Can't get your hands on a trendy Airstream? Opt instead for a charming railcar — you may not be able to hitch it up to your truck and tow it, but it makes for such a live-in conversation piece. We've seen them parked on abandoned tracks in the middle of town and set up on a little slice of country. Here are a few of our favorites.

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1. A train car home in Portland
2. The Davidson's 1949 Railroad Caboose House Tour
3. Marcia's Soo Line Caboose at the Tiny House Blog
4 and 5. The Cabooses at Red Caboose Getaways

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• Train Car Home in Portland
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(Images: 1. Laurie Holland; 2. Anne Reagan | Apartment Therapy; 3. Marcia Weber | Tiny House Blog; 4+5. Red Caboose Getaways)