Trains Books: Guide to North American Cabooses (KAL-01313)

Product No.: KAL-01313

Title: Trains Books: Guide to North American Cabooses
Author(s): Byron, Carl R. & Heimburger, Don
Illustrator(s): N/A
Publisher: Kalmbach Media
ISBN: 9781627008334

Condition: New

Binding: Softcover
Dust Jacket: New
Edition: 1st Edition
Publication Year: 2021

Features: 224 Pages with Colour & Black/White Photos.

Get the go-to source for history and operation of North American cabooses! This 224-page book, written by Carl Byron with Don Heimburger, explains why cabooses existed, how they evolved, how they were used, and why they eventually disappeared. Guide to North American Cabooses shows and explains designs common to regions as well as designs specific to many individual railroads, closing with the common International-built bay-window and wide-cupola cabooses that appeared on railroads across the country.

You’ll find details on:

• What employees did while aboard.
• How cabooses often served as living quarters for crews during the steam era.
• Information on operation and roles of crew members.
  
• Types of cabooses including four-wheel bobbers, wooden, steel, bay-window and wide-cupola.
• And more!