Warrenton in Fauquier County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Railroad Caboose
History of the Warrenton Branch
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 13, 2020
1. The Railroad Caboose Marker
Inscription.
The Railroad Caboose. History of the Warrenton Branch. For more than a century the railroad caboose was a fixture of the end of freight trains. The caboose provided a sheltered vantage point from which train crews could watch the cars ahead, cook and eat their meals, do their paperwork, and sleep after a long day on the rails. It was their home away from home. After many years, it became evident that new technology would slowly diminish the need for cabooses. Today, railroad crews ride in the locomotive and electronic devices monitor the train. The caboose is now a thing of the past.
For more than a century the railroad caboose was a fixture of the end of freight trains. The caboose provided a sheltered vantage point from which train crews could watch the cars ahead, cook and eat their meals, do their paperwork, and sleep after a long day on the rails. It was their home away from home. After many years, it became evident that new technology would slowly diminish the need for cabooses. Today, railroad crews ride in the locomotive and electronic devices monitor the train. The caboose is now a thing of the past.
Location. 38° 42.644′ N, 77° 47.688′ W. Marker is in Warrenton, Virginia, in Fauquier County. It is on Warrenton Branch Greenway just south of South 4th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 79 S 4th St, Warrenton VA 20186, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically
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in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 13, 2020
2. The Railroad Caboose Marker
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 13, 2020
3. Dedication plaque in front of the caboose
Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 890 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 13, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
