Caboose Trackside Office?

It depends on how mangled you want it. Some sat on the ground with the step wells cut off. Others like the k-line version had skirting around the trucks.

Paul:  This was a fairly common use of old cars for yard offices, locker rooms, and even RR stations.  The RR's never wanted to spend a lot for the comfort of their employees.  I've even seen where passenger cars were removed from their trucks and used for different purposes.  I think that it was a Milwaukee Road car that was even used as a foot bridge on a golf course.

 

You could just use your imagination and come up with a lot of ideas of your own and I guarantee that you'd find a prototype for it somewhere, sometime.

 

Paul Fischer.

If you google "caboose yard office" and click on images you have quite a selection of prototype (and model) applications to choose from.

John Shepherd-Thanks a lot! I found a bunch of ideas.

Paul-Thanks also, I'll look in some of my Milw Rd books.

I would think local building codes, weather, wildlife habits, and the yard boss would determine skirting needs on each.

 

 A power drop from a utility pole, and/or and the meter! Even mounted on the pole!(era), a woodpile, fuel oil, or propane tank outside, would make it stand out best.

Garbage cans, fenced area, Mailbox, Entrance steps and

 handrails, they would be nice.

Light near the door, potted plant, and/or Office sign are little hints too.

Well used gravel parking lot, a parked hi-rail car/truck. Id put it on a siding like it could still be mobile in minutes if needed, leaving steps and all behind.