Izaak Walton Inn which is located in Essex, Montana. It’s close to Glacier National Park,which was a booming town in 1939. There were two main entrances to the park via the Great Northern Railway. Because they knew that tourists would soon be visiting, along with an influx in rail workers, the Izaak Walton Inn opened its doors. The hotel offered modern details in each of their 29 rooms. It also had 10 bathrooms, a lobby, a dining room, and a kitchen with a 2-ton stove! As they were about to build a third entrance into Glacier National Park, the United States went to fight World War II and then there was the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. They decided to put the new park entrance on hold, and nothing was ever made of it. This left the Inn vacant, but they continued to operate on a much smaller scale. Luckily for them, this made the Inn very successful. Known for its warm staff and cozy rooms, the Inn attracted outdoor enthusiasts, along with skiers. They enjoyed the peacefulness of the hotel, and because of this the Izaak Walton Inn became one of Montana’s best recreational secrets. The hotel is still thriving, but they added a few unusual offerings to their reservation menu.
This is the caboose of one of the trains that would go through Essex, Montana. It was owned and operated by the Great Northern Railway. And while it looks like a caboose that may have been remodeled as a tourist attraction, it’s actually so much more.
They have turned it into a beautiful caboose rental where guests can stay while on vacation. This particular caboose is able to sleep up to six people. It definitely doesn’t look like a train caboose on the inside.
The renovated caboose offers a full kitchen, two sets of bunk beds, along with a queen size bed in the master bedroom. But it doesn’t stop there. There is even a fireplace in the master bedroom for those chilly Montana nights.
Because of the size of the caboose, they had to move it by using a crane to get it into the perfect position.
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