This caboose turned condo seeks a permanent passenger for $125K

In the Wisconsin resort town of Lake Geneva, a quaint converted rail car is looking for a new permanent passenger.

Made up of three remodeled cabooses for a total of 960 square feet of living space, the unique abode is currently seeking $125,000 for sale.

“Tiny house alert! Looking for a seasonal retreat for friends and relatives? The largest set of cars available in years is now listed,” begins a listing for the residential choo-choo, which specifies that, although a former hotel ripe for a quirky Airbnb stay, no short-term rentals are allowed.

This particular caboose condo, unit H, was once a part of the End of the Line motel, a beloved inn composed of 43 retired and reimagined cabooses.

Run by a local family, the lodging was inspired after they purchased a caboose to serve as a guest house on their home property in 1982.

In December 1984, they opened End of the Line with dozens more cars they’d acquired from the Chicago and Northwestern and Milwaukee Road rail yards on a 1-mile stretch of abandoned railway, according to the listing, which is held by Chris Alexander of Century 21 Affiliated.

Come the late 1990s, the motel reached the end of its own line, and the cars were turned into condominiums, Crain’s reported in 2021, when a twin-caboose condo listed for $75,000.

Unit H boasts an expansive deck, two bedrooms, one bathroom and a shiny red facade with a black top.

The interior layout appears quite conventional, if rather narrow, with oddly spaced windows.

“Currently all units are owned,” notes the listing. “Cash buyers only as typical financing will be challenging.”