My wife arranged it for my birthday! We spent a night at the Northern Rails B&B near Two Harbors, MN on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Northern Rails is made of a two rows of old boxcars that have a finished hall way between then and an enclosed roof overhead. On the outside they look industrial and weathered while the insides are well appointed and comfortable. The staff there love what they do and are very hospitable. We had a fun stay at a very unique place that any rail fan would enjoy.

The station-like house is the reception area and lobby...


Outside views. Most of the cars are former Southern Pacific, Northern Pacific, and Northwestern cars.


The rooms inside are narrow as you might expect, but long. They decided not to go too heavy on the rail theme in the rooms themselves. Windows offer pleasant views of trees and wilderness.




They did think to staff a "con-duck-tor" in the bathroom.


Here's the interior hallway...


Me at the door to our room. Its the small wooden door..not the big metal one!


What a great place to wake up 50!

Ralph

Modeling project, anyone? Very cool! :mrgreen:

Pretty neat! The campground near my home has a boxcar as a convenience store for the campers, and a caboose as well, but nothing like that.

nachoman Wrote:Modeling project, anyone? Very cool! :mrgreen:

Mmmmmmmm now theres an idea .... have to get my thinking cap on for it

Looks a great idea Ralph thanks for sharing with us

That is just too cool...as a prototype AND a model.

Looks like a great palce to wake up at any age.
Thanks for the pics.

Well, Im glad you enjoyed your stay, but really........ you took a North Shore vacation, and took NO Missabe pics for me?


Just kidding,. Looks like a cool place, Ill have to look into that sometime.

That's very cool Ralph!

Very cool. You get to sleep in a box car and don't even have to worry about the railroad cops.

Loren

Hobo Ralph..

Nice!

Looks like it all the comforts of home..

Oh yeah! Turn fifty, and become. . . . . . .freight!!!

Very coo idea, different, interesting, and yes, cool!

That's really neat!

- Dan

That is pretty cool!

Ralph, you hobo! So, where did the ride take you?

I must have hopped a "Turn" since I woke up in the same place I went to bed.
Ralph