The Caboose
During the heyday of railroad travel, a train caboose was usually reserved for the railroad crew and given playful names such as “monkey wagon” or “dog house”. These days, with train travel less...
View ArticleMarcia’s Soo Line Caboose
Marcia Weber lives full-time in a Soo Line train caboose that was built in 1909. She purchased the caboose with her husband at the Tunerville Station in Whippany, New Jersey in 1975 from an ad in the...
View ArticleOsmosis Day Spa Caboose
For this Christmas Eve, I thought I would do a post on a couple of classic, red cabooses that have been made into the offices of the beautiful Osmosis Day Spa in Freestone, California. Osmosis is...
View ArticleMarcia’s Caboose on HGTV
Admirers of Marcia’s Soo Line Caboose, which was featured in 2011 on the Tiny House Blog, will be able to get more of their caboose fix at the end of the month. Marcia’s tiny house, built in 1909, will...
View ArticleHal’s Caboose
by Hal McClendonSome of you may have seen the article of the little cabin on wheels Kent published on this blog May 29th, 2013. Thanks to all who commented on the post. Anyways, that post drew interest...
View ArticleAll Aboard: Tiny Houses Take to the Rails
“…what thrills me about trains is not their size or their equipment but the fact that they are moving, that they embody a connection between unseen places.” ~ Marianne Wiggins I remember the first few...
View ArticleLittle Green Caboose
My dad Don Edmondson, was an artist/woodworker. He built three full size gypsy caravans in his lifetime. In the early 1990’s he built a caboose looking trailer in Maui. He put it in the jungle and used...
View ArticleArthur, A Charming Caboose on Wheels
The Latest Tiny House at Tiny Digs, a Portland HotelFew things have captured America's imagination like the long and romantic history of the railroad and now in modern day, the tiny house on wheels....
View ArticleThe Ever-Evolving Caravan, the first Tiny House Hotel
Caravan is nestled in the vibrant northeast corner of Portland. It opened in the summer of 2013 and was the first ever hotel of its kind in Oregon and across the globe. Not only did Caravan seamlessly...
View ArticleTrain Cars, Rafting and Ziplines in Caboose Village
There is something about the caboose and historic train cars that sparks both nostalgia and wonder with people who love tiny houses (and trains.) So having several of them in one location, a location...
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