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Where Kit is from Amtrak has several commuter and medium distance trains that runs with anlocomotive on both ends.
If the loco dies they will put a cabbage or metroliner cabcar on the rear.
Some railroads (big and small) will use an old caboose (sometimes called a cab depending on local slang) on the other end of locals. In railroad terms these days it's called a "shoving platform".
This is what the opposite end locomotive does on some locals (switch crew rides that loco) and then use it for power instead of having to turn the train somewhere (if it's even an option).
If the loco dies they will put a cabbage or metroliner cabcar on the rear.
Some railroads (big and small) will use an old caboose (sometimes called a cab depending on local slang) on the other end of locals. In railroad terms these days it's called a "shoving platform".
This is what the opposite end locomotive does on some locals (switch crew rides that loco) and then use it for power instead of having to turn the train somewhere (if it's even an option).