text: A few years ago we took a detailed look at Canada’s Grand Railway Hotels (parts 1, 2, 3). To look at things from the opposite perspective, there are a surprising number of train carriages around the world which serve as hotels. Perhaps the largest collection of these is the Red Caboose Motel in Strasburg, Pennsylvania. With rooms spread across 46 cabooses1, the motel offers a variety of accommodation, including a honeymoon suite with jacuzzi! There is also a restaurant housed in a train carriage. The Red Caboose is popular with people visiting the nearby Strasburg Railroad which runs…