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Title
Just Needs Buffing
Artist
David Neace CPX
Medium
Drawing - Colored Pencil
Description
The Caboose has not been used on trains since the mid 1980's. With regulations and improvements in safety, cabooses where cut from trains to save money.
Here is what Wikipedia says about cabooses. "A caboose is a manned North American railroad car coupled at the end of a freight train. Cabooses provide shelter for crew at the end of a train, who were formerly required in switching and shunting, keeping a lookout for load shifting, damage to equipment and cargo, and overheating axles.
Originally flatcars fitted with cabins or modified box cars, they later became purpose-built with projections above or to the sides of the car to allow crew to observe the train from shelter. The caboose also served as the conductor's office, and on long routes included sleeping accommodations and cooking facilities.
A similar railroad car, the brake van, was used on British and Commonwealth railways (the role has since been replaced by the crew car in Australia). On trains not fitted with continuous brakes, brake vans provided a supplementary braking system, and they helped keep chain couplings taut.
Cabooses were used on every freight train in the United States until the 1980s when safety laws requiring the presence of cabooses and full crews were relaxed. Developments in monitoring and safety technology, such as lineside defect detectors and end-of-train devices, resulted in crew reductions and the phasing out of caboose cars. Nowadays, they are generally only used on rail maintenance or hazardous materials trains, as a platform for crew on industrial spur lines when it is required to make long reverse movements, or on heritage and tourist railroads.
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February 20th, 2021
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Montvale, VA - United States
drawn very realistically and definitely a wonderful art even without the buffing. L/F/Pin
Aurora, Mo - United States
Love this! You are absolutely masterful with colored pencil! Reminds me of a childhood story- The Boxcar Children
Zeeland, MI - United States
What a fine old car a caboose was! I used to love to watch for them at the ends of trains because they were usually so unique in appearance! Gorgeous piece, David, F
Voskresensk, Mo - Russian Federation
Amazing! It's just wonderful! Perfect painting for home, office or cafe! L.F.
Zeeland, MI - United States
another of your masterful train/rust drawings, David - adding to my Faves!
Cambridge, ON - Canada
Fantastic drawing of this rusty old caboose, David! Gorgeous colors, style and composition! What a wonderful tiny house this would make! L/F
Piney Flats, TN - United States
So very beautiful, David... I always amazed at your artwork... Incredibly beautiful!
Los Angeles, CA - United States
Masterfully done, David! Your ability to transport one back in time is truly impressive. Your narratives are also so very informative! L/F
Bradford, VT - United States
Another masterpiece David, you really captured that old rusty texture with your colored pencils, what a master you are! F/L
Monrovia, MD - United States
My husband use to take me to the train museums and to older train stations to take photos. Fabulous. L/F/T
Ellijay, GA - United States
This is a spectacular colored pencil drawing. The colors of the metal are so realistic and the depth and perspective are perfect. Love this piece.
Merritt Island, Fl - United States
Absolutely beautiful, David. Love your wonderful textures and details. Great perspective and composition. f/l
Kerrville, Te - United States
I especially like the way you have portrayed the patina on this old beauty! l/f
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