LOCOMOTIVE AND RAILWAY PRESERVATION
TRAINS MAGAZINE
THE BOSTON GLOBE
COLLECTORS JOURNAL
THE DES MOINES REGISTER
Rail Merchant
- Aug. 17, 1992
"I heard there was a grumpy
old man here who was interested in retiring, and
I realized that this was an opportunity to own my
own business," Thebodo said. He bought the business
from the late George Anderson about three years
ago, after lots of negotiating, and kept the name.
Just try to roll this gift under your holiday
tree - Dec. 18, 1997
...although a rail car
would be a tight fit under any Christmas tree, he
said, "it really is the ultimate holiday gift."
THE CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE
THE TAOS NEWS
THE SPRINGFIELD DAILY NEWS
MIDWEST RAIL
THE OTTUMWA COURIER
PRIVATE VARNISH
Canadian Road
Trip - Oct. 1998, Issue 81
I escorted two cars for
the Union Pacific during the 1997 trip, dome-lounge
Harriman and the conference car Sun Valley.
This year, I was (also) the mechanical rider for
Bob Steven's executive sleeper Glacier Park.
THE IOWA SOURCE
Rail Car Rescue -
Aug. 1999
Rugged old cabooses and
vintage passenger cars find new glory on and off
the rails.