I always though Caboose's were neat when I was a kid.. in fact in my lionel collection I have made it a point to collect differant PRR cabooses... Luckily I was able to watch trains with Caboose's into my teen years.. They went the way of the dinasour in the 80's when advancements in technology, the advent of the EOT's (End Of Train devices... also known as FRED's).. mixed with railroads attempting to save money by reducing crews on frieght trains, (caboose's were considered non-revenue cars) made the caboose no longer needed.... me though.. I still wish they ran them.. lol
