wonderful machine to live in, Pat!
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what a surprise to find a caboose in the garden!
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Not easy getting it there. 😉
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Wow, that’s really cool!
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😀
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