Baltimore & Ohio Caboose 1775

Built in 1907 by the Buffalo & Susquehanna Railway. Bobber cabooses were a single-framed truck with two axles. They would sway back and forth on the rough track or sharp curves. They wouldn't be practical for trains traveling long distances. However, they would be beneficial on local trains operating on branch lines, for example. The Buffalo & Susquehanna Railway would transport primarily lumber and coal within Pennsylvania. When the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad absorbed the Buffalo & Susquehanna Railway in 1931, all the rail equipment, including this caboose, became Baltimore & Ohio Railroad property. This caboose got upgraded with beds, a desk for the conductor, and a cooking facility because not only would it be used by the crew on duty, but they would carry another crew as well for the next shift or other railroad employees to or from their jobs. In 1952, Caboose 1775 retired and was sent to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum, where it is displayed in the roundhouse today.