A brakeman would ride in the caboose and look out the cupola windows to make sure the train was properly functioning, Carpenito said. Cabooses were eventually replaced by a sensor on the last ...

When Duane Danielson boarded the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad on Sunday, he was just a train buff looking forward to riding in the cupola of the caboose. Before the trip between Chama ...