Home-Built Trains
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For more than 12 years my wife and I have been taking kids and grownups alike for rides on my home-built trains. I have two different trains that each pull three cars. The trains are made from race car aluminum mounted on a metal framework. The single-axle cars ride on dual wheels and are made from 1-in. angle iron and race car aluminum. One of the trains can haul 24 kids at a time.
Both trains ride on rubber tires and are street legal so we can take them on the road if we want, or just drive them around the block. We often take the trains to festivals, shows, birthday parties, and so forth. Our three Boston terriers ride along in the locomotive and even have their own seat. The dogs are a big attraction wherever we go.
Each locomotive has a sound system and smokes, whistles and choo choos just like a real train. The whistle is an electronic sound system that goes through an amplifier so you can hear it for a long ways. An automatic injector delivers a homemade liquid solution onto the engine manifold in order to make the smoke. I'd be willing to custom build the trains if people are interested. (Willie Misemer, 11289 Law. 1180, Mt. Vernon, Mo. 65712 ph 417 466-7542; willjoe@centurytel.net)
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Home-Built Trains FARM HOME Novelty Items 33-4-41 For more than 12 years my wife and I have been taking kids and grownups alike for rides on my home-built trains. I have two different trains that each pull three cars. The trains are made from race car aluminum mounted on a metal framework. The single-axle cars ride on dual wheels and are made from 1-in. angle iron and race car aluminum. One of the trains can haul 24 kids at a time.
Both trains ride on rubber tires and are street legal so we can take them on the road if we want, or just drive them around the block. We often take the trains to festivals, shows, birthday parties, and so forth. Our three Boston terriers ride along in the locomotive and even have their own seat. The dogs are a big attraction wherever we go.
Each locomotive has a sound system and smokes, whistles and choo choos just like a real train. The whistle is an electronic sound system that goes through an amplifier so you can hear it for a long ways. An automatic injector delivers a homemade liquid solution onto the engine manifold in order to make the smoke. I'd be willing to custom build the trains if people are interested. (Willie Misemer, 11289 Law. 1180, Mt. Vernon, Mo. 65712 ph 417 466-7542; willjoe@centurytel.net)
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