End of the Line

• The caboose was the last railcar at the end of a train (usually a freight train)…end of the line (The caboose provided accommodations for the brakeman and the conductor)
• The caboose was phased out of service by the railroad companies in the mid-80s…end of the line
• The caboose in the artwork is parked on rail spur after being taken out of service…end of the line.
• “The Traveling “Wilburys” musical group of Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty wrote and sand “The End of the Line”.
• The I.C. & S.C. R.R. lettering on the caboose is based on lyrics from a Doobie Brothers song, “Long Train Running…lyrics..."the Illinois Central and Southern Central Freight"