[13855] This Burlington Caboose, #13855, is a “cupola” [cữpolặ] style caboose. The caboose is like a home and office on wheels for the Conductor and the Brakeman. They would sit in the seats up in the cupola, on either side of the car and watch the train for signs of problems. Some problems they were watching out for are: smoke from a wheel indicating a “hot box”, the freight the train is carrying hanging over the side of a car, or if they saw dirt and dust flying it meant they had a car off the rails! This Caboose was heated by a wood stove, but it did have running water and a toilet that flushed onto the tracks. Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy #13855 is a wood-sided "waycar," as the CB&Q called its cabooses. Vous savez tout !