Caboose

==Description==
A caboose is a crewed railcar coupled at the end of freight trains. These help to provide shelter for the crew at the end of the train who were required for shifting and switching duties, look out for load shifting, damage to equipment and cargo or check on overheating axles; these could also serve as accommodation for railroad workers on long haul shifts as well as acting as a conductor's office. With the advent of defect detectors and end-of-train devices and regulations requiring cabooses to be on the end of trains relaxed, the caboose was phased out of use; these are now mainly used on heritage railroads and for rail maintenance trains.
This model depicts a standard cupola caboose with a black smokestack. Pushing the smokestack in causes a brakeman to emerge from the caboose.
==Versions==
The Caboose has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
Col #	Year	Series 	Color 	Accent color	Railroad / Company Represented 	Base Color / Type	Train #	Toy #	Country 	Notes / Variations 	Photo
 	1983	Hot Wheels Railroad 	Red 	Red 	Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 	Black / Metal 	412742 	5591 	Hong Kong	Named Santa Fe Caboose 	
 	1983	Hot Wheels Railroad Iron Horse Steam Engine Gift Pack	Red 	Black 	Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 	Black / Metal 	412742 	2117 	Hong Kong	Hard to find 	
 	1983	Hot Wheels Railroad Timberland Express Gift Pack 	Red 	Red 	Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 	Black / Metal 	412742 	7115 	Hong Kong	Named Santa Fe CabooseIdentical to 5591 	
 	1983	Hot Wheels Railroad Banjo Flats Gift Pack 	Orange	Silver 	Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad	Black / Metal 	31478 	9591 	Hong Kong	Named Denver & Rio Grande Western CabooseHard to find	
 	1983	Hot Wheels Railroad Freight Yard 	Red 	Red 	Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 	Black / Metal 	412742 	5758 	Hong Kong	Named Santa Fe CabooseIdentical to 5591 	
 	1983	Hot Wheels Railroad Freight Yard 	Red 	Red 	Canadian National Railway 	Black / Metal 	79455 	5758 	Hong Kong	Canada-only release, very hard to find 	
Category:1983 Hot Wheels
Category:1984 Hot Wheels
Category:1985 Hot Wheels
Category:Discontinued Vehicles
Category:Hot Wheels Railroad
Category:Larry Wood Designs
Category:1:64
Category:Rail Vehicles