the.com/guard van
the rolling fortress where the brakeman lived, the cargo hid, and the train ended.
brakeman's perchCrews rode it to hand-crank brakes before air systems
the cupolaRaised roof box let crew spot trouble down the line
caboose cousinBritain's answer to America's iconic red caboose
now obsoleteElectronic end-of-train devices replaced human guards entirely