Detroit & Mackinac Railway Caboose, circa 1912
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The caboose was the conductor's office, the crew's quarters, and -- from the elevated cupola -- a place to spot problems on the train. By the 1980s, the caboose was made obsolete by new technologies and smaller crews. This car served on Michigan's Detroit & Mackinac Railway, which operated a 200-mile route between Bay City and Cheboygan along the Lake Huron shoreline.
The caboose was the conductor's office, the crew's quarters, and -- from the elevated cupola -- a place to spot problems on the train. By the 1980s, the caboose was made obsolete by new technologies and smaller crews. This car served on Michigan's Detroit & Mackinac Railway, which operated a 200-mile route between Bay City and Cheboygan along the Lake Huron shoreline.
Artifact
Caboose
Date Made
circa 1912
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Railroad Junction District
Object ID
79.15.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift by the Detroit and Mackinac Railway and Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Pinkerton, Jr.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Steel (Alloy)
Color
Red
Yellow (Color)
White (Color)
Inscriptions
painted on side: DETROIT & MACKINAC on caboose: W 52
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