![]() ![]() Get yourself a caboose or a boxcar, and then prepare to spend about a million to renovate it with air conditioning, plumbing, a new electrical system and other boring things. One place is the Ozark Mountain Railcar in Missouri, which specializes in vintage railcars from 40 to 100 years old. But making an out-of-commission rustride into a cushy ride is where you really have to throw down. You can get an old railcar for about $200,000. You need to do annual inspections, carry insurance and install specific wiring required by Amtrak’s electrical systems. You have to give 30-day notice per trip and fill out a lot of paperwork. You’ll have to pay storage, and Amtrak charges $2-3,000 a month.ĭo you just show up with your railcar and a trailer hitch? Let’s explore this great way to invest money in something that’s off the rails.īut besides the railcar itself, that’s the only charge? It sounds ridiculous and fun and we’re totally, well, on board. ![]() Are millionaires running out of things to do? We applaud this story from The Robb Report and MSN about how you can purchase your own railroad train car, outfit it as lavishly as you’d like, and then pop it onto the back of an Amtrak train to be towed anywhere the line goes. ![]()
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