Erie was an early adopter of the all-steel bay window caboose, receiving their first phase 1 example in 1952. Erie was also the first Class One railroad to be completely “radio equipped” with radios in all road service locomotives, cabooses, dispatcher offices, towers and operator locations. This innovation was proudly proclaimed on their latest cabooses. Erie’s phase 1 caboose fleet passed intact to successor Erie-Lackawanna in 1960.