What Ever Happened to the Caboose? * (Train/Caboose Version) * Rockabilly/Country *The Altar Billies

[@TTAFTijuana028]

The reason why the cabooses had stop being released in the 1990's, is that they had to spend like $80,000 USD to get new cabooses, while a end-of-train device was more economic that costs $4,500 USD, now cabooses are now on childhood memories

[@TheAltarBillies]

Yes, but we still miss them

[@Willvr123]

Hi i like the song :)

[@Willvr123]

I mean i love it

[@TheAltarBillies]

Thank you..so sad about those cabooses though...we all miss them so much!

[@AtkataffTheAlpha]

First to comment and I gotta say, I do enjoy a good caboose at the end of the train, a brake coach, or a coach end car. It's satisfying even though nowadays we have cab cars, FRED, cabbage, and push-pull. Sometimes I wish to go back to the older days on trains to enjoy the rolling stock and locomotives of the past, a good break from the fast world that today is and enjoy something different.

[@TheAltarBillies]

I know how ya feel, there is just something about those simple days - less distractions, ya got more done, and freight trains had cabooses at the end!!

[@rycn1450]

The little red to caboose in and restaurant Lancaster Pennsylvania 24 years ago me and my wife stayed in Alaska caboose have a Happy New Year's thank you for your music

[@TheAltarBillies]

That is awesome, I have yet to see it myself, but we wanted to include a little bit of footage in it because it is so unique and definitely a special place for train enthusiasts and their families!

[@OklahomaRailfan_Productions]

great song! I'm only 13 so never got to see them :(

[@TheAltarBillies]

Thanks! So great to hear you like it...it's a fun one!

[@josesantiagodevicentemarti4031]

Ana...siempre cursando Madrid contigo/vosotrxs 👏👏👏👏👏🎶📽️🖋️📖🖌️🎨🐬

[@PeYaodaod]

tomas

[@PeYaodaod]

tomas

[@steves7896]

Great sound, brilliant lyrics! Good stuff!

[@TheAltarBillies]

Thank you so much!

[@jacksalvin364]

Some Cabooses survivors for the Tourists Railroads.

[@TheAltarBillies]

Ah yes!!1 Very true!!

[@deweyhall712]

It would be nice, if they brought the caboose back. Freight trains don't look right without them....

[@TheAltarBillies]

Yes...bring back the caboose!!!!

[@AmolschCougar]

1:21 red flashing light was all I saw

[@TheAltarBillies]

yup...All they have now on the back of a freight train is a lil ol FRED

[@Redwagon2012]

Is that a Strasburg caboose at 2:23

[@TheAltarBillies]

yes

[@kgw800]

Great song love all your train songs

[@TheAltarBillies]

Thank you! We appreciate the thumbs up!

[@jamesdakers6083]

Really enjoyed this one, big fan of the caboose from a brit on the other side of the pond :)

[@TheAltarBillies]

Thank you so much! We love the caboose too - and like you we miss them! Rock on my brother!!

[@harrycalahan1848]

beautiful song Alterbillies!

[@TheAltarBillies]

thank you so much

[@Redwagon2012]

Mark or hyce Made a video of the Cabooses stopped being used

[@TheAltarBillies]

Great...thanks for the info!

[@hamishthedockchugger351]

What about you make the whole version of the ballad of the big boy including the 4th verse

[@TheAltarBillies]

Yeah...we've thought about that...stay tuned brother!!

[@noracamacho07]

❤❤❤

[@TheAltarBillies]

Very kind of you!

[@BNSF4706]

How long does it take for each train song?

[@TheAltarBillies]

It takes us a while! for example the caboose song took about 30 hours to write and 40 to 50 hours to record and mix. The little intricate guitar lines in the song were quite a chore to articulate and arrange. The video is a whole other deal. All the work paid off because the song came out exactly the way we envisioned it - the song is sort of a cross between Glen Campbell and Johnny Rivers.

[@Andrew6967-xs6oj]

I've seen that red flashing light

[@TheAltarBillies]

Ha!!! yes indeed!

[@RebeccaMiller-v4z]

It's sad to say but they stopped using them years ago

[@TheAltarBillies]

Yup...it breaks my heart!

[@Max88-i8s]

I can only see cabooses in train museums

[@TheAltarBillies]

Very true...every once and a while you get lucky and actually see one on a train...but it is extremely rare

[@akahuddy1]

so sad

[@TheAltarBillies]

Yes it is!! Poor cabooses!!!

[@Dustinthemaroon9Flocomotive]

They did use them but only when the diesel locomotive is going backwards but besides that they were useless to the railroad company's so they scrapped them also to point out they had a new thing to help them I think I don't know

[@TheAltarBillies]

Very true!! Thank you!!