In 2020, Isaac French, 27, and his family purchased a train car that had been sitting abandoned on a neighbor's farm in Deary, Idaho. They paid just $3,000. Train car number 306 was built in the ...

In 2020, Isaac French, 27, and his family purchased a train car that had been sitting abandoned on a neighbor's farm in Deary, Idaho. They paid just $3,000.

In the first year, the train car had 90% occupancy and $14,179 in revenue. Since then, revenue has increased to between $75,000 and $90,000 a year, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It.

When Deary, Idaho native Isaac French 's dad saw an abandoned train car on a neighbor's farm, he knew there was potential for something great. The car, built in the 1900s, had been sitting in the ...

Mickey Todiwala. Photo by CNBC Make It In 2020, Isaac French, 27, and his family purchased a train car that had been sitting abandoned on a neighbor's farm in Deary, Idaho. They paid just $3,000.

Autonomous rail vehicles with few seats could connect low-demand destinations at a very low cost, although Spanish ...

When Deary, Idaho native Isaac French 's dad saw an abandoned train car on a neighbor's farm, he knew there was potential for something great. The car, built in the 1900s, had been sitting in the ...

Mickey Todiwala. Photo by CNBC Make It In 2020, Isaac French, 27, and his family purchased a train car that had been sitting abandoned on a neighbor's farm in Deary, Idaho. They paid just $3,000.