It was a rust-colored railroad container car. The inside was nothing but a few cobwebs, exposed bolts and permanent marker claiming it as a "Suburban Train."

But after craftsmen and The Meadows School students finished working on it, the container car was turned into an Instant-Built house -- a temporary quarters with windows and a front door. Best of all, the sturdy, hurricane-defying steel housing unit can easily be deployed almost anywhere in the country. After all, it's already traveled by cargo ship, railroad car and tractor trailer.