Jim Dotzenrod bought a train caboose in 2016. The year before, Jim, 65, from Decorah, Iowa, had completely renovated a silo on his property and turned it into an Airbnb. According to his daughter ...

Lorain’s Caboose 3855 is one step closer to welcoming the public onboard after a local company painted the interior of the steel railcar July 15. The Lorain Caboose Committee, of the Main Street ...

A father and daughter have created one cool place to lay your head while giving new life to old train rolling stock. In northeast Iowa sits an old SOO Line caboose overlooking a horse pasture. Inside ...

If folks can turn ambulances or army trucks into welcoming mobile homes, couldn’t they do the same with old train cars? Yes, they can. Instead of abandoning these cabooses with historical value, some ...

Long before glamping was a trend and tiny living was so prevalent, someone had the great idea of renovating an old caboose and turning it into a guest cottage. That caboose is still around today and ...

John Runte already owned the place next door, but when he saw the Red Rail Caboose on the market, he jumped at the chance to keep its engine running (figuratively speaking). He remodeled what was ...

A piece of railroad history that was preserved by the Smithsonian has found a home with the Stewartstown Railroad, where it will be lovingly restored after decades sitting at a museum. What makes the ...

NAMPA, Idaho (AP) - A group of train restoration volunteers has begun a yearlong process of renovating a 1942 Union Pacific caboose. The Idaho Press-Tribune reports that volunteers hope they'll have ...

Restoration work in Shepherd has been recently completed on the Ann Arbor Railroad caboose. The Ann Arbor Railroad caboose is a part of Shepherd’s Railroad Depot Museum located West Wright Avenue. The ...

Built in 1947, the Southern Railroad caboose at the Hub City Railroad Museum is undergoing major repairs after water damage was discovered in the wooden floor system. The museum acquired the caboose ...

The Painesville Railroad Museum‘s plans to renovate a 1927 B&O caboose are back on track after receiving a Western Reserve Junior Service League grant in the amount of $1,000. The grant is awarded to ...

Certainly, a store for train enthusiasts named Caboose should have a genuine, 27-ton caboose parked in a lot outside the business. And so it does. On cold days, smoke can be seen streaming from the ...