Santa Fe Railroad caboose you can live in on sale for $245,000 in Marfa
April 2, 2021Updated: April 2, 2021 2:58 p.m.
A train caboose with a rich history that you can also live in is on sale in Marfa, Texas for $245,000.
The Santa Fe Railroad Steel Caboose, located at 1400 W. Fremont Street, is one of only three cabooses of this type that were made by the railroad company in 1948. The caboose is unique because it lacks a cupola — a small windowed perch on the roof where the crew could sit in an elevated seat to look over the train. The lack of the cupola allowed the train it to fit into the tunnels on the Santa Rita mine line in New Mexico.
The caboose was in use for 36 years, acting as a “home-away-from-home” for railroad engineers, the Zillow listing says. It has since served as a backyard retreat during the last 40 years.
The caboose, which has been listed on Zillow for nearly a year, sits on .29 acres and offers views of the Sweeping Davis Mountain. There are no heating or cooling features for the home.
It is listed as having no bedrooms and one half bath. It is 400-square feet and has a number of original features inside the caboose.
The property is listed by Lauren Meader Fowlkes with Far West Texas Realty.
1400 W. Fremont Street, Marfa, Texas
Odessa Board of Realtors
1400 W. Fremont Street, Marfa, Texas
Odessa Board of Realtors
1400 W. Fremont Street, Marfa, Texas
Odessa Board of Realtors
1400 W. Fremont Street, Marfa, Texas
Odessa Board of Realtors
1400 W. Fremont Street, Marfa, Texas
Odessa Board of Realtors
1400 W. Fremont Street, Marfa, Texas
Odessa Board of Realtors
1400 W. Fremont Street, Marfa, Texas
Odessa Board of Realtors
1400 W. Fremont Street, Marfa, Texas
Odessa Board of Realtors
1400 W. Fremont Street, Marfa, Texas
Odessa Board of Realtors
1400 W. Fremont Street, Marfa, Texas
Odessa Board of Realtors
1400 W. Fremont Street, Marfa, Texas
Odessa Board of Realtors
1400 W. Fremont Street, Marfa, Texas
Odessa Board of Realtors
1400 W. Fremont Street, Marfa, Texas
Odessa Board of Realtors
