GTW 79169 Caboose - Rivière-du-Loup, QC
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N 47° 49.803 W 069° 32.689
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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
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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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Visit Instructions:
Please visit the location of the caboose, brake van, or guard van, provide visit details through photo or narrative.