# I Miss The Caboose, Dammit!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-the-caboose-dammit/169907>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 20, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-the-caboose-dammit/169907 "2003-04-20T20:10:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-the-caboose-dammit/169907/21 "2003-04-21T21:57:11Z")

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Cecil has also answered the question [Why don’t freight trains have cabooses anymore?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_282.html)

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-the-caboose-dammit/169907/22 "2003-06-05T14:26:40Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Quasimodem \*  
> **I live in a small town called Dallas, and we have a lot of freight trains come through at all hours. I don’t mind waiting to cross, but I do mind not seeing the Caboose anymore!**

Got a few grand lying around? [Why not buy one](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2177901239)?

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-the-caboose-dammit/169907/23 "2003-06-05T14:28:10Z")

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Whoops, wrong “Dallas”.

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**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-the-caboose-dammit/169907/24 "2003-06-05T17:17:58Z")

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Gee, **Quasi,** when I saw the thread title, I thought it was an anatomical lament related to your weight loss!

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