The Alaska Railroad was one of the last railroads in North America to use cabooses in regular service and still uses them on some gravel trains.
ðɪ ɐlˈæskɚ ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə lˈæst ɹˈeɪlɹoʊdz ɪn nˈɔːɹθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə tə jˈuːz kˈæbuːsᵻz ɪn ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ sˈɜːvɪs ænd stˈɪl jˈuːzᵻz ðˌɛm ˌɔn sˌʌm ɡɹˈævəl tɹˈeɪnz.