I find it hard to believe that it has been more than thirty years since soulless FREDs replaced cabooses (commonly known as "buggies" on the B&M) on the tail end of freights. This one was bringing up the rear of a westbound at Shelburne Falls.

Photographed by Tom Nelligan, August, 1971.
Added to the photo archive by Tom Nelligan, April 18, 2017.
Railroad: Boston & Maine.

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