GTW 79169 Caboose - Rivière-du-Loup, QC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Laval K-9
N 47° 49.803 W 069° 32.689
19T E 459225 N 5297554
A red Grand Trunk Western Railroad Caboose on static display in a municipal park.
Waymark Code: WMM2BB
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 07/07/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam
Views: 18

This GTW caboose is on display right besides the information centre located in the Parc du Campus-et-de-la-Cité on Boulevard Hôtel de Ville in Rivière-du-Loup.
A caboose represents an era gone by. Whith the invention of the EOT(End of Train Device), the caboose was no longer needed. Many have been put on static display across Canada for all to see upclose.
Current Use:
Park display


Type Of Caboose: Cupola, "Standard"

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