A car, usually placed at the end of a freight train, in which the conductor has an office and living quarters With increasing use of computer controls, cabooses are being replaced with ETD (End of Train Device) or FRED (Flashing Rear End Device)See Also: End of train device Flashing rear end device
a small railway carriage at the back of a train, usually where the person in charge of it travels British Equivalent: guard's van (cabuis, from kabuse)