The refugees who arrived in Halifax in 1783 were so numerous that hundreds had to be placed in the churches or in cabooses taken from the transports and ranged along the streets.
"Canada under British Rule 1760-1900"
John G. Bourinot
Axe in hand, he leaped down to the narrow ledge formed by the bumper in front of the cabooses-driving his face into the front of the caboose; and he only grasped the steel rod leading from the brake-chains to the wheel on the roof in time to avoid falling half stunned between the front of the caboose and the rear of the logging-truck.
"The Valley of the Giants"
Peter B. Kyne
"We're on the home stretch," he admitted, "and old Fourteen and Twenty-two will look pretty good to us, after cook-cars and cabooses."
"Neighbours"
Robert Stead