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Family bought an abandoned train car from 1909 for $3,000 and turned it into an Airbnb that brings in over $90,000 a year—take a look inside

When Deary, Idaho native Isaac French's dad saw an abandoned train car on a neighbor's farm, he knew there was potential for something great. The car, built in the 1900s, had been sitting in the same ...
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Family's abandoned train car turned Airbnb brings in up to $110,000 a year: ‘Our dreams were surpassed'

In 2020, Isaac French, 27, and his family purchased a train car that had been sitting abandoned on a neighbor's farm in Deary, Idaho. They paid just $3,000. Train car number 306 was built in the 1900s ...
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Abandoned train cars moved after sitting near a Northwest Iowa town for over 2 decades

SUPERIOR, Iowa (KUOO) - If you regularly travel on Northwest Iowa’s Highway 9 between Spirit Lake and Superior, chances are you’ve noticed some abandoned train cars have been moved. KUOO is reporting ...
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Driving a Mini Truck on a 117-Year-Old Abandoned Railroad

After three months of building a mini truck that can ride both road and rail, we finally return for a last shot at crossing a 117-year-old trestle. The previous attempt ended at a blocked track and a ...