Cabooses In Alabama

Consumed by Kudzu and rottang away in Alabama. What a shame!

This is the real SHAME in Andalusia! This caboose is being consumed by Kudzu and clumbling into oblivion. This caboose looked pretty good the last time I saw her on 2/26/2003. What a shame!

Since Ashford is an ACL town, they painted the caboose red and lettered it for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. While not accurate, it looks 110% better than it did the last time I saw it.

L&N Big Woody. Dr. Wilson's Hunting Cabin. Deep in the woods off James Road. A very BIG "THANK YOU" to Jerry Gehman for telling me about this caboose.

This beautiful FRISCO caboose belongs to FRISCO Railroad Historian Jerry Gehman. It is used as an office for his busihess. I really enjoyed my visit with Jerry.

When I took this picture the Principle of Alba Elementry School, where the caboose is/was located, was trying to find a home for it. School officials wanted it removed from the property. It may or may not be at the school now.

The caboose that was supposed to be here showed up in a Google Earth view, but upon arrival at the designated location no caboose was found. Just this empty space where it was supposed to be.

This caboose predates Roger Kirkpatrick's first Captive Cabeese In America book. It was used as a drive-in teller at the City National Bank along with a heavy weight observation car named "Dothan" and heavy weight baggage car. The bank resembled a railroad station. The bank and all the cars are gone today. The location of the cars is unknown. See http://trojan.troy.edu/community/wiregrass-archives/inventories/146.html for pictures of the caboose before installation at the bank. Do a FIND on "City National Bank"

Since the lighting was better and there"are less obstructions this is the "lesser" side of L&N 39.

This former Atlanta and Saint Andrews Bay, aka The Bay Line, steel, cupola caboose has the number 12 on it more times than 11, so I'm listing it as 12.

A former Reading caboose. A picture of this caboose in service is in the book CABINS, CRUMMIES, and HACKS, Vol. 2, on page 70