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So in the early part of my career, I was an automation designer and then factory designer. During this time I was granted 8 US patents for my work. I can tell you, co-workers, bosses, suppliers, and competitors will copy and take credit for good ideas. You see it in the movie Silicon Pirates (Apple,...

If only they made one of these 1/10 scale - Stop the steal!

- limestang

Looks like chrome CV joints - I hope he sticks with that. Interesting new belt tension design. Looking forward to seeing the release. He has excellent design skills and making in USA is admirable.

- limestang

This is a photo from left to right of Mr & Mrs Ed Sholl, and my Grandparents Bob & Mary Schenk. Ed and Bob were both career machinists. I took the photo in 1984 where I introduced my Grandparents to Ed and his wife. Ed originally started to build this train when raising his son. Unfortunatel...

Here is another photo of just the train. Here’s a paragraph from the Bordentown NJ Alumni: Mr. Sholl’s true passion, however, was as a rail and model enthusiast. His classic Victorian home was jammed with his hobby craft-wall displays of model cars, fire trucks and toy trains, and a half-dozen mast ...

https://www.rrmuseumpa.org/

Here is the link to the museum. Next time I’m in that area I hope to visit and find his train on display.

- limestang

Great idea - I will reach out to them. Hopefully that’s where the train ended up.

Thanks you both!

- limestang