In years past, when railroad crews were out on the road the caboose was their mobile hotel.   Before “hours of service” legislation, crews could be road-bound for days.

aboose cookery is just one more lost art. A picture is worth a thousand words, these pix are no exception. These were days before the FDA, OSHA and hand sanitizer.   Yes, a few farmers along the way occasionally “lost” a chicken or two. 

Eat well boys, it is a long road home.  Photos from New York Central System, as seen in Railroad Magazine, June 1955