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		TrevorJ on Nov 4, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Privately-Owned Rail Cars A couple generations ago it was not uncommon for people in rural areas to buy old boxcars from the railroad for this purpose. My grandfather did it.

mauvehaus on Nov 4, 2022 [–]

Prior art: The Boxcar Children.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boxcar_Children

Not to be confused with the yet to be written The Bockscar Children, which would be a bleaker series altogether.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bockscar

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