This next tiny house can be found in the middle of beautiful Lake Washington, nestled amid four acres of wooded land. The house was built inside of and old railroad boxcar and has 260 square feet. From the outsides it looks like a regular well-restored boxcar, but its interior is very stylish and modern. The car is placed on actual rails and it is owned by the Davidson family who, when on vacation, rent the car for those who are visiting the surroundings. The house has a fully equipped kitchen and a bathroom and it is both a perfect living space and a great place to spend a nice and quiet holiday. Don’t you agree?
Hello
This is not a Box Car.
Its a Baywiew Caboose.
Stay on track. Matti
Definitely not a box car. I keep seeing this sort of fundamental misuse/misunderstanding of terminology on the internet and its troubling.
Definitely not its. I keep seeing this sort of fundamental misuse/misunderstanding of terminology on the internet and it’s troubling. It’s is short for it is. Its is possessive.
*disclaimer – I am not a grammar snob, but wanted to point out a better way of correcting somebody. Throw in what was wrong with what they said at the end, not just that they got it wrong. It helps everybody in the end. Remember, kids. Knowledge is power!
I would love to see the floor plan on how this was done.
Maybe I’m not seeing the cupola that’s generally atop caboosi. Could very well be an old, really old boxcar.
You are right it is a old boxcar. you can see one cupola the other is there just can’t eally see it.
No it is definitely a Caboose- bay window – no cupola on this type.
Perfect, love that it has washer and Dryer. I could live in in with A/c and little wood burning stove.
look at the wheel on the back of the
car. Only a caboose would have that.
Many cabooses didn’t have cupolas. This is one such caboose.
This is great! It’s not a box car, though. It’s a bay window caboose. You can see one bay. The observation platform on one end is another clue. Box cars wouldn’t have that.
The middle of Lake Washington? Please elaborate.
My company can provide cabooses and boxcars for use as small homes. We have several available in the southern US. We are in the process of rebuilding an old Texas & Pacific newsprint boxcar into a house now. Should be able to build a modest 2×2 in it.
Unless this is on Mercer Island (and it may be, but I can’t find a reference), this tiny home is not in the middle of Lake Washington. It is, however, beautiful!
This is is a bay window caboose. This design did not have a cupola. The conductor would oversee the train from the side instead of from above.
well done good sir. Rail fans know.
My husband, a life-long train enthusiast, says it’s def a Bayview caboose, and an early one if not mistaken. Boxcars never had the porch on the end.
My son says he would love to live there, but not as a family, just by himself.
It IS a Bay Window Caboose. Anyone who argues is wrong. Why? Because it’s a Bay Window Caboose.
Does it really matter if they call it a boxcar or caboose? Really?
Whether caboose or boxcar it’s going no where fast
What ever it’s called,I love it
Major question: why no view of the sleeping quarters? No bed, not even a sofa or comfy chairs, what gives? Is it just kitchen, bathroom, laundry, hallways?
Any railroader knows a caboose or waycar when they see one.
I’m in Tenn zip is 37397 how do u del a caboose r they not be big to be del;d on a flat bed trailer just wondering? i have thought about one of these before just never ck’d into it . Info on how much one cost and with cost of move to tenn if you can give that info thanks.
Hi
How much would one of these built out cost.