NBC Washington

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 ...
NBC Connecticut

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 ...
CNBC

We bought an abandoned train car for $3,000—and spent $150K renovating

Isaac French, 27, and his family bought and transformed a $3,000 abandoned train car into an Airbnb in Deary, Idaho. After investing around $150,000 in renovations with his family, the 100-year-old ...