If you liked my barndominium then you will love my Caboose

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  • Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024

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  • @horsepowerqh
    @horsepowerqh 4 года назад +48

    I could listen to him talk all day!

  • @philliplancaster1273
    @philliplancaster1273 4 года назад +84

    This guy needs his own reality show.

    • @barbcoleus
      @barbcoleus 4 года назад +6

      Phillip Lancaster I don’t watch reality shows but if they’re half as good as him, I’m missing something

    • @frankhartley6777
      @frankhartley6777 3 года назад

      Totally

    • @heathnelson9520
      @heathnelson9520 3 года назад +3

      This is a reality show

    • @gypsyhobo3958
      @gypsyhobo3958 3 года назад +1

      Um, he has one, you're watching it. I'm watching this particular video again...again...again

  • @Bustayote69
    @Bustayote69 4 года назад +26

    Great video... I was an Inspector at Union Pacific for several years before a work injury ended my railroad career, but the Caboose is where the Brakeman & Conductor would ride and they sat in those chairs to watch for derails or whatever could cause problems and if they seen danger the Brakeman would grab that Brake Valve that had the Pressure gauge and either slow it down slowly by easing off pressure or throw it over to Dump all the air at once. Which in turn would fully engage all the brakes to stop the train as fast as possible... It's called "Big Holing it"..., because a Train can still roll with small amounts of air leaking off, but not if there was a "Big Hole" that locks down the brakes, so that Brake lever when thrown created a "Big Hole" and locked down ALL the brakes... Your Caboose is cool, but if you ever get the chance you should look inside the Union Pacific Executives Cars that the Executives travel on to each Hub usually 1 or 2 times a year... They are old style Passenger Cars that were gutted and remodeled and are now literally rolling Executive Suites with one car as a sitting & dining car with a fully stocked Bar & restroom, another is like a Board Room to have meetings, another has Bedroom with Shower & Toilet and the 4th is a Chef's Car with a Full Chef's Kitchen and a Servers Prep Station with a walk-in cooler FULL of Aged Steaks & Fresh Lobster, Salmon & produce. The 2 servers are always 18 to 25 year old girls who look like they could be Playboy Models... It's usually 4 cars and a locomotive with each car being around 50 foot long... Those 4 railcars probably cost $5 million or more to set them up the way they are setup... Super fancy.... I know this because I was ordered by my Foreman to restock the ice, but "DO NOT talk to anyone or go inside, Just leave the ice and go" when they stopped at the Fort Worth Hub... Well I knew the Executives weren't there as I passed them leaving, so I walked right in and gave the Chef the ice and did a quick walk through... My Foreman wasn't very happy with me that day, but I didn't give a shit.. All the Directors, Managers & Foremen all jumped through hoops to KISS THE EXECUTIVES ASSES when they came to town. It was pathetic to watch them act how they do,, especially when a Union Inspector like me would walk right up to them and introduce myself and shake their hand and talk to them... I was threatened with Termination over that time. My Manager turned white like he had just seen a damn Ghost, so after the Executives left and he washed his face and brushed his teeth he called me into his office and tried to chew me out, but I held my ground and told him, "You Company Guys can jump through hoops, suck up and kiss their asses all you want, but I won't. They are only Men and that's how I'll treat them. They can't eat you"... Well he stormed out severely pissed off and I wasn't ever asked to take them ice anymore and was always sent out of town to inspect something when they came to town~! lol

  • @bonniewooters6796
    @bonniewooters6796 3 года назад +1

    🚂🚂🚂. My gramma carried a picture of my grandpa standing in front of a caboose just like this one. He was a brakeman for years and in a freak accident lost his arm. Took hours to set him free and nearly died. My gram couldn’t handle all the moods he’d have later and while he was out with the boys took her three kids and jumped on a train for California. Before she died she game a trunk with journals he had kept. I nearly cried reading all his feelings as he searched for her and his family. Sadly one week before I found where he lived at MO/OK state line he had died. One year after gram had died too. Amazing stories about the train rides across country and how he loved to wave to all the kids from the caboose. Everything really fell in place for you as you acquired it and sure did a great job redoing it and preserving it too. I could envision him in that seat waving to kids. Don’t know how I happened onto your videos but I have a rough time sleeping at night and have thoroughly enjoyed watching many of your older videos while staying up. I applaud you for keeping up with your comments cuz that’s time consuming. I do hope you’ll be able to read this cuz this video was months ago. I wish to say that your place and all the work you’ve put into it is incredible. Do you have a degree in architecture or engineering? Your home is fitted with details the common man wouldn’t know how to do. And how you blended the ring and hangar is amazing. The security system you designed has so much detail it blows my mind. This is surely a forever home and ranch to be lived in and the land to be worked hopefully by your kids and grandkids forever in the future. So many places are just abandoned cuz it’s too much work. You apparently have lived a full life in the past with dreams of what you’ve created already. And that’s what I always get excited about.....the history and the hopes for this awesome place called home. We trained showed and bred 48 horses and AI was new discovery. Also knew a lady in Maryland that was using zebras and donkeys to clone her famous purebred Arabians from Poland. She kept them hidden way deep on her ranch cuz wasn’t acceptable at the time. When we bred horses it had to be done in a protective area so neighbors or public couldn’t see or county would fine you or shut you down if reported. In the 70s the AI was suppose to help the many stallions that had severe injuries from a wild mare breaking the tie downs and give a deadly kick. But then it was used for other things such as traveling a distance for a costly breeding leaving either horse there until the mare conceived. Always looking for the perfect pedigree and a lot of fails. We had a huge cattle run for many miles we’d always go on from the mountains to near San Diego and that included a chuck wagon like you have. Our dogs were trained like yours and today I still miss them. So many of the videos I’ve seen reminds me of distant time. A life I’d loved until an awful accident. No complaints about hard work and early rising although like you I hated the constant rain and snow and icy winds. A good sweat was better cus knew I’d be able to cool down. Your operation is so much larger but the work is the same. But the joys taking the small kids along like you did with your grandson those are moments never forgotten. Adding your helicopters has to be so exciting for them. In time that little guy will yearn and beg you to teach him cuz the freedom of the skies. The hard winter will be here soon and you’ll wish to ignore that damn clock. Once working and smelling the air and seeing what you own miles of land around you......then you’ll know how blessed you are. I miss that so now I’ll follow you and dream of what I once had and just the feeling of the great outdoors. Sorry this is long but I’ve really enjoyed watching all your videos and those I haven’t seen yet. You have a calming way of presenting yourself and so much to share. I am looking forward to next time and many more. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

    • @themendotaranch
      @themendotaranch  3 года назад

      Wow! Thanks for sharing your story. I don't have an engineering or architectural degree. I have a dyslexic mind. It makes me very good at designing and engineering things. I also have a wife named Bonnie!

  • @tinabaranowski8995
    @tinabaranowski8995 3 года назад

    Why don't you have a TV show? I stumbled on your videos by accident. I'm a 60 year old woman, raised in the Midwest. Not an adventurous person at all. Now, I'm wishing I had a life like yours. You're so fun to watch and so damn intelligent, athletic and funny. God got stuck giving you so much talent, son!! Damn!!!

  • @50gary
    @50gary 3 года назад

    This would never work as a reality show, no one would believe it. Texas gotta love it.

  • @rackemwells
    @rackemwells 4 года назад +27

    You’re quite an interesting fella and I love your wild gizmos and gadgets.

  • @boards65dilligaf20
    @boards65dilligaf20 4 года назад +12

    “It’s a ghost” when the train goes by!! Nice caboose - it would be cool for an air b n b !!!

  • @irchauch9147
    @irchauch9147 2 года назад +1

    Just plain cool. When I see ATSF, it's a family thing. My great grandfather came to America from Ireland, moved to Atchison, KS to work on the RR. The Bible says "don't envy" but I'm envious. Love the channel.

  • @shaunroberts9361
    @shaunroberts9361 3 года назад

    This caboose is out of this world. Man one about you is when you do something you done mess around.

  • @Truthcanbeconfusing
    @Truthcanbeconfusing 2 года назад

    Different strokes for different folks. He's got style, can't deny that.

  • @jenniferlaplante1082
    @jenniferlaplante1082 3 года назад

    REALITY SHOW!! Yes! Great, real and entertaining! Helicopters, guns, horses and $25 dollars! I live in Texas and we love watching his videos!!! 🙌🤠

  • @manbroskyrides6559
    @manbroskyrides6559 3 года назад +9

    "At least you know you're worth $25 a piece" lol

  • @lulunana1532
    @lulunana1532 3 года назад

    Love it! My grandson when he was about 4 was obsessed with the Thomas the tank trains. He had every piece of those trains
    My daughter and son-in-law took him to somewhere around Eureka Springs, Arkansas, took him a train ride and they stayed in a Caboose Bed and Breakfast. He is 28 now and still remembers it!

  • @meaganm1535
    @meaganm1535 2 года назад +1

    My buddy has two, they left one almost all original with the hanging “bunks” built a small porch between the two and the other they put in a small kitchen and a “master” bunk… makes for great ranch weekends and get togethers. I’ve been jealous ever since I seen them!

  • @markbyrnes7727
    @markbyrnes7727 2 года назад

    Love the Caboose my father worked for the railways all of his working life just love the trains

  • @terrikajohnson4887
    @terrikajohnson4887 2 года назад +1

    I'M STILL WATCHING HIS VIDEOS 😁😁.

  • @TerryReedMiss
    @TerryReedMiss 3 года назад +1

    My favorite bed and breakfast! I'd rent it out for winters! :) It's great! What a view!

    • @themendotaranch
      @themendotaranch  3 года назад

      It would make a great one with a little tweaking.

  • @bigoh5797
    @bigoh5797 4 года назад +9

    Thats Pretty Darn Cool ! I've seen Some pretty Neat Things on some big Ranches around Texas.
    We Know a Family In Tx That Has a 200 ft long Building that every 20ft wall section tilts up and open ..
    and on one end there's a complete Tire shop and Mechanic shop and fully stocked Parts House for all Equipment and vehicles
    They own .. Hoses, Belts, Tires, Lights, alternators, radiators Etc... Its Crazy.. 64 thousand acres They live six miles off of the Highway
    And everything is converted to natural gas....Jason Represents Texas Well, Texas Is the best Country on Earth...!! I love being a Texan

  • @ZachandBri7
    @ZachandBri7 3 года назад

    Just can’t help but like this dude. Hard working humble down to earth

  • @danagermano1680
    @danagermano1680 3 месяца назад

    My favorite ranch to watch
    Jason takes his time to explain everything.
    Thanks Jason for all you share.

  • @sheilapendley1716
    @sheilapendley1716 3 года назад +1

    Thank You!

  • @kaylagingles6362
    @kaylagingles6362 3 года назад +1

    Love it, and the ceiling Gorgeous👍👍👍👍

  • @dianalee603
    @dianalee603 4 года назад +5

    Thank you for sharing the story of how you ended up with your caboose. You do things that most people dream about. Loving your channel. 👍

    • @themendotaranch
      @themendotaranch  4 года назад

      Thanks for watching. I do get to have more than my share a fun.👍

  • @annejones5443
    @annejones5443 4 года назад +4

    Love the caboose ❤️. I just love trains period.

    • @themendotaranch
      @themendotaranch  4 года назад

      Anne Jones I sure think the cabooses are cool

  • @shaunroberts9361
    @shaunroberts9361 3 года назад

    Whats really sad is you never see the caboose no more. I really really like it. Its kool for sure. Your ranch is just friggin awesome

  • @virginiakaczmarek3863
    @virginiakaczmarek3863 4 года назад +4

    Jim and I watched together - pretty darn cool. We appreciate all the hard work to make it “right”. Hope you and Bonnie are doing well!

  • @jpthrift9210
    @jpthrift9210 2 года назад

    You did a nice job on the restoration remodel. As a former conductor I have spent a little time in these. They were already removed from regular service during my career but we did occasionally use them as a shoving platform for taking a train in a reverse movement for a longer distance than one would want to ride the side of a boxcar. You were spot on with your information about it.

  • @stevemichel3877
    @stevemichel3877 3 года назад +2

    Love the caboose

  • @kennethnorris8340
    @kennethnorris8340 2 года назад +1

    I like it all! this is the second time of viewing barn / house etc. Cool! Happy for you!

  • @sandyelliott3350
    @sandyelliott3350 2 года назад

    Love the caboose. You know how to do things with class and style. It's a terrible waste when trains derail. Even if nothing is wrong with stuff, they won't let you buy it. A lot of trains loaded with new cars derailed in Nebraska. They wouldn't sell any.

  • @rottngranny2876
    @rottngranny2876 3 года назад +1

    Luv the caboose

  • @florenceweeks7326
    @florenceweeks7326 3 года назад +1

    Hey nice caboose you have there

  • @screens1979
    @screens1979 3 года назад +5

    2:00 “ I thought, Dang I’m going to drown in a (TEXAS) posthole “ 🤣

  • @stephbrandenburg9957
    @stephbrandenburg9957 3 года назад

    That looks ideal when weather outside is frightful. Your son chose a nice spot to work. Have a good day.

  • @adrianlongoria5236
    @adrianlongoria5236 4 года назад +8

    What a great asset to have on a ranch,really adds to the style your trying to create.
    Thanks for sharing.

    • @jimjones2179
      @jimjones2179 3 года назад +1

      Love your Videos and I am interested in seeing more of the horses, hay and ranch stuff. It’s really cool you have a train.

  • @ReptilesGeniales
    @ReptilesGeniales 3 года назад +1

    Cool story about it I must say. 👍🏻

  • @deefitzgerald2906
    @deefitzgerald2906 3 года назад

    What you did is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING…….

  • @BeveC21E
    @BeveC21E 2 года назад

    That caboose is so cool! I wouldn't mind living in such a dwelling, seeing as to how I'm a city girl, living in Brooklyn NY. The idea of a bnb is not a bad one at all! Thank you for the tour!

  • @srichey7203
    @srichey7203 2 года назад

    That ceiling looks amazing...When the video first started I thought you were gonna say the tornado dropped it there.

  • @AnnieFarmerFarm
    @AnnieFarmerFarm 3 года назад +1

    The first RV LOL!

  • @chrisgilbert2152
    @chrisgilbert2152 2 года назад +1

    that is just plain BADASS!!

  • @pamelacartwright6807
    @pamelacartwright6807 3 года назад

    Love the caboose! Could be a very secure "tiny house". Would be fun to have!!!🐎

  • @donnaryland9976
    @donnaryland9976 3 года назад

    I love learning his history.

  • @alvincurry4753
    @alvincurry4753 3 года назад +1

    Awesome interior.

  • @laurieblomstrom6750
    @laurieblomstrom6750 3 года назад +1

    Both of your cabooses are damn nice!!

  • @davidthorne219
    @davidthorne219 4 года назад +2

    Love your caboose

  • @JohnDoe-jq5wy
    @JohnDoe-jq5wy 3 года назад +1

    Love it.... Great stuff and top tier WELL DONE...LIFE IS SO MUCH FUN!!

  • @johncraig1692
    @johncraig1692 4 года назад +2

    Awesome place, I come by there frequently on the train.

    • @themendotaranch
      @themendotaranch  4 года назад +1

      John Craig Thanks. Give me a sign next time

  • @kaytorres6810
    @kaytorres6810 3 года назад

    Love your train caboose.

  • @lindacbenson4400
    @lindacbenson4400 11 месяцев назад

    But...Butt?!! 😂😂😂. Great story. The connections you have with the land and people in your life and the added happenstance of events that touch your days are your family's personal history. Very precious things to hold close to your heart.

  • @jimjones2179
    @jimjones2179 3 года назад

    Lol...both cabooses are nice! Introduce the viewing audience to your family! We love watching...Im enjoying your intelligence and character! Nice!

  • @johnmorgan2430
    @johnmorgan2430 3 года назад

    The Caboose is awesome you have a beautiful place there

  • @teresaacevedo4825
    @teresaacevedo4825 3 года назад +1

    This channel is fun to watch .. thank you !

  • @karentripp9721
    @karentripp9721 4 года назад +2

    Great story.....loved the video too!

  • @amymaples5573
    @amymaples5573 3 года назад

    Love the caboose!🚂

  • @paulbeydler7109
    @paulbeydler7109 3 года назад

    Quite a story leading up to acquiring your caboose! Like your office !

  • @Adventure2wheels
    @Adventure2wheels 4 года назад +4

    We've talked about doing the same thing and turning it into a guest cabin. Great story telling.

  • @soniahanley6605
    @soniahanley6605 4 года назад +6

    Wow this was epic I could listen to ur life story all day so many cool things u have seen and done ur so very lucky the work that’s gone into this wow

  • @sonkagene4961
    @sonkagene4961 2 года назад +1

    Caboose is neat.

  • @valeriehudson7276
    @valeriehudson7276 3 года назад +1

    Once again you give such good comments on the applications of "HOW TO" . . I really enjoy your practical approach - - My husband is a contractor but now that we retired we farm hay and a few cows -- Always looking for a better way - - you have great ideas and also know the hard work of making it so. Thank you V

  • @chericonnolly4810
    @chericonnolly4810 3 года назад +1

    Love your caboose!!!!! Beautiful wood work on your cabinets! Fun for us to see! Thanks for sharing.

    • @themendotaranch
      @themendotaranch  3 года назад

      Thank you too!

    • @jamess4101
      @jamess4101 3 года назад

      @@themendotaranch the caboose is great and I love the channel you should have a reality show on a&e I've been to Texas a few times and love it there I'm a firefighter paramedic and looking to retire if you ever need ranch hands or intern let me know I'll be glad to head out there.

  • @wendylabonte9330
    @wendylabonte9330 3 года назад

    I enjoyed all stories that you share with us but that falling in the posthole story still makes me laugh...wonderful caboose and am so happy to see that it is in loving hands...you truly have a magnificent ranch, and "barndominium".
    The sweet rewards of your blood, sweat, tears and hard work....but that is what makes us strong....please keep the videos coming....love to see other buildings on your place as well...
    Sweet setup..house and horses and arena! Cannot ask for more....

    • @themendotaranch
      @themendotaranch  3 года назад

      It is funny since I survived! Thanks for watching!

  • @marionirvin8989
    @marionirvin8989 3 года назад

    Love to hear him talk very interesting guy

  • @jenniferlaplante1082
    @jenniferlaplante1082 3 года назад

    We cannot get enough of these videos! Soo entertaining!

  • @jackiebrown4235
    @jackiebrown4235 4 года назад +2

    Very Cool!!

  • @becomingok716
    @becomingok716 4 года назад +1

    That's some crazy money for a FREE Kaboose!

    • @themendotaranch
      @themendotaranch  4 года назад +1

      BecomingOK I know it’s the most expensive free thing I have ever been given 😂. Thanks and I’ll keep doing what I love.👍

  • @leebailey3195
    @leebailey3195 3 года назад +1

    This video is an all time favorite for me video with the tornado story and is just classic! Should get a heck of a lot more views if people just knew about it! Im👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @debracherny7929
    @debracherny7929 4 года назад +1

    Wow!! Looks great! I have a friend here in Tulsa that is in the repair and development of railroad track business. I think his family has been in the business for 100 years or more! I’ll have to show him this!

  • @cheyennejt
    @cheyennejt 2 года назад

    I enjoyed the story and tour. I have a friend that volunteers on the Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad. In Titusville they have a cabosse motel there . He stayed in one night.

  • @jodi06bellsouth
    @jodi06bellsouth 4 года назад +1

    Very Cool.

  • @sd90mac8
    @sd90mac8 2 года назад

    Nice, I could actually use an 87' excess HIEGHT BOXCAR, so I could have my ho scale layout in there with 500' of track, plus more. You are one lucky guy to have this caboose. Thanks for sharing this with me.✌️👌🤠👍. NICE!!!

  • @meanpicker
    @meanpicker 4 года назад +3

    Of course you have a caboose! Looks awesome man, thanks for sharing!

  • @brendadoherty3060
    @brendadoherty3060 4 года назад +1

    Great job! Love your videos.

  • @nobleroman5601
    @nobleroman5601 3 года назад

    Beautiful , I couldn't have done better myself even if I had the money to do so . Thanks so very much for sharing this video with us all .

  • @trishengard8388
    @trishengard8388 3 года назад

    Always wanted a caboose!! Your's is beautiful, really like them cabinets!!

  • @softballsoccerball
    @softballsoccerball 4 года назад +1

    Awesome Project.

  • @foundryproperties7737
    @foundryproperties7737 4 года назад +1

    Absolutely awesome way to repurpose that old hunk of metal

    • @themendotaranch
      @themendotaranch  4 года назад +1

      Foundry Properties Thanks. It will lost a long time

    • @themendotaranch
      @themendotaranch  4 года назад +1

      Foundry Properties Thanks. It will lost a long time

  • @gingerd45
    @gingerd45 3 года назад

    I love the caboose, and the way you told the story of how you acquired it. It looks really neat inside. It would make a nice play house for the grand kids, well an expensive one. Lol

  • @WickedZZzY
    @WickedZZzY 2 года назад +1

    Super cool!

  • @sandraortiz1829
    @sandraortiz1829 4 года назад +1

    You are right. I love your caboose, thanks for the tour 🙋

  • @2011Rick
    @2011Rick 3 года назад

    Brings back memories. My father worked for the SantaFe railroad from prior to his enlistment in the Army during WWII until his death at age 55 due to left over shrapnel. Loved the classic calendars we would receive every year. Now I'm in Idaho and I'm reminded almost daily of the long trains those steam locomotives could pull: see multiple diesel-electric tandems pulling freight daily.

    • @themendotaranch
      @themendotaranch  3 года назад

      The tracks run right through the middle of the ranch. So we get to see way too many trains

  • @byrondampier27
    @byrondampier27 Год назад

    Super nice caboose.

  • @tammymatthews4680
    @tammymatthews4680 3 года назад +1

    So cool!!

  • @MercedesMechanic
    @MercedesMechanic 4 года назад +4

    I like a great project, always fun to look at what we create after all the thought and work that goes into a project - its give me satisfaction every time.

  • @peterhoutkamp5581
    @peterhoutkamp5581 3 года назад

    just started watching,love it ,all the best from down under ...🤠

  • @raanburd5553
    @raanburd5553 4 года назад +2

    I liked it boys and their toys.

  • @pamelaseagle3823
    @pamelaseagle3823 4 года назад +2

    Love the whole caboose !

  • @leongossett5691
    @leongossett5691 4 года назад +1

    Love it

  • @jesuschristislord4030
    @jesuschristislord4030 3 года назад

    Simply beautiful. I came across your channel from watching a plethora of barndominium videos and I'm glad I did. You live a pretty cool and busy life. God bless and keep you and your precious family.

    • @themendotaranch
      @themendotaranch  3 года назад +1

      Thank you. Same to you and your family.

    • @jesuschristislord4030
      @jesuschristislord4030 3 года назад

      @@themendotaranchYou are most welcome. And thank you for your kind sentiments as well.

  • @maryriha
    @maryriha 2 года назад

    Love the caboose!

  • @robbiebowie6505
    @robbiebowie6505 3 года назад +1

    Love the caboose. You have been very fortunate to have found such a lucrative way to earn money. Blessings

  • @thomasgraham6391
    @thomasgraham6391 3 года назад

    That's a cool addition to the property. I'm going to dig through your other videos. You have a very interesting business there.

  • @sharksport01
    @sharksport01 2 года назад

    The Catfish Caboose! 🐈 🐟 🚂

  • @steveschott9926
    @steveschott9926 4 года назад +1

    what a cool story, thanks for sharing with us Jason! As Phillip said below, you absolutely need your own show!

  • @rebeccadees2300
    @rebeccadees2300 2 года назад

    Definitely sounds like Texas.

  • @BillBlast7372
    @BillBlast7372 3 года назад +2

    *I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE THAT A SMALL HOME....* Sir, I have seen 3 of ur videos, the 2 of the house/barn & this.....I can only say WOW!!! Interesting to know they had pullies of the wheels to an alternator. Thx for sharing it w/us.

  • @crowgirl1326
    @crowgirl1326 3 года назад

    Sweet. Love the way you did the interior.

  • @shellymckinley6924
    @shellymckinley6924 3 года назад

    Very cool! Love the story about how you got the Caboose...love to hear about your life, thanks for sharing

  • @terale6798
    @terale6798 3 года назад +1

    Enjoyed the story...it's a sweet caboose/office!