A 78-year-old Columbia man lost his life when the railroad caboose where he was living caught fire Saturday. The victim, Robert Euge, was identified by St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr.

“And the Railroad Display Committee that had been taking care of it and using it for programming ... people are either dying off or unable physically to climb in and out of the caboose.

My first train set was from John English & Co. The three freight cars and caboose were pulled by a Pennsylvania Railroad ...