Meaning of waycar | Babel Free

Definitions

A crewed railroad car attached to the end of a freight train, serving as the conductor’s office, lookout (often via a cupola), and living quarters—equivalent to a caboose. Used chiefly in North America, historically.

Examples

“The question certainly has two sides, some able managers thinking that keeping the locomotives circulating round without attaching any set practice of making a conductor, engineer, fireman and two brakemen follow a certain waycar and all keep together, taking out any engine which may be available for the run.”

“The waycar is the rear car on the train. It is generally called a caboose.”

“Crewmembers left their winter clothes in the waycar, another name for the caboose, hitched 56 cars behind the engine.”

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