‘It Took $150,000 And A Lot Of Love, But Now It’s Making $105K A Year’

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In the rolling hills of Deary, Idaho, a forgotten piece of history sat quietly on a neighbor’s farm, collecting dust, rot and the occasional cat colony. Train car number 306, once a proud fixture of the Washington Idaho & Montana Railway, had been out of commission since the 1950s.

For decades, it remained parked and forgotten – until Isaac French’s dad spotted it and saw a glimmer of something extraordinary.

“My dad bought this 120-year-old train car for $3,000,” French, 27, shared in a viral X thread with over 16 million views. “It was a rotting, cat-infested wreck. After $149k and five months, we redeemed it.”

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