Volunteer Dr. Henry Oles

Before radios and air brakes, train conductors, brakemen, and flagmen rode in the caboose to look for signs of trouble on the tracks. The caboose also served as an office for the train conductor. This Saturday volunteers from the Kyle Railroad Depot & Heritage Center and members of the Hays County Historical Commission hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the newly restored 1929 caboose that is housed at the center. The wooden caboose has been in the restora...