Lancaster County, PA - local news story on the Red Caboose Motel

We stayed there once but, in a mail or baggage (?) car which was divided into two bedrooms. Our granddaughter and her mom stayed in the one room while we had the other. It was pretty cool and of course we had breakfast there as well. It is perfect for that area with all of its railroad features, real and toy alike.

Mikki

I haven't stayed there, but did tour one of the rooms - very nice.  It's part of the concentration of excellent train-themed attractions that are all within about a half mile - Strasburg RR, RR Museum of PA, TCA museum, and Choo Choo Barn.

Have eaten a couple of good lunches in the diner.

I wish them the best of luck. When my kids were little we went to Strasburg several times a year. We stayed at the Red Caboose Motel and always had lunch at the restaurant. Great place to relax and watch the train go by.

Back in the day (40+ years ago?) the cabooses had B & W TVs embedded in the pot belly stoves!

We (Sue and I) were in that area last year, and again just recently, and never knew this place existed....darn!!!

Looks like another trip to the USA coming up!!

Peter.....Buco Australia.

So I can offer quite a bit of insight to this topic - the Owner and Manager, Tyler (and his Father Todd) is a close friend of mine all the way back to high school. His first train was an MTH Railking Genesis set with the Superliners and he's been in love with trains ever since.

I was a bit surprised about 10 years ago when he asked my thoughts on buying the place, as it had been going downhill for sometime and I was skeptical if it could be turned around.  But they pressed ahead and started by vastly improving the restaurant, then fixing up the cabooses, and now the barn has been transformed into a start of the art venue. And they have more planned! 

Some great things happening out there and its well worth a stay - its been sold every time I try to get a room, granted this was last minute, so booking in advance should not be a problem.