1 00:00:02,002 --> 00:00:03,036 Rob: Danielle said something about mudbogging? 2 00:00:03,203 --> 00:00:04,037 Jersey Jon: Yeah, he's a mudbogger? 3 00:00:04,204 --> 00:00:05,038 Holly: Yeah. Anything with a motor. 4 00:00:05,205 --> 00:00:05,639 Jersey Jon: Oh, wow. 5 00:00:05,839 --> 00:00:06,573 Holly: That man's got it. 6 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:07,608 Jersey Jon: Sounds like a real interesting guy. 7 00:00:07,875 --> 00:00:08,942 Holly: He's an awesome guy. Jersey Jon: Yeah. 8 00:00:09,476 --> 00:00:11,411 Mike: Man, this is the kind of museum I love! 9 00:00:11,512 --> 00:00:13,046 Mike: Being able to walk through these cars, 10 00:00:13,146 --> 00:00:15,582 touch the walls, it's an experience. 11 00:00:15,749 --> 00:00:17,684 Mike: Oh, wow, I didn't even see all these back here. 12 00:00:17,784 --> 00:00:18,685 Bill: Yeah! 13 00:00:18,785 --> 00:00:19,686 Jersey Jon: He went to auctions, huh? 14 00:00:19,786 --> 00:00:20,787 Chris: Oh yeah. 15 00:00:20,888 --> 00:00:21,922 Holly: Ten dollar, twenty dollar, twenty dollar. 16 00:00:22,022 --> 00:00:22,990 [laughs] 17 00:00:23,090 --> 00:00:24,424 [bell rings] 18 00:00:27,494 --> 00:00:28,428 [guitar music] 19 00:00:28,595 --> 00:00:29,763 [phone ringing] 20 00:00:29,863 --> 00:00:30,964 Mike: Dani D, what's up? 21 00:00:31,064 --> 00:00:32,633 Danielle: Hey, good morning Mr. Wolfe. 22 00:00:32,733 --> 00:00:34,034 Have you made it to Colfax yet? 23 00:00:34,201 --> 00:00:37,070 Mike: I am just entering Colfax. 24 00:00:37,237 --> 00:00:39,172 I am on the main street right now. 25 00:00:39,273 --> 00:00:41,275 Danielle: So, Herb is the one who started the museum 26 00:00:41,375 --> 00:00:44,411 because this man has loved railroads his entire life. 27 00:00:44,511 --> 00:00:46,213 Mike: Ah, he's a romantic? 28 00:00:46,313 --> 00:00:47,314 Danielle: Oh, he is. 29 00:00:47,481 --> 00:00:48,315 But he's not in town, 30 00:00:48,482 --> 00:00:49,917 so you're actually gonna meet his son Bill. 31 00:00:50,050 --> 00:00:50,951 Mike: Okay. 32 00:00:51,051 --> 00:00:52,185 Danielle: Bill helps out a ton 33 00:00:52,352 --> 00:00:54,154 and right now they're trying to go through all their scratch 34 00:00:54,254 --> 00:00:56,390 and dent, get everything extra out of the buildings. 35 00:00:56,556 --> 00:00:57,658 Mike: Alright, well guess what? 36 00:00:57,824 --> 00:00:58,825 Danielle: Yeah, what's up? 37 00:00:58,992 --> 00:01:00,694 Mike: I just pulled up. I think I see Bill right now. 38 00:01:00,861 --> 00:01:01,862 Danielle: Oh, perfect. 39 00:01:02,029 --> 00:01:03,864 Hey, tell him I said hi and I'll just talk to you later. 40 00:01:04,031 --> 00:01:04,998 Mike: Alright, bye. 41 00:01:07,467 --> 00:01:10,037 Mike: Hey, you Bill? Dog walker: Hey. Uh, no. 42 00:01:10,203 --> 00:01:12,172 Mike: How's it going, man? You guys - how's business? 43 00:01:12,272 --> 00:01:13,640 Dog walker: Ah, just waiting on it. 44 00:01:14,107 --> 00:01:15,475 Mike: [laughs] Here you go. 45 00:01:16,043 --> 00:01:16,877 Where's Bill at? 46 00:01:17,044 --> 00:01:18,412 Dog walker: Uh, he is two cars down 47 00:01:18,512 --> 00:01:20,080 in an army green passenger car. 48 00:01:20,247 --> 00:01:21,114 You can't miss it. 49 00:01:21,214 --> 00:01:22,115 Mike: Alright, thank you. 50 00:01:22,215 --> 00:01:23,116 Dog walker: Yep. Mike: Nice to meet you. 51 00:01:23,216 --> 00:01:24,151 Dog walker: Nice to meet you too. 52 00:01:24,251 --> 00:01:26,153 Mike: Anybody that collects transportation, 53 00:01:26,320 --> 00:01:30,257 whether it's cars, motorcycles, airplanes, trains - 54 00:01:30,424 --> 00:01:32,559 you know, you've got to be a romantic 55 00:01:32,659 --> 00:01:36,029 because you're dreaming of different time periods 56 00:01:36,129 --> 00:01:38,231 and you're dreaming of travel cross-country 57 00:01:38,332 --> 00:01:41,568 and what that felt like, the majesty of it all, the views, 58 00:01:41,668 --> 00:01:45,038 and how it connected America, you know, 59 00:01:45,138 --> 00:01:46,907 to all of a sudden be able to travel 60 00:01:47,074 --> 00:01:51,244 so far so quickly, it changed everything. 61 00:01:51,345 --> 00:01:52,713 Mike: Bill! 62 00:01:52,879 --> 00:01:53,714 [power tool running] 63 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:54,715 [tool powers down] 64 00:01:54,881 --> 00:01:55,916 Bill: Hey! Mike: Hey! 65 00:01:56,016 --> 00:01:57,918 Man, this is the kind of museum I love. 66 00:01:58,018 --> 00:01:59,353 Bill: Don't you love seeing the work in progress? 67 00:01:59,453 --> 00:02:00,354 Mike: Yeah! 68 00:02:00,454 --> 00:02:01,355 What year is this car? 69 00:02:01,455 --> 00:02:02,656 Bill: You're looking at late 1890s. 70 00:02:02,823 --> 00:02:03,657 Mike: Hey, I'm Mike. 71 00:02:03,824 --> 00:02:04,725 Bill: Mike, nice to meet you. I'm Bill. 72 00:02:04,825 --> 00:02:05,726 Mike: Nice to meet you. 73 00:02:05,826 --> 00:02:07,227 So, what was this? What was this car? 74 00:02:07,394 --> 00:02:08,662 Bill: So, this was a coach passenger car. 75 00:02:08,829 --> 00:02:10,097 It's basically a seating car. 76 00:02:10,263 --> 00:02:11,365 Mike: Okay. 77 00:02:11,465 --> 00:02:12,833 Bill: For - you can seat up to 60, 70, 80 people in here 78 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:14,401 depending on how many seats they put in. 79 00:02:14,501 --> 00:02:16,269 Mike: Okay, and then what area did it service? 80 00:02:16,436 --> 00:02:17,671 Bill: This would've serviced Midwest, 81 00:02:17,838 --> 00:02:18,839 all the way to the Pacific Coast. 82 00:02:19,006 --> 00:02:20,507 You're looking somewhere from Minneapolis, St. Paul, 83 00:02:20,674 --> 00:02:22,709 going out to the West Coast, Oregon, Washington. 84 00:02:22,876 --> 00:02:23,710 Mike: So cool. 85 00:02:23,877 --> 00:02:24,711 Bill: This is from the Northern Pacific. 86 00:02:24,878 --> 00:02:25,879 Mike: Because I'm looking around in here 87 00:02:26,046 --> 00:02:27,914 and I'm looking at the detail with all these windows, 88 00:02:28,081 --> 00:02:29,850 I can imagine that sun coming through there. 89 00:02:29,950 --> 00:02:31,752 Would this have been a car that like, 90 00:02:31,918 --> 00:02:33,286 like this was more of an upscale ticket? 91 00:02:33,387 --> 00:02:35,222 Bill: When it first was put into service, yes. 92 00:02:35,389 --> 00:02:37,391 There was kind of a life cycle to these kinds of cars. 93 00:02:37,557 --> 00:02:38,392 Mike: Okay. 94 00:02:38,558 --> 00:02:39,426 Bill: So, when they first rolled in, 95 00:02:39,593 --> 00:02:41,428 they got all the fine amenities of the era. 96 00:02:41,528 --> 00:02:43,563 Mike: So, would there have been porters in here 97 00:02:43,664 --> 00:02:45,032 like serving people and everything? 98 00:02:45,132 --> 00:02:46,867 Bill: Yes. As well as the conductors, everyone else. 99 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:50,037 Mike: Okay, because I have found some of the China before. 100 00:02:50,203 --> 00:02:51,304 Bill: Oh, you're in for a treat later. 101 00:02:51,471 --> 00:02:52,439 Mike: Oh, really? Bill: Oh yes. 102 00:02:52,606 --> 00:02:53,440 Mike: You guys got a lot of that? 103 00:02:53,607 --> 00:02:54,608 Bill: The largest collection. Mike: Wow... 104 00:02:54,708 --> 00:02:57,310 Bill: Herb, my dad, was the founder of this museum. 105 00:02:57,477 --> 00:02:59,846 He now serves as treasurer, handles the finances, 106 00:02:59,946 --> 00:03:02,315 and he runs the day-to-day operations. 107 00:03:02,482 --> 00:03:05,218 He's also the master restorer for all the properties 108 00:03:05,385 --> 00:03:08,188 that we have here, master woodworker, all of it. 109 00:03:08,355 --> 00:03:09,256 Mike: It's amazing, man. 110 00:03:09,423 --> 00:03:10,257 I mean, seriously, 111 00:03:10,424 --> 00:03:13,026 I actually kind of like to see it like this 112 00:03:13,193 --> 00:03:14,227 instead of done. 113 00:03:14,394 --> 00:03:15,228 Bill: Mhm. 114 00:03:15,395 --> 00:03:16,430 Mike: Because I'm into preservation 115 00:03:16,530 --> 00:03:19,099 and I can see how these walls were built, you know. 116 00:03:19,266 --> 00:03:22,436 I can see the faded green which is so cool 117 00:03:22,602 --> 00:03:25,072 and the laminate coming down, and the chips in the glass. 118 00:03:25,238 --> 00:03:27,074 I mean, to me, you know, 119 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:28,508 you don't get to see this very often. 120 00:03:28,675 --> 00:03:29,509 Bill: No. 121 00:03:29,676 --> 00:03:30,644 Mike: You know, when you walk into a museum 122 00:03:30,744 --> 00:03:32,746 like the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, 123 00:03:32,913 --> 00:03:34,448 you're looking at a polished product. 124 00:03:34,548 --> 00:03:36,183 I mean, they do a great job but still - 125 00:03:36,349 --> 00:03:38,118 like, to see it like this is pretty cool. 126 00:03:38,218 --> 00:03:41,154 Mike: This type of museum is interactive, 127 00:03:41,254 --> 00:03:44,658 it's immersive, without the distraction of technology. 128 00:03:44,825 --> 00:03:47,561 Being able to walk through these cars, touch the walls, 129 00:03:47,661 --> 00:03:50,430 sit on the seats, look out the window - 130 00:03:50,597 --> 00:03:52,032 it's an experience. 131 00:03:52,132 --> 00:03:55,469 It's a small museum but it has a lot to offer. 132 00:03:55,635 --> 00:03:56,837 Mike: What is that, 950? 133 00:03:56,937 --> 00:03:58,038 Bill: Yeah. It was the car number. 134 00:03:58,138 --> 00:03:59,473 Mike: Car 950, people walking in, 135 00:03:59,639 --> 00:04:01,308 immediately you see that vaulted ceiling, 136 00:04:01,475 --> 00:04:02,309 you see the stained glass. 137 00:04:02,476 --> 00:04:04,277 I mean, it was an experience. 138 00:04:04,377 --> 00:04:05,445 Bill: Absolutely. 139 00:04:05,545 --> 00:04:07,781 And if you were in this when this first rode the rails, 140 00:04:07,948 --> 00:04:09,716 you were living high. 141 00:04:09,816 --> 00:04:12,919 Mike: The reason we pick so many smalltown museums over the years 142 00:04:13,019 --> 00:04:16,456 is because at the core of it, these people are collectors, 143 00:04:16,623 --> 00:04:17,657 and they have a lot of things 144 00:04:17,824 --> 00:04:20,193 that they're not necessarily going to display 145 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:23,630 or they don't fit into the museum's mission statement. 146 00:04:23,730 --> 00:04:25,465 Bill: My dad always had this thing about collecting. 147 00:04:25,632 --> 00:04:27,000 It's even before this museum happened. 148 00:04:27,167 --> 00:04:28,835 It just happened to be the museum ended up 149 00:04:29,002 --> 00:04:31,204 being the space where the collection could collect. 150 00:04:31,304 --> 00:04:32,205 Mike: [laughs] Okay. 151 00:04:32,305 --> 00:04:33,206 Well, that's not unusual 152 00:04:33,306 --> 00:04:34,207 for somebody to start from collecting. 153 00:04:34,307 --> 00:04:35,208 Bill: No, not at all. 154 00:04:35,308 --> 00:04:36,443 Mike: I mean, I don't care 155 00:04:36,543 --> 00:04:38,445 if you've got a museum that's motorcycle related or car, 156 00:04:38,545 --> 00:04:41,314 you know, there's always that connective tissue. 157 00:04:41,414 --> 00:04:42,315 Bill: Yeah. I mean, hell, 158 00:04:42,415 --> 00:04:43,884 we've collected a railroad semi-trailer. 159 00:04:43,984 --> 00:04:44,918 Mike: Oh my gosh! 160 00:04:45,018 --> 00:04:46,953 Bill: Yes. And then we loaded it full of stuff. 161 00:04:48,488 --> 00:04:49,556 Mike: Wow. 162 00:04:50,357 --> 00:04:52,626 What would you guys want for the Pennsylvania Railroad sign? 163 00:04:53,260 --> 00:04:56,396 Bill: My dad grew up loving the Pennsylvania Railroad, 164 00:04:56,496 --> 00:04:58,198 and a lot of the Northeast railroads. 165 00:04:58,298 --> 00:05:00,800 He's got a soft spot in his heart for the New Haven as well. 166 00:05:00,901 --> 00:05:02,769 Bill: Good luck prying that from his cold dead fingers. 167 00:05:02,869 --> 00:05:03,837 Mike: [laughs] 168 00:05:03,937 --> 00:05:05,639 Bill: That's not for sale. Mike: [laughs] Okay. 169 00:05:06,439 --> 00:05:08,275 [rock music] 170 00:05:08,975 --> 00:05:10,744 Rob: You know, the rolling hills of this area man, 171 00:05:10,911 --> 00:05:11,878 it's so beautiful. 172 00:05:15,315 --> 00:05:16,149 Rob: You wouldn't know that 173 00:05:16,316 --> 00:05:18,351 because your eyes are peeled into a gear. 174 00:05:18,451 --> 00:05:20,921 Jersey Jon: These are for a 1903 Royal motorcycle, dude. 175 00:05:21,021 --> 00:05:21,922 [phone rings] 176 00:05:22,022 --> 00:05:22,923 Jersey Jon: It's one of the rarest - 177 00:05:23,023 --> 00:05:23,924 it's the only one known in the world. 178 00:05:24,024 --> 00:05:25,559 Rob: Dani? Please help me. 179 00:05:25,659 --> 00:05:26,626 Jersey Jon: Dani! 180 00:05:26,793 --> 00:05:27,894 Danielle: Hey guys. 181 00:05:28,061 --> 00:05:29,663 So, now, I've been dealing with Holly and her brother Chris 182 00:05:29,830 --> 00:05:30,664 for quite a while. 183 00:05:30,830 --> 00:05:34,034 Their father Ben has been collecting forever. 184 00:05:34,201 --> 00:05:35,035 Rob: Okay. Jersey Jon: Yeah. 185 00:05:35,202 --> 00:05:36,169 Rob: Alright. 186 00:05:36,269 --> 00:05:37,637 Danielle: This guy started out as a racecar driver, 187 00:05:37,737 --> 00:05:39,906 then later on in life, in his 40s, 188 00:05:40,073 --> 00:05:41,608 he got into mudbogging. 189 00:05:41,708 --> 00:05:42,842 Rob: Mudbogging? 190 00:05:42,943 --> 00:05:43,910 Jersey Jon: So, what's he got, Dani? 191 00:05:44,077 --> 00:05:45,879 Danielle: Well, obviously Ben had a bunch of cars 192 00:05:45,979 --> 00:05:47,981 but according to Holly he also just bought everything. 193 00:05:48,148 --> 00:05:49,149 Like, everything and anything. 194 00:05:49,316 --> 00:05:50,417 Rob: Send us the coordinates! 195 00:05:50,584 --> 00:05:51,952 Jersey Jon: Thank you, Dani! Rob: We'll see how it goes. 196 00:05:52,118 --> 00:05:53,353 Danielle: Alright. Bye, boys. 197 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:54,955 Jersey Jon: Thank you, Dani. Rob: Thanks, Dani! 198 00:05:56,489 --> 00:05:57,791 Jersey Jon: There they are. They're out by the garage. 199 00:05:58,425 --> 00:05:59,526 Rob: What?! 200 00:06:00,026 --> 00:06:01,595 Jersey Jon: Whoa... 201 00:06:01,695 --> 00:06:03,396 Rob: Are you kidding me? 202 00:06:03,496 --> 00:06:04,831 Jersey Jon: They got it packed in there. 203 00:06:04,998 --> 00:06:05,899 [horn honks] 204 00:06:06,066 --> 00:06:07,100 Rob: How are you guys doing? Chris: Hey there. 205 00:06:07,267 --> 00:06:09,502 Rob: Danielle sent us to help you out, I guess, today 206 00:06:09,669 --> 00:06:10,870 Holly: Hi! Holly. 207 00:06:11,037 --> 00:06:11,872 Chris: How's it going? 208 00:06:12,038 --> 00:06:12,872 Jersey Jon: How are you? I'm Jon. 209 00:06:13,039 --> 00:06:14,474 Chris: Fantastic. Jon, nice to meet you. 210 00:06:15,709 --> 00:06:17,477 Holly: My dad collects a little bit of everything. 211 00:06:17,577 --> 00:06:19,746 He's always been interested in things that go fast, 212 00:06:19,913 --> 00:06:21,882 things with a motor, things with an engine. 213 00:06:21,982 --> 00:06:23,783 I mean, he just likes cool things. 214 00:06:23,950 --> 00:06:24,818 Holly: He's a mudbogger. 215 00:06:24,985 --> 00:06:27,654 He did that for years. Sponsored by Pennzoil. 216 00:06:27,821 --> 00:06:29,322 Named his kids after car parts. 217 00:06:29,422 --> 00:06:30,357 Jersey Jon: He was sponsored by Pennzoil? 218 00:06:30,457 --> 00:06:31,358 Holly: Oh yeah. 219 00:06:31,458 --> 00:06:32,359 Rob: Named his kids after car parts? 220 00:06:32,459 --> 00:06:33,660 Holly: Yeah, I'm Holly Carburetor. 221 00:06:33,827 --> 00:06:36,396 My brother's initials are RPM. 222 00:06:36,496 --> 00:06:37,464 Jersey Jon: [laughs] I love that! 223 00:06:37,631 --> 00:06:38,632 Holly: Hey, so do I, now. 224 00:06:38,732 --> 00:06:39,866 Thanks, dad. 225 00:06:40,033 --> 00:06:41,101 Jersey Jon: That's great. Rob: Yeah. 226 00:06:41,268 --> 00:06:43,970 Rob: Mudbogging has been around since a car could get offroad. 227 00:06:44,070 --> 00:06:45,372 And get in the dirt. 228 00:06:45,472 --> 00:06:47,107 But professional mudbogging has been around 229 00:06:47,274 --> 00:06:49,242 since the late '60s, early '70s. 230 00:06:49,342 --> 00:06:50,877 They're not just normal vehicles. 231 00:06:51,044 --> 00:06:53,079 They're extended, really long. 232 00:06:53,179 --> 00:06:54,514 Lightweight on the front end 233 00:06:54,681 --> 00:06:56,683 with 1000 horsepower motor in them. 234 00:06:56,783 --> 00:06:57,951 Holly: Anything with a motor. 235 00:06:58,051 --> 00:06:59,486 Jersey Jon: Oh wow. Holly: That man's got it. 236 00:06:59,586 --> 00:07:00,620 Jersey Jon: Sounds like a real interesting guy. 237 00:07:00,787 --> 00:07:02,155 Holly: He's an awesome guy. Jersey Jon: Yeah. 238 00:07:02,255 --> 00:07:03,456 Holly: Yeah, as long as I can remember, 239 00:07:03,623 --> 00:07:05,525 my father's been racing. 240 00:07:05,625 --> 00:07:09,095 Whether it's legal, illegal, on the street. 241 00:07:09,696 --> 00:07:11,831 True, he's the guy at the red light, 242 00:07:11,998 --> 00:07:14,701 he's counting down the red light as if it's a Christmas tree. 243 00:07:14,868 --> 00:07:15,969 And okay. 244 00:07:16,069 --> 00:07:18,104 Chris: Yeah, so, he hurt his back a few years ago, 245 00:07:18,271 --> 00:07:20,640 and um, we just thought we'd meet you guys down here. 246 00:07:20,807 --> 00:07:22,242 Rob: Yeah. Jersey Jon: Yeah, great. 247 00:07:22,342 --> 00:07:23,243 Rob: So... 248 00:07:23,343 --> 00:07:24,311 Holly: Help us part with some of these things. 249 00:07:24,477 --> 00:07:26,079 Rob: He's ready to sell? Holly: Yes, he is. 250 00:07:26,513 --> 00:07:27,647 Jersey Jon: Wow. 251 00:07:27,747 --> 00:07:30,684 Rob: He's got a ton of stuff in, like, original boxes here. 252 00:07:30,784 --> 00:07:32,285 Jersey Jon: Oh, I see something racing here, Robbie. 253 00:07:32,385 --> 00:07:35,355 What about this racing manifold? Offenhauser? 254 00:07:35,455 --> 00:07:36,556 Rob: Oh yeah. 255 00:07:36,656 --> 00:07:38,992 Jersey Jon: That's cool. Yeah, it's busted, but still. 256 00:07:39,559 --> 00:07:41,628 Rob: You're the right guy for that, Jersey. 257 00:07:41,728 --> 00:07:42,862 You can fix it. 258 00:07:43,029 --> 00:07:44,097 Jersey Jon: Yeah, I can fix it. Holly: It's old school racing. 259 00:07:44,264 --> 00:07:45,398 Jersey Jon: Yeah, it's old school racing stuff. 260 00:07:45,498 --> 00:07:47,667 Jersey Jon: This Offenhauser intake manifold is super cool. 261 00:07:47,834 --> 00:07:49,436 I mean, Offenhauser is like - 262 00:07:49,536 --> 00:07:52,405 that's the speed shop equipment they used in flathead V8s. 263 00:07:52,505 --> 00:07:54,040 This is stuff that made it go quick, 264 00:07:54,207 --> 00:07:55,508 and this is like the vintage piece. 265 00:07:55,675 --> 00:07:57,143 This is a piece from the '40s or '50s. 266 00:07:57,310 --> 00:07:58,311 Jersey Jon: You know, it's an intake manifold. 267 00:07:58,478 --> 00:08:00,046 Rob: Dual carburetor. Jersey Jon: Dual carburetor. 268 00:08:00,146 --> 00:08:01,181 Rob: Same one I have on my '46. 269 00:08:01,348 --> 00:08:02,382 Jersey Jon: I mean, it can be restored 270 00:08:02,549 --> 00:08:05,085 and put back to use, but it's more of a shelf piece. 271 00:08:05,185 --> 00:08:06,920 It's an iconic Offenhauser piece. 272 00:08:07,020 --> 00:08:08,421 It just looks cool hanging on the wall. 273 00:08:08,588 --> 00:08:09,723 Jersey Jon: Hundred and a quarter. 274 00:08:11,157 --> 00:08:12,392 Holly: Would you go 140? 275 00:08:14,627 --> 00:08:15,628 Jersey Jon: Yeah. Holly: It's a classic. 276 00:08:15,729 --> 00:08:17,030 Jersey Jon: Yeah. I'll do 140. That's cool. 277 00:08:17,130 --> 00:08:18,631 Holly: Cheerio. Jersey Jon: That's cool. 278 00:08:18,732 --> 00:08:21,601 Awesome. Thank you! Alright! 279 00:08:21,701 --> 00:08:22,836 Rob: Here you go, Jersey. 280 00:08:24,337 --> 00:08:25,238 Look at that. 281 00:08:25,338 --> 00:08:26,406 Holly: Wow. Jersey Jon: Whoa! 282 00:08:26,506 --> 00:08:29,075 Rob: It's made of wood. It's got reflective paint on it. 283 00:08:29,175 --> 00:08:30,543 It was probably off a billboard or something. 284 00:08:30,710 --> 00:08:32,645 He wasn't sponsored by Sunoco, was he? 285 00:08:32,746 --> 00:08:33,680 Holly: Nah, Pennzoil. 286 00:08:33,847 --> 00:08:35,315 Rob: Pennzoil all the way? Holly: All the way. 287 00:08:35,482 --> 00:08:38,351 Rob: This is a Sunoco painted wooden sign. 288 00:08:38,518 --> 00:08:42,055 It most likely came off a track that he raced at. 289 00:08:42,222 --> 00:08:43,123 Jersey Jon: Because this is very well done. 290 00:08:43,223 --> 00:08:45,191 I mean, it's a painted plywood sign, 291 00:08:45,291 --> 00:08:46,993 it's not porcelain or anything like that, but... 292 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:48,161 Rob: It's still cool. Jersey Jon: It's cool. 293 00:08:48,261 --> 00:08:50,463 Rob: Sunoco, you know, Sunoco's the racing gasoline. 294 00:08:50,630 --> 00:08:51,464 Jersey Jon: Yep. Holly: Yep. 295 00:08:51,631 --> 00:08:53,099 Rob: Um... is it for sale? 296 00:08:53,933 --> 00:08:54,834 Holly: Everything's for sale. 297 00:08:54,934 --> 00:08:55,969 Rob: Everything's for sale? 298 00:08:56,069 --> 00:08:56,970 Holly: Everything's for sale. 299 00:08:57,070 --> 00:08:57,971 Ship it. 300 00:08:58,071 --> 00:09:00,040 Rob: [laughs] 301 00:09:00,206 --> 00:09:01,608 Chris: We're ready to sell. Holly: My dad's ready. 302 00:09:01,708 --> 00:09:02,909 Chris: Yeah. Holly: My stepmom's ready. 303 00:09:03,076 --> 00:09:03,910 Holly: They're ready. Chris: Yeah. 304 00:09:04,077 --> 00:09:05,278 Rob: 400 bucks. 305 00:09:07,247 --> 00:09:08,715 Holly: How do you feel about 5? 306 00:09:08,815 --> 00:09:11,484 Rob: I think it's probably a $600 sign tops. 307 00:09:11,584 --> 00:09:13,586 Holly: Okay. So, 450? 308 00:09:14,354 --> 00:09:15,388 Rob: 425. 309 00:09:15,488 --> 00:09:16,389 Holly: My man. 310 00:09:16,489 --> 00:09:17,957 Rob: Sold. Jersey Jon: [laughs] Thank you. 311 00:09:18,058 --> 00:09:18,958 Rob: Awesome. Holly: My man. 312 00:09:19,058 --> 00:09:19,959 Jersey Jon: Thank you, thank you. 313 00:09:20,060 --> 00:09:21,261 [rock music] 314 00:09:21,428 --> 00:09:22,395 [train whistle] 315 00:09:22,495 --> 00:09:24,497 Mike: This looks like a lot of parts and pieces 316 00:09:24,664 --> 00:09:25,965 for interiors of cars. 317 00:09:26,066 --> 00:09:28,435 Bill: Yes. Lots of parts and pieces for interiors. 318 00:09:28,535 --> 00:09:30,970 We actually have a couple sleeping car parts in here too. 319 00:09:31,604 --> 00:09:33,173 Mike: I saw that. Over here, right here. 320 00:09:33,273 --> 00:09:34,174 Bill: Yep. 321 00:09:34,274 --> 00:09:35,141 Bill: One of the biggest reasons 322 00:09:35,308 --> 00:09:36,676 why we're looking to sell our collection here 323 00:09:36,776 --> 00:09:39,078 is to fund a structure 324 00:09:39,245 --> 00:09:43,516 to help us preserve the railroad cars that are out on the lot. 325 00:09:43,683 --> 00:09:45,585 Unfortunately, if we can't get it 326 00:09:45,752 --> 00:09:46,986 under cover and protected, 327 00:09:47,153 --> 00:09:49,789 we're gonna lose some significant pieces 328 00:09:49,889 --> 00:09:51,958 of railroad and Midwestern history. 329 00:09:52,058 --> 00:09:53,593 Mike: What about this little sink? 330 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:54,627 It's copper. 331 00:09:54,727 --> 00:09:55,829 What is this, like a... 332 00:09:55,995 --> 00:09:57,497 what do they call this, like a caboose sink or something? 333 00:09:57,664 --> 00:09:58,498 Bill: That might've been actually 334 00:09:58,665 --> 00:09:59,499 out of a passenger car. 335 00:09:59,666 --> 00:10:01,067 Mike: Okay, so, like a passenger car sink? 336 00:10:01,234 --> 00:10:02,202 Bill: Yep. 337 00:10:02,302 --> 00:10:04,037 Mike: I'm trying to find things that I connect with 338 00:10:04,204 --> 00:10:05,572 like this small sink. 339 00:10:05,672 --> 00:10:07,874 I mean these are things that can be repurposed 340 00:10:07,974 --> 00:10:10,110 into just about any space. 341 00:10:10,276 --> 00:10:11,444 It doesn't have to be a train. 342 00:10:11,544 --> 00:10:14,547 It's copper, the stopper is nickel-plated. 343 00:10:14,714 --> 00:10:15,782 It's beautiful. 344 00:10:15,949 --> 00:10:18,384 Mike: So, this is a water tank and you push this button, 345 00:10:18,551 --> 00:10:19,419 that's how you get water out of it? 346 00:10:19,586 --> 00:10:20,420 Bill: Yes. 347 00:10:20,587 --> 00:10:21,754 Mike: Okay, so there was basically like - 348 00:10:21,855 --> 00:10:23,423 there was no plumbing to this sink, 349 00:10:23,590 --> 00:10:24,824 it was just always kept full? 350 00:10:24,991 --> 00:10:26,359 Bill: Yep, that was the cistern for it. 351 00:10:26,459 --> 00:10:28,194 Mike: So, what I'm thinking on something like this, 352 00:10:28,294 --> 00:10:30,964 like for repurposing, this could go in like a cabin... 353 00:10:31,064 --> 00:10:31,965 Bill: Yeah. 354 00:10:32,065 --> 00:10:33,032 Mike: You know, or somewhere on a property 355 00:10:33,132 --> 00:10:34,868 that you can't get water access to. 356 00:10:35,034 --> 00:10:36,102 Bill: Mhm. Mike: So, what are you thinking? 357 00:10:36,703 --> 00:10:37,670 Bill: 2? 358 00:10:37,837 --> 00:10:39,272 [suspensful music] 359 00:10:39,439 --> 00:10:42,909 Mike: Uh... 150. 360 00:10:43,843 --> 00:10:45,879 Bill: Let's do it. Mike: Alright, man. 361 00:10:45,979 --> 00:10:46,880 Very cool. 362 00:10:46,980 --> 00:10:48,515 I've never seen one with the reservoir. 363 00:10:48,681 --> 00:10:50,316 [rock music] 364 00:10:51,150 --> 00:10:53,086 Holly: Who even knows what you're gonna find back there? 365 00:10:53,186 --> 00:10:54,787 We're as excited as you. 366 00:10:54,954 --> 00:10:55,955 Rob: Yeah? 367 00:10:56,089 --> 00:10:58,224 Rob: I've been in these situations many, many times, 368 00:10:58,391 --> 00:11:02,228 and typically the best stuff in these garages, 369 00:11:02,395 --> 00:11:05,098 in these houses, are in the back far corner. 370 00:11:05,265 --> 00:11:07,233 Rob: There's a lot of empty boxes in here. 371 00:11:07,333 --> 00:11:09,202 Rob: Because that's the oldest stuff. 372 00:11:09,302 --> 00:11:10,837 He put that stuff in there first. 373 00:11:10,937 --> 00:11:12,639 Rob: This thing's kind of cool, Jersey. 374 00:11:14,073 --> 00:11:15,141 Jersey Jon: Nice! 375 00:11:15,708 --> 00:11:17,243 Nice, Robbie. Good. 376 00:11:17,343 --> 00:11:18,411 Rob: It's stripped off. 377 00:11:19,579 --> 00:11:20,547 Yeah. 378 00:11:21,180 --> 00:11:22,081 Porcelain. 379 00:11:22,182 --> 00:11:23,349 Jersey Jon: Yep. 380 00:11:23,516 --> 00:11:24,751 Rob: There's a glass door on the front, so pay attention to it. 381 00:11:25,351 --> 00:11:26,319 Right there. 382 00:11:29,622 --> 00:11:30,557 Jersey Jon: That's cool. 383 00:11:30,657 --> 00:11:31,591 Rob: That killer, dude? 384 00:11:31,691 --> 00:11:32,792 Holly: Really cool. Jersey Jon: Yeah. 385 00:11:32,959 --> 00:11:34,327 Jersey Jon: This cabinet was a medical equipment cabinet. 386 00:11:34,427 --> 00:11:36,563 You know, it was to keep doctor's equipment safe, 387 00:11:36,663 --> 00:11:38,631 and, you know, semi-sterile. 388 00:11:38,731 --> 00:11:41,401 But they make great pieces of furniture with displays 389 00:11:41,501 --> 00:11:42,635 for any kind of collection you've got. 390 00:11:42,802 --> 00:11:45,305 And it's got great paint on it. It's got chippy paint, man. 391 00:11:45,471 --> 00:11:46,906 Put a clear coat on that stuff, man, 392 00:11:47,073 --> 00:11:49,275 it like consolidates the paint, it's safe, 393 00:11:49,375 --> 00:11:51,044 and it makes it really look cool. 394 00:11:51,144 --> 00:11:52,212 Jersey Jon: It's missing something here. 395 00:11:52,312 --> 00:11:54,280 Probably had another porcelain tray here 396 00:11:54,380 --> 00:11:56,316 which we may or may not find back there, Robbie. 397 00:11:56,416 --> 00:11:57,517 Rob: I don't know. 398 00:11:57,617 --> 00:11:58,718 Jersey Jon: So, he went to auctions huh? 399 00:11:58,818 --> 00:11:59,986 Holly: Oh yeah. Chris: Oh yeah. 400 00:12:00,153 --> 00:12:00,987 He lived at auctions. 401 00:12:01,154 --> 00:12:01,988 Jersey Jon: So, he loved this thing. 402 00:12:02,155 --> 00:12:03,523 He had bid on it, brought it back home. 403 00:12:03,623 --> 00:12:04,991 Holly: They know him by name. 404 00:12:05,091 --> 00:12:08,428 Holly: Growing up, we went to a lot of auctions 405 00:12:08,595 --> 00:12:10,363 and we got to hold up the little number, 406 00:12:10,463 --> 00:12:11,965 and he'd nudge us, you know. 407 00:12:12,065 --> 00:12:13,566 And we'd hold up our little number. 408 00:12:13,666 --> 00:12:16,202 With my father being a collector, absolutely, 409 00:12:16,302 --> 00:12:17,837 it fell onto me and my brother - 410 00:12:18,004 --> 00:12:20,440 which has since fallen onto our kids. 411 00:12:20,540 --> 00:12:21,674 Jersey Jon: Well, he's buyer number 20. 412 00:12:21,841 --> 00:12:23,476 Just say I'm buyer number 20, right? 413 00:12:23,576 --> 00:12:25,044 Holly: [laughs] 414 00:12:25,144 --> 00:12:26,679 Ten dollar, twenty dollar, twenty dollar. 415 00:12:28,147 --> 00:12:29,115 Jersey Jon: Hundred and a quarter. 416 00:12:29,983 --> 00:12:30,950 Holly: Hundred and a quarter? 417 00:12:31,117 --> 00:12:32,151 Jersey Jon: It's missing - if we find the tray, 418 00:12:32,252 --> 00:12:33,152 I'll give you another 25 bucks. 419 00:12:33,319 --> 00:12:34,187 I'll give you 150. 420 00:12:34,354 --> 00:12:36,322 Holly: What if we do 130/160? 421 00:12:36,422 --> 00:12:38,157 Jersey Jon: 130/160, hm... 422 00:12:38,258 --> 00:12:39,659 I like how your brain works. 423 00:12:39,826 --> 00:12:41,160 Holly: It's even numbers. Easy math. 424 00:12:41,260 --> 00:12:42,395 Jersey Jon: Yeah, exactly. 425 00:12:42,495 --> 00:12:44,130 You're stepping it up evenly. I like the way you think. 426 00:12:44,130 --> 00:12:45,231 Holly: My man. Ship it. 427 00:12:50,136 --> 00:12:53,272 Holly: This was uh, Carol's mom's house, my grandmother. 428 00:12:53,439 --> 00:12:55,108 Rob: Okay. Holly: They lived here... 429 00:12:55,274 --> 00:12:56,109 Jersey Jon: Whoa. Rob: Wow. 430 00:12:56,276 --> 00:12:58,011 Holly: I want to say 60 years? Rob: Yeah? 431 00:12:58,111 --> 00:12:59,012 Jersey Jon: Oh yeah. 432 00:12:59,112 --> 00:13:01,347 Holly: My dad and stepmom 433 00:13:01,514 --> 00:13:04,751 have been collecting for years. 434 00:13:04,851 --> 00:13:07,820 Holly: When my grandmother passed, 435 00:13:07,987 --> 00:13:09,188 it went to my stepmom. 436 00:13:09,288 --> 00:13:13,993 Slowly but surely, that property got used for storage. 437 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:16,396 Holly: We used to have Thanksgiving dinners here 438 00:13:16,496 --> 00:13:17,397 and now... 439 00:13:17,497 --> 00:13:18,398 Jersey Jon: Aw. Holly: We have lamps. 440 00:13:18,498 --> 00:13:19,399 Rob: So, you remember it as a kid? 441 00:13:19,499 --> 00:13:20,400 Holly: Yes. 442 00:13:20,500 --> 00:13:21,601 Rob: So how long ago, 443 00:13:21,701 --> 00:13:23,503 like, was the last time somebody lived here in this house? 444 00:13:23,670 --> 00:13:26,372 Holly: Somebody lived here, it's probably been about 20 years. 445 00:13:26,472 --> 00:13:29,676 Holly: This house isn't just my father's, it's my stepmother's. 446 00:13:29,776 --> 00:13:32,078 Actually, the NASCAR is her. 447 00:13:32,178 --> 00:13:34,013 Rob: Junior, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 448 00:13:34,113 --> 00:13:35,148 And that's Dale. 449 00:13:35,314 --> 00:13:38,151 Holly: She's the one that has the NASCAR fascination. 450 00:13:38,318 --> 00:13:40,119 My dad calls them roundy-rounds. 451 00:13:40,219 --> 00:13:42,455 So, they're two peas in a pod. 452 00:13:42,622 --> 00:13:45,324 Jersey Jon: That's kind of cool. And it's got the box. 453 00:13:45,425 --> 00:13:46,426 Holly: Mhm. 454 00:13:46,592 --> 00:13:48,361 Jersey Jon: So, the Marx Electro Shot. 455 00:13:48,461 --> 00:13:50,396 This piece is pristine. 456 00:13:50,496 --> 00:13:51,631 It's a plastic toy 457 00:13:51,798 --> 00:13:54,033 but it's got a clockwork mechanism in the back. 458 00:13:54,133 --> 00:13:56,769 Like, the ducks spin around and you're shooting the ducks. 459 00:13:56,869 --> 00:13:58,705 Jersey Jon: I can just imagine this under the Christmas tree 460 00:13:58,871 --> 00:13:59,772 on Christmas morning, you know? 461 00:13:59,872 --> 00:14:02,041 In 1963 or '65. 462 00:14:02,208 --> 00:14:03,876 Holly: If it wasn't then, it could be now. 463 00:14:04,043 --> 00:14:06,012 Jersey Jon: Yeah. [laughs] Rob: [laughs] 464 00:14:06,112 --> 00:14:07,647 Jersey, we ain't getting any younger. 465 00:14:07,747 --> 00:14:08,681 This stuff is getting more collectible. 466 00:14:08,848 --> 00:14:11,551 Jersey Jon: And it's not broken which is great. 467 00:14:11,651 --> 00:14:12,785 Jersey Jon: It's nice to see something 468 00:14:12,952 --> 00:14:14,153 that was so well preserved. 469 00:14:14,253 --> 00:14:16,956 It's like it was just slid out of that box and never used. 470 00:14:17,056 --> 00:14:20,159 It's a boy's toy and, you know, boys are rough on toys. 471 00:14:20,259 --> 00:14:21,327 I was rough on my toys. 472 00:14:21,427 --> 00:14:23,029 All my plastic toys when I was a kid, man, 473 00:14:23,129 --> 00:14:24,464 I destroyed those things. 474 00:14:24,630 --> 00:14:25,998 Jersey Jon: I'd go 125. 475 00:14:26,099 --> 00:14:28,868 Holly: 125 with the box and directions? 476 00:14:29,035 --> 00:14:30,002 Jersey Jon: Yep. 477 00:14:30,103 --> 00:14:33,072 Holly: You think 130? 478 00:14:34,273 --> 00:14:36,075 Jersey Jon: I'm not gonna argue. 130 is fine. 479 00:14:36,175 --> 00:14:37,477 Holly: Oh wow. Hot dog! Jersey Jon: That's great. 480 00:14:37,643 --> 00:14:38,678 Jersey Jon: Yeah. We're on it. Holly: Thank you. 481 00:14:38,778 --> 00:14:40,680 Rob: You know, honestly, this house reminds me 482 00:14:40,780 --> 00:14:42,081 of going into my grandma's house. 483 00:14:42,248 --> 00:14:43,916 My grandma grew up in Las Vegas 484 00:14:44,083 --> 00:14:46,386 so all these cups and all these glasses 485 00:14:46,552 --> 00:14:49,255 and then the lamps and the dishes and things like that. 486 00:14:49,422 --> 00:14:51,858 There's other good things in the house, 487 00:14:52,024 --> 00:14:53,192 but we got to dig through it. 488 00:14:53,359 --> 00:14:54,961 It's layer by layer by layer. 489 00:14:55,061 --> 00:14:56,596 Jersey Jon: So, I found this thing too. 490 00:14:56,696 --> 00:14:57,764 It's shaped like a TV. 491 00:14:57,864 --> 00:14:59,432 Little radio shaped like a television. 492 00:14:59,532 --> 00:15:00,500 Holly: Mhm. 493 00:15:00,666 --> 00:15:01,634 Jersey Jon: And you see that? That's for slides. 494 00:15:01,801 --> 00:15:02,635 You put them down there 495 00:15:02,802 --> 00:15:03,703 and there's a little viewer in the back. 496 00:15:03,870 --> 00:15:05,037 And you can listen to a tune. 497 00:15:05,171 --> 00:15:07,673 So, you can go over your family vacation you took in California, 498 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:09,342 and listen to John Denver or something. 499 00:15:09,509 --> 00:15:11,611 I'm thinking 20 bucks. 500 00:15:11,711 --> 00:15:12,879 Holly: I'm thinking 25. 501 00:15:12,979 --> 00:15:14,247 Jersey Jon: 22. 502 00:15:14,347 --> 00:15:15,348 Holly: .50? 503 00:15:15,515 --> 00:15:16,382 Jersey Jon: 22.50... 504 00:15:16,549 --> 00:15:17,717 Rob: She's like... 505 00:15:17,817 --> 00:15:19,585 Jersey Jon: You got it. 506 00:15:19,752 --> 00:15:21,154 Holly: I'm doing my dad proud! 507 00:15:22,388 --> 00:15:23,656 Rob: I love religious stuff. 508 00:15:23,823 --> 00:15:25,391 That's ceramic inside there. 509 00:15:25,558 --> 00:15:27,026 Jersey Jon: It's old, Robbie. 1890s. 510 00:15:27,193 --> 00:15:28,027 Rob: Yeah. 511 00:15:28,194 --> 00:15:29,061 Holly: St. Joseph's Prayer. 512 00:15:29,228 --> 00:15:30,062 Jersey Jon: St. Joseph's. 513 00:15:30,229 --> 00:15:31,063 Rob: Little chipping on the frame. 514 00:15:31,230 --> 00:15:32,198 150. 515 00:15:32,298 --> 00:15:33,633 Holly: 175? 516 00:15:33,733 --> 00:15:35,134 Rob: Did you say a prayer before you said that? 517 00:15:35,234 --> 00:15:36,636 Holly: Oh, I did. And he blessed it. 518 00:15:36,736 --> 00:15:37,703 Rob: 160. 519 00:15:38,204 --> 00:15:39,172 Holly: Done. 520 00:15:39,272 --> 00:15:40,239 Rob: Awesome. 521 00:15:40,339 --> 00:15:42,809 Jersey Jon: You got oak, maple, oak, maple, oak. 522 00:15:42,909 --> 00:15:43,810 Rob: Wow. 523 00:15:43,910 --> 00:15:44,811 Jersey Jon: This would be a store display 524 00:15:44,911 --> 00:15:45,845 that had like little dividers in here, 525 00:15:45,945 --> 00:15:46,846 it had the seed packets in it. 526 00:15:46,946 --> 00:15:48,881 Holly: You can tell just by looking at wood 527 00:15:48,981 --> 00:15:50,283 that it's three different types of wood? 528 00:15:50,383 --> 00:15:51,317 Jersey Jon: I'm a wood guy. Holly: Okay. 529 00:15:51,417 --> 00:15:52,718 Jersey Jon: This is quarter-sewn oak. 530 00:15:52,819 --> 00:15:54,187 That means they take an oak tree, 531 00:15:54,353 --> 00:15:55,354 they split it into a quarter 532 00:15:55,454 --> 00:15:56,389 and then they run it through the mill. 533 00:15:56,489 --> 00:15:58,257 It's the best kind of oak you can get. 534 00:15:58,424 --> 00:15:59,392 Holly: Oh! 535 00:15:59,559 --> 00:16:00,526 Jersey Jon: You want to know about the maple now too? 536 00:16:00,626 --> 00:16:03,596 Holly: [laughs] Do we have the time, gentlemen? 537 00:16:03,696 --> 00:16:05,231 Jersey Jon: I'd go 125 on this. 538 00:16:05,398 --> 00:16:06,966 Holly: Say 130, it's yours. 539 00:16:07,066 --> 00:16:09,135 Jersey Jon: Yeah, I'll do it. Holly: Let's go. 540 00:16:09,268 --> 00:16:10,102 Jersey Jon: I'm on it. That's great. 541 00:16:10,269 --> 00:16:12,305 [tense music] 542 00:16:14,941 --> 00:16:16,108 Mike: Wow, this is cool. 543 00:16:16,275 --> 00:16:17,844 I've always wanted to do one of those, 544 00:16:17,944 --> 00:16:20,546 like, old train scenes where you jump from car to car. 545 00:16:20,713 --> 00:16:21,881 Bill: Oh, they used to have to do that. 546 00:16:22,048 --> 00:16:25,017 When they were doing the braking on steam crates, 547 00:16:25,184 --> 00:16:26,519 before they moved the brake wheels down. 548 00:16:26,619 --> 00:16:28,154 Mike: Really? Bill: Yeah. 549 00:16:28,254 --> 00:16:29,789 Brakemen were one of the uh, 550 00:16:29,889 --> 00:16:31,791 most dangerous jobs on the rails. 551 00:16:31,958 --> 00:16:33,392 Mike: Reminds me of when I was a kid, 552 00:16:33,559 --> 00:16:35,595 we were always down by the railroad tracks, man. 553 00:16:35,761 --> 00:16:37,430 How many train cars do you guys have? 554 00:16:37,530 --> 00:16:39,031 13? Is that right? 555 00:16:39,198 --> 00:16:40,032 Bill: 12, 13, yeah. 556 00:16:40,199 --> 00:16:41,500 Mike: Yeah, 13 of them. Dang. 557 00:16:41,667 --> 00:16:43,102 I love the way you're living, man. 558 00:16:43,269 --> 00:16:44,170 Bill: Yeah. 559 00:16:44,270 --> 00:16:45,271 Mike: It's pretty cool you guys are doing this. 560 00:16:45,438 --> 00:16:47,039 Mike: Out of all the collectors I've ever met, 561 00:16:47,206 --> 00:16:50,476 train guys are a breed of their own. 562 00:16:50,576 --> 00:16:52,311 Mike: Banger and... 563 00:16:52,478 --> 00:16:53,679 Bill: Aroostock. Mike: Aroostock. 564 00:16:53,779 --> 00:16:56,349 Yeah, it just sucks it's got the damage up there. 565 00:16:56,516 --> 00:16:57,350 Mike: I mean, think about it. 566 00:16:57,516 --> 00:16:58,551 They're not putting a toy on a shelf, 567 00:16:58,651 --> 00:16:59,986 they're not parking a car in a garage 568 00:17:00,152 --> 00:17:01,921 or hanging a sign on a wall, 569 00:17:02,021 --> 00:17:04,056 they're moving train cars! 570 00:17:04,223 --> 00:17:07,760 Can you imagine looking at something that large 571 00:17:07,860 --> 00:17:09,629 and saying, "I'll take it." 572 00:17:09,795 --> 00:17:12,865 And then just figuring out how to move it! 573 00:17:13,032 --> 00:17:14,600 These guys are like the superheroes 574 00:17:14,700 --> 00:17:16,102 of the collecting world. 575 00:17:16,269 --> 00:17:19,572 But that's the kind of people it takes to preserve this history 576 00:17:19,672 --> 00:17:21,574 and tell these stories. 577 00:17:21,674 --> 00:17:23,476 Bill: Here is more of the equipment 578 00:17:23,576 --> 00:17:25,711 you might see on a station platform. 579 00:17:25,878 --> 00:17:29,315 We've also got a boatload of railroad lights back here too. 580 00:17:29,415 --> 00:17:31,517 Mike: Okay, what about things like this? 581 00:17:31,617 --> 00:17:32,518 This is shelving. 582 00:17:32,618 --> 00:17:33,552 Bill: Yep. Mike: You know. 583 00:17:33,719 --> 00:17:34,754 So, this is obviously - 584 00:17:34,921 --> 00:17:37,390 it doesn't have to be in a railcar, it can be anywhere. 585 00:17:37,556 --> 00:17:38,391 Bill: Right. 586 00:17:38,558 --> 00:17:40,593 Need a hand with that? There you go. 587 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:42,562 Mike: No, I got one. I got that busted loose. 588 00:17:42,662 --> 00:17:44,430 Alright, so something like this. 589 00:17:46,399 --> 00:17:47,767 Bill: That'd be somewhere around a hundred and a half. 590 00:17:48,968 --> 00:17:50,236 Mike: See, I think that's cool. 591 00:17:50,403 --> 00:17:51,270 I mean, this is practical, 592 00:17:51,437 --> 00:17:52,972 this is something that somebody can still use 593 00:17:53,072 --> 00:17:55,241 whether - I mean it doesn't have to be in a train car. 594 00:17:55,408 --> 00:17:57,610 So, okay, so I'll buy this for 150. 595 00:17:57,710 --> 00:17:58,611 Bill: Alright. 596 00:17:58,711 --> 00:17:59,679 Mike: Alright, I'm doing it. Bill: Awesome. 597 00:17:59,779 --> 00:18:00,846 Mike: I appreciate that. 598 00:18:00,947 --> 00:18:03,149 And then those green ones kind of match each other. 599 00:18:03,316 --> 00:18:05,151 Then you've got this mustard one. 600 00:18:05,251 --> 00:18:07,486 Bill: We wanted to keep a couple of those shelves 601 00:18:07,586 --> 00:18:09,455 for that car where Mike found me in. 602 00:18:09,622 --> 00:18:12,024 I believe we're gonna put those up along the window 603 00:18:12,191 --> 00:18:13,259 where they would've been installed 604 00:18:13,426 --> 00:18:15,261 for passengers to store their luggage. 605 00:18:15,428 --> 00:18:18,030 Mike: I'd buy the mustard color one for 150. 606 00:18:18,831 --> 00:18:19,665 Bill: I got you. 607 00:18:19,832 --> 00:18:21,000 Mike: Okay, do that? Bill: Yeah. 608 00:18:21,100 --> 00:18:22,468 Mike: Okay. Then we'll keep the green as a pair for you guys. 609 00:18:22,635 --> 00:18:23,602 Bill: Yeah. 610 00:18:26,405 --> 00:18:27,239 Mike: So, you're telling me 611 00:18:27,406 --> 00:18:28,841 this wouldn't be cool like in a kitchen? 612 00:18:28,941 --> 00:18:30,109 Bill: Oh yeah. It's a great pot hanger. 613 00:18:30,276 --> 00:18:31,310 Mike: You know what I mean? 614 00:18:31,477 --> 00:18:32,511 You could do plates on it and stuff on it. Grab that. 615 00:18:32,678 --> 00:18:33,479 Bill: Gotcha. Mike: Very cool. 616 00:18:37,516 --> 00:18:39,352 [rock music] 617 00:18:39,518 --> 00:18:40,586 Jersey Jon: That place was packed, dude. 618 00:18:40,753 --> 00:18:41,754 Rob: It was like Jenga, dude. 619 00:18:41,854 --> 00:18:43,923 I was like, afraid to pull the piece out 620 00:18:44,023 --> 00:18:46,325 because I didn't know it was gonna fall back in there. 621 00:18:46,425 --> 00:18:47,326 Jersey Jon: That's crazy, crazy stuff. 622 00:18:47,426 --> 00:18:48,561 We got some good stuff out of there though. 623 00:18:49,195 --> 00:18:50,863 Holly: Guys, you made it! 624 00:18:51,030 --> 00:18:52,698 And here is the man of the hour. 625 00:18:52,865 --> 00:18:53,866 The myth! 626 00:18:54,033 --> 00:18:56,068 Rob: The man that caused all this chaos! 627 00:18:56,235 --> 00:18:57,236 [laughter] 628 00:18:57,336 --> 00:18:58,904 Holly: The legend! Rob: How are you doing? 629 00:18:59,071 --> 00:19:00,439 Ben: Ben Medina. Glad to meet you. 630 00:19:00,539 --> 00:19:01,440 Rob: Nice to meet you. 631 00:19:01,540 --> 00:19:02,441 Jersey Jon: Ben? Ben: Yep, Ben. 632 00:19:02,541 --> 00:19:03,442 Jersey Jon: Dude, you've been busy. 633 00:19:03,542 --> 00:19:05,144 Ben: Mud racing was just drag racing 634 00:19:05,311 --> 00:19:07,046 and I loved drag racing when I was a kid. 635 00:19:07,146 --> 00:19:08,547 I used to take them to drag racing 636 00:19:08,714 --> 00:19:11,717 and I wanted a cheaper way to drag race. 637 00:19:11,817 --> 00:19:12,752 Holly: As long as I can remember, 638 00:19:12,918 --> 00:19:14,153 he was out there tinkering. 639 00:19:14,253 --> 00:19:17,390 Getting it to go faster, louder, faster, louder. 640 00:19:17,556 --> 00:19:21,160 Ben: I had the first blown hemi in mudbogging in the country. 641 00:19:21,260 --> 00:19:22,828 Rob: In history? Ben: In history. 642 00:19:22,995 --> 00:19:26,399 They all had big block Chevies and big block Fords. 643 00:19:26,499 --> 00:19:30,403 So, I put a hemi in my jeep, broke parts, axles, 644 00:19:30,503 --> 00:19:31,704 you name it, I broke it. 645 00:19:31,871 --> 00:19:33,639 It was on 2000 horsepower, just... 646 00:19:33,806 --> 00:19:35,241 Jersey Jon: That was 2000 horsepower?! 647 00:19:35,408 --> 00:19:36,676 Rob: Wow! Wow. Ben: Just twist those axles. 648 00:19:36,842 --> 00:19:38,077 Jersey Jon: Sounds like you had a lot of fun doing it. 649 00:19:38,244 --> 00:19:39,145 Ben: Oh yeah. 650 00:19:39,311 --> 00:19:41,113 New Mexico, we were all over New Mexico, Utah, 651 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:42,114 we were in Salt Lake. 652 00:19:42,281 --> 00:19:44,116 Ben: 20, 21 years I raced. 653 00:19:44,216 --> 00:19:46,786 Had a bad accident in Davenport, Iowa. 654 00:19:46,952 --> 00:19:50,456 I took off in the mud and it just didn't sound right to me. 655 00:19:50,623 --> 00:19:52,758 The Jeep just didn't wah, you know, 656 00:19:52,858 --> 00:19:54,260 jump up like it usually does. 657 00:19:54,827 --> 00:19:55,995 And I thought, "What happened?" 658 00:19:56,162 --> 00:19:58,864 Ben: So, I look down like that to see if the shifter - 659 00:19:59,031 --> 00:20:00,700 next thing, I looked up and I'm in- 660 00:20:01,967 --> 00:20:03,002 Rob: Into the wall and tumbling. 661 00:20:03,102 --> 00:20:05,204 Ben: Yep, into the wall, into the JoJo blocks and just... 662 00:20:05,304 --> 00:20:07,039 Rob: Whoa... Holly: Axle... 663 00:20:07,139 --> 00:20:08,307 Ben: Axles were this way, 664 00:20:08,474 --> 00:20:09,642 the rearend was that way. 665 00:20:09,742 --> 00:20:13,479 And me and my motor were laying over here. 666 00:20:13,646 --> 00:20:14,480 Jersey Jon: Whoa! 667 00:20:14,647 --> 00:20:16,282 Ben: Just me, the roll cage, and the motor. 668 00:20:16,382 --> 00:20:17,516 Ben: I wasn't paying attention. 669 00:20:17,616 --> 00:20:18,684 I should've just kept my - 670 00:20:18,784 --> 00:20:20,219 you know, instead of looking down, 671 00:20:20,386 --> 00:20:22,488 and that's when I went into the JoJo blocks. 672 00:20:22,588 --> 00:20:25,825 Holly: The rollbar and 5-point harness, man. 673 00:20:25,991 --> 00:20:27,359 That's why you walked away. 674 00:20:27,460 --> 00:20:29,195 Rob: I'm from Davenport, Iowa basically. 675 00:20:29,295 --> 00:20:30,429 Ben: You are? Rob: Yeah. 676 00:20:30,596 --> 00:20:33,032 So, we had that World's Biggest Antique Motorcycle Meet there? 677 00:20:33,199 --> 00:20:36,335 There'll be early 1900s racers racing on that track. 678 00:20:36,435 --> 00:20:37,503 Holly: At the same track? Rob: Same track. 679 00:20:37,670 --> 00:20:38,871 Holly: Wow! 680 00:20:39,038 --> 00:20:39,839 Jersey Jon: And it's a bumpy track. 681 00:20:39,939 --> 00:20:41,474 And that's where you disintegrated. 682 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:42,508 Ben: Yep. That's where- 683 00:20:42,675 --> 00:20:44,009 Jersey Jon: Man. You're lucky to be here, dude. 684 00:20:44,110 --> 00:20:47,947 Rob: So, Holly said that you uh, were sponsored by Pennzoil. 685 00:20:48,114 --> 00:20:49,148 Ben: Pennzoil, yeah. Jersey Jon: Wow. 686 00:20:49,315 --> 00:20:50,516 Rob: So, you got a kid named Pennzoil? 687 00:20:50,683 --> 00:20:51,784 Ben: No. Rob: Oh... 688 00:20:51,951 --> 00:20:54,754 Holly: Holly Carburetor, RPM. Yeah. 689 00:20:54,854 --> 00:20:55,754 [laughter] 690 00:20:55,855 --> 00:20:57,356 Holly: That's real. Yeah. Love it. 691 00:20:57,456 --> 00:20:58,858 Jersey Jon: Ben, he's a wrench, man. 692 00:20:59,024 --> 00:21:01,327 I mean, this guy knows how to build a motor, 693 00:21:01,427 --> 00:21:03,062 he knows how to create horsepower. 694 00:21:03,229 --> 00:21:05,397 This was his life, this was his passion, 695 00:21:05,498 --> 00:21:07,466 this was the way he supported his family. 696 00:21:07,633 --> 00:21:09,768 Rob: You got to lift it up even. There you go, Jersey. 697 00:21:09,869 --> 00:21:10,836 Ben: There you go. 698 00:21:12,071 --> 00:21:13,672 Holy, look at this stuff. 699 00:21:13,839 --> 00:21:14,840 Jersey Jon: Wow! Woo. 700 00:21:15,007 --> 00:21:16,442 [bluegrass music] 701 00:21:16,609 --> 00:21:18,277 [train whistle] 702 00:21:18,377 --> 00:21:20,880 Bill: This car was originally built in 1911. 703 00:21:21,046 --> 00:21:22,014 Mike: Wow! 704 00:21:22,114 --> 00:21:24,950 Bill: See, I've got a lot of the porter uniforms 705 00:21:25,117 --> 00:21:26,685 you would've had for somebody that was working in the cars. 706 00:21:26,786 --> 00:21:28,487 Mike: That's super cool that you guys had these. 707 00:21:28,587 --> 00:21:30,723 I've never seen this many of these 708 00:21:30,823 --> 00:21:32,358 in any railroad museum I've been to. 709 00:21:32,458 --> 00:21:34,827 Bill: It's one of the things we try to specialize in over here. 710 00:21:34,994 --> 00:21:36,862 There's a lot of stuff you use on a day-to-day basis. 711 00:21:37,029 --> 00:21:39,465 Mike: Well, and also too, it just personalizes it, 712 00:21:39,632 --> 00:21:40,633 you know what I mean? Bill: Mhm. 713 00:21:40,733 --> 00:21:42,868 Mike: These trains were stacked out like a fine hotel. 714 00:21:43,035 --> 00:21:45,471 There were sleeping cars, there were dining cars, 715 00:21:45,638 --> 00:21:47,406 there were bar cars. 716 00:21:47,506 --> 00:21:49,975 It was obviously important to Bill's father 717 00:21:50,075 --> 00:21:53,679 to drive home the experience of travel back then. 718 00:21:53,846 --> 00:21:55,748 Mike: Oh, wow! I didn't even see all these back here. 719 00:21:55,915 --> 00:21:57,583 Bill: Yeah. Mike: Holy crap! Wow! 720 00:21:57,750 --> 00:21:58,918 Bill: I couldn't tell you the oldest uniform. 721 00:21:59,018 --> 00:22:01,754 We do have a couple of really interesting pieces in here. 722 00:22:01,854 --> 00:22:03,155 Mike: I love vintage clothing. 723 00:22:03,322 --> 00:22:06,058 Especially the stuff that's connected to transportation. 724 00:22:06,225 --> 00:22:07,159 Mike: Like, this looks older. 725 00:22:07,259 --> 00:22:08,527 Look at that embroidery right there. 726 00:22:08,627 --> 00:22:09,528 Bill: Mhm. 727 00:22:09,628 --> 00:22:10,529 Mike: It paints a picture 728 00:22:10,663 --> 00:22:12,631 of the people that worked on the railroad. 729 00:22:12,798 --> 00:22:15,000 The different material, the different buttons, 730 00:22:15,100 --> 00:22:16,202 the embellishments. 731 00:22:16,368 --> 00:22:20,406 I mean, there was so much pride taken in every single job. 732 00:22:20,506 --> 00:22:23,509 Each one of these uniforms represents someone's life. 733 00:22:23,676 --> 00:22:24,810 Mike: What does that stand for? 734 00:22:24,910 --> 00:22:25,911 Bill: Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. 735 00:22:26,078 --> 00:22:27,079 Mike: No kidding. 736 00:22:27,246 --> 00:22:28,414 So, like, what time period do you think this is from? 737 00:22:28,514 --> 00:22:31,083 Bill: Venture to guess, it'd be 1890s, early 1900s. 738 00:22:31,183 --> 00:22:32,551 Mike: I think this is one of my favorite things 739 00:22:32,718 --> 00:22:33,552 I've seen so far. 740 00:22:33,719 --> 00:22:34,553 Bill: [laughs] Mike: No, seriously. 741 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:35,788 I mean it just really - all this room 742 00:22:35,955 --> 00:22:38,591 really personalizes everything, you know what I mean? 743 00:22:38,691 --> 00:22:39,758 Bill: Yeah. 744 00:22:39,858 --> 00:22:43,162 Mike: You can see the stature, the crispness, the fade. 745 00:22:43,262 --> 00:22:44,230 Mike: What about this one? 746 00:22:44,396 --> 00:22:46,031 This one looks like it has some age to it. 747 00:22:46,131 --> 00:22:47,866 This is Iowa, right? Union Pacific. 748 00:22:48,033 --> 00:22:48,868 Bill: Yeah, Union Pacific. 749 00:22:49,001 --> 00:22:50,269 Originally terminated in Council Bluffs. 750 00:22:50,436 --> 00:22:51,270 Mike: Can I pull this off of here? 751 00:22:51,437 --> 00:22:52,605 Bill: Yeah. 752 00:22:52,705 --> 00:22:54,273 Mike: Oh wow, it's got the - oh, it's got the pants and the vest! 753 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:55,574 Let me see this thing. 754 00:22:56,342 --> 00:22:57,743 Yeah. Here we go. 755 00:22:57,910 --> 00:22:58,744 Little bit big. 756 00:22:58,911 --> 00:23:00,112 Bill: I think it'll look good in a box. 757 00:23:00,279 --> 00:23:01,680 Mike: This guy had some guns on him, man. 758 00:23:01,847 --> 00:23:03,115 Bill: Mhm. 759 00:23:03,282 --> 00:23:06,118 Bill: The Union Pacific before 1984 760 00:23:06,218 --> 00:23:07,953 wasn't running up here in Wisconsin. 761 00:23:08,053 --> 00:23:10,556 It was a railroad that was Iowa going west, 762 00:23:10,689 --> 00:23:14,059 and so it didn't completely fit with our mission. 763 00:23:14,226 --> 00:23:15,361 Mike: So, this is Iowa. 764 00:23:15,461 --> 00:23:17,429 You know, I mean we have a store in Iowa. 765 00:23:17,529 --> 00:23:18,464 This might be something cool. 766 00:23:18,631 --> 00:23:20,766 Especially we're along the railroad tracks, too. 767 00:23:20,866 --> 00:23:21,900 Bill: Mhm. 768 00:23:22,034 --> 00:23:23,168 Mike: So, what are you thinking on something like this? 769 00:23:23,269 --> 00:23:24,236 Bill: [sigh] 770 00:23:24,336 --> 00:23:25,638 Mike: I mean, you've got the pants, 771 00:23:25,804 --> 00:23:26,805 you've got the vest. 772 00:23:26,939 --> 00:23:29,108 Bill: I don't have that value on the top of my head. 773 00:23:29,275 --> 00:23:30,509 We can call Herb. 774 00:23:30,676 --> 00:23:31,877 I mean, he's the one that acquired it. 775 00:23:32,044 --> 00:23:33,245 Mike: That's your dad? Bill: That's my dad, yeah. 776 00:23:33,345 --> 00:23:34,513 Mike: Okay, yeah. Let's call him. 777 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:38,117 [rock music] 778 00:23:38,817 --> 00:23:40,152 Rob: There's some walking paths. 779 00:23:40,319 --> 00:23:42,721 Ben: I did leave some paths so I can carry something. 780 00:23:42,821 --> 00:23:43,722 Jersey Jon: Oh yeah, okay. 781 00:23:43,822 --> 00:23:45,624 Rob: Holy cow, you weren't kidding Ben. 782 00:23:45,791 --> 00:23:46,792 Jersey Jon: Woo! 783 00:23:46,892 --> 00:23:48,794 Rob: Ben was one of those guys, this was his workshop. 784 00:23:48,961 --> 00:23:50,863 That means he had all the speed equipment in here. 785 00:23:51,030 --> 00:23:52,197 All his tools are in here. 786 00:23:52,298 --> 00:23:54,066 All the catchall was right here. 787 00:23:54,233 --> 00:23:55,834 Jersey Jon: The Pontiac is cool. 788 00:23:56,001 --> 00:23:57,202 Ben: 1940 Pontiac. 789 00:23:57,303 --> 00:24:00,673 It's got a Nova frame and a small block Chevy motor. 790 00:24:00,839 --> 00:24:01,907 Jersey Jon: Yeah, it's got a small block Chevy in it. 791 00:24:02,074 --> 00:24:03,042 I see the motor mounts. 792 00:24:03,175 --> 00:24:04,143 Jersey Jon: This garage is as packed as the house, 793 00:24:04,310 --> 00:24:06,145 it's packed as the other garage we started off with. 794 00:24:06,312 --> 00:24:08,547 Rob: I got a feeling that you don't like to sell anything. 795 00:24:08,714 --> 00:24:10,516 Ben: No, I don't sell too much. 796 00:24:10,683 --> 00:24:11,550 Rob: Yeah. 797 00:24:11,717 --> 00:24:12,551 Ben: You guys are probably the only one 798 00:24:12,718 --> 00:24:14,320 that's really been in this garage. 799 00:24:14,420 --> 00:24:16,588 Rob: I appreciate you letting us get in here. 800 00:24:16,755 --> 00:24:18,324 Jersey Jon: Love this light. 801 00:24:18,424 --> 00:24:19,325 Rob: That's cool. 802 00:24:19,425 --> 00:24:20,326 Jersey Jon: Yeah. 803 00:24:20,426 --> 00:24:22,828 Hey Ben. Want to sell this light? 804 00:24:23,262 --> 00:24:24,163 Ben: Sure. 805 00:24:24,263 --> 00:24:25,431 Jersey Jon: I love these task lights. 806 00:24:25,531 --> 00:24:27,466 It's got the same look and feel 807 00:24:27,633 --> 00:24:29,802 as a nice spotlight on an early motorcycle. 808 00:24:29,968 --> 00:24:31,837 Like, you've got a 1923 Indian. 809 00:24:31,937 --> 00:24:34,873 You can repurpose them, change the way it mounts, 810 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:36,275 put it on your handlebar, 811 00:24:36,442 --> 00:24:38,844 and you have a period correct spotlight. 812 00:24:39,678 --> 00:24:40,879 Jersey Jon: 75 bucks. 813 00:24:43,115 --> 00:24:43,982 We're good? 814 00:24:44,149 --> 00:24:45,150 Ben: Yep. Shake your hand, yep. 815 00:24:45,317 --> 00:24:46,318 Jersey Jon: Alright. Thank you, thank you. 816 00:24:46,418 --> 00:24:47,786 Holly: I feel like he needs to tag me back in. 817 00:24:47,953 --> 00:24:49,688 Jersey Jon: Alright. Yeah, we need you out there, Holly. 818 00:24:49,788 --> 00:24:50,789 Holly: [laughs] Jersey Jon: Alright, cool. 819 00:24:50,956 --> 00:24:54,994 Rob: I see a remnant over here, Ben, of this Jeep - 820 00:24:55,094 --> 00:24:57,129 is that what you were talking about, this Jeep in the corner? 821 00:24:57,229 --> 00:24:58,197 Ben: Yeah, that Jeep's- 822 00:24:58,297 --> 00:24:59,231 Rob: That's what you were driving? 823 00:24:59,331 --> 00:25:00,632 Ben: Yeah, see the frontend of it? 824 00:25:00,799 --> 00:25:01,633 Rob: There's only one piece of it. 825 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:03,268 Ben: The other pieces are down below. 826 00:25:04,203 --> 00:25:05,270 Rob: And this is the motor? 827 00:25:05,437 --> 00:25:07,139 Ben: That's the motor right there. 828 00:25:07,139 --> 00:25:08,574 Jersey Jon: That is insane! 829 00:25:12,544 --> 00:25:14,546 [country music] 830 00:25:14,713 --> 00:25:15,948 Herb (phone): Hello? Bill: Hey dad. 831 00:25:16,115 --> 00:25:17,950 I've got the guy here you were calling earlier 832 00:25:18,117 --> 00:25:19,818 to look at some of our stuff that we got here, 833 00:25:19,985 --> 00:25:20,986 some of our excess stuff. 834 00:25:21,153 --> 00:25:23,122 He's looking at the Union Pacific uniform 835 00:25:23,222 --> 00:25:24,356 we've got in the passenger car here. 836 00:25:24,523 --> 00:25:26,592 Mike: Tell him - it's got the vest, it's got the pants, 837 00:25:26,759 --> 00:25:28,160 it's got the conductor hat. 838 00:25:28,260 --> 00:25:29,361 The top of it's ripped. 839 00:25:29,461 --> 00:25:31,263 I've never bought anything like this before 840 00:25:31,430 --> 00:25:33,298 so educate me a little bit on this. 841 00:25:33,665 --> 00:25:35,200 Herb (phone): The uniforms would be two different types. 842 00:25:35,300 --> 00:25:38,137 You would have either summer or winter uniforms. 843 00:25:38,237 --> 00:25:40,806 Summer ones would be linens, winters would be wool. 844 00:25:40,906 --> 00:25:42,007 Mike: Okay. 845 00:25:42,107 --> 00:25:44,009 Herb (phone): Modern times they've gone to an overcoat 846 00:25:44,109 --> 00:25:46,011 also with that so that you know, 847 00:25:46,111 --> 00:25:47,713 they can get out in the foul weather. 848 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:48,847 Mike: Yeah. 849 00:25:48,947 --> 00:25:49,882 Herb (phone): In the northern regions and such. 850 00:25:49,982 --> 00:25:50,949 Mike: So, if you're familiar 851 00:25:51,116 --> 00:25:52,184 with this uniform that I'm looking at, 852 00:25:52,351 --> 00:25:53,385 what time period is it from? 853 00:25:53,552 --> 00:25:54,520 Do you know? 854 00:25:54,620 --> 00:25:58,791 Herb (phone): That's probably the 1930s, 1940s. 855 00:25:58,891 --> 00:25:59,792 Mike: Okay. 856 00:25:59,892 --> 00:26:00,859 The conductor hat, 857 00:26:01,026 --> 00:26:02,728 I don't think it's the same age as the uniform. 858 00:26:02,828 --> 00:26:04,963 If it's a plastic conductor badge, 859 00:26:05,064 --> 00:26:06,632 what time period is this thing from? 860 00:26:06,799 --> 00:26:08,200 Herb (phone): Plastic conductor's badges, 861 00:26:08,300 --> 00:26:11,336 now is that a flat badge or is that like a celluloid? 862 00:26:11,437 --> 00:26:14,106 Mike: It's kind of like a celluloid curved badge. 863 00:26:14,273 --> 00:26:16,241 Herb (phone): Okay, that's probably 1920s, 1930s. 864 00:26:16,341 --> 00:26:17,409 Mike: No kidding? 865 00:26:17,509 --> 00:26:18,710 Herb (phone): Yeah, they started with them that early. 866 00:26:18,877 --> 00:26:22,114 Mike: I'm a sponge when I talk to other collectors 867 00:26:22,281 --> 00:26:24,683 that are so passionate about what they do. 868 00:26:24,783 --> 00:26:27,553 The fact that he's educating me on the head badge, 869 00:26:27,653 --> 00:26:29,721 the time period of uniform, 870 00:26:29,822 --> 00:26:33,158 that there were winter uniforms and summer uniforms, 871 00:26:33,258 --> 00:26:36,061 all of these simple things add up to so much 872 00:26:36,228 --> 00:26:37,796 when it comes to purchasing something 873 00:26:37,963 --> 00:26:39,364 and these are things that I won't forget. 874 00:26:39,465 --> 00:26:41,500 When I look at something in the future 875 00:26:41,667 --> 00:26:42,801 that's similar to this, 876 00:26:42,901 --> 00:26:44,736 I'll remember talking to him. 877 00:26:44,837 --> 00:26:46,171 Herb (phone): We do get a lot of the visitors 878 00:26:46,271 --> 00:26:47,172 looking at that stuff 879 00:26:47,272 --> 00:26:48,874 because they'll see that, 880 00:26:49,041 --> 00:26:50,976 "That's something my grandfather wore, or my uncle." 881 00:26:51,076 --> 00:26:52,244 Mike: Yes, absolutely. 882 00:26:52,344 --> 00:26:53,612 Herb (phone): A lot of the early families 883 00:26:53,712 --> 00:26:57,149 came over in the 1870s, 1880s as immigrants. 884 00:26:57,316 --> 00:27:00,118 The good paying jobs if they were able to speak English, 885 00:27:00,219 --> 00:27:01,487 the railroad jobs were the ones - 886 00:27:01,587 --> 00:27:04,623 and the conductor's jobs - were kind of the top of the pinnacle. 887 00:27:04,790 --> 00:27:06,158 Mike: Well, I love what you're doing here. 888 00:27:06,758 --> 00:27:08,861 You know, I know it's more than just a collection for you, 889 00:27:09,027 --> 00:27:10,162 I know it's a passion project. 890 00:27:10,262 --> 00:27:14,099 I understand also that a smalltown museum is a business. 891 00:27:14,266 --> 00:27:15,801 You know, you guys got to keep the doors open, 892 00:27:15,901 --> 00:27:16,869 you got to keep things maintained, 893 00:27:17,035 --> 00:27:19,037 you got to keep people interested 894 00:27:19,204 --> 00:27:20,439 and so that's a fulltime job. 895 00:27:20,606 --> 00:27:21,440 Herb (phone): It is. 896 00:27:21,607 --> 00:27:23,642 You know, as a nonprofit museum, 897 00:27:23,742 --> 00:27:25,410 you know, it does not get any funding at all. 898 00:27:25,511 --> 00:27:27,479 And as we get collections donated, 899 00:27:27,646 --> 00:27:28,814 if there's duplicates there, 900 00:27:28,914 --> 00:27:31,450 we tell the folks upfront they may be, you know, 901 00:27:31,550 --> 00:27:32,784 sold to help raise funds 902 00:27:32,951 --> 00:27:34,520 to pay for the operations of the museum. 903 00:27:34,620 --> 00:27:35,721 Mike: Absolutely. 904 00:27:35,821 --> 00:27:37,923 Well, what are you thinking on the full uniform here? 905 00:27:38,023 --> 00:27:40,459 The jacket, the vest, and the pants, and the hat. 906 00:27:40,626 --> 00:27:42,327 Herb (phone): That'd be about 200. 907 00:27:42,828 --> 00:27:44,162 Mike: Le Claire's a railroad town. 908 00:27:44,263 --> 00:27:46,365 We have a store that's close to the tracks. 909 00:27:46,465 --> 00:27:49,201 This is gonna be something that's gonna be really cool 910 00:27:49,368 --> 00:27:50,802 to display in our store. 911 00:27:50,969 --> 00:27:52,804 And it's something that I don't see every day. 912 00:27:52,905 --> 00:27:54,806 Mike: I'll tell you what, I'm going to give you 250. 913 00:27:56,308 --> 00:27:57,643 Herb (phone): Fair enough. Mike: Okay? 914 00:27:57,743 --> 00:27:58,644 Herb (phone): You got a deal. 915 00:27:58,744 --> 00:27:59,645 Mike: Alright. I appreciate you. 916 00:27:59,745 --> 00:28:01,079 Herb (phone): Here's a virtual handshake. 917 00:28:01,246 --> 00:28:02,881 Mike: [laughs] Alright. Bill: Thanks, Mike. 918 00:28:03,048 --> 00:28:05,884 Mike: I'm shaking Bill's hand right now. I appreciate it. 919 00:28:05,984 --> 00:28:07,152 I love it. 920 00:28:07,252 --> 00:28:09,354 It's beautiful and I understand the amount of work it takes 921 00:28:09,521 --> 00:28:11,623 to do something like this, so hats off to you guys. 922 00:28:11,790 --> 00:28:14,826 [rock music] 923 00:28:14,993 --> 00:28:16,995 Rob: This is the one you crashed at Davenport? 924 00:28:17,095 --> 00:28:18,363 Ben: That's the Davenport right there. 925 00:28:18,463 --> 00:28:20,299 That's the one that went head-over-heels with me. 926 00:28:20,465 --> 00:28:22,634 Rob: 2000 horsepower? Ben: Yep. 927 00:28:22,801 --> 00:28:26,371 Rob: One of the first things I see is Ben's racing motor. 928 00:28:26,471 --> 00:28:27,472 It's a hemi, 929 00:28:27,639 --> 00:28:30,075 and it's got a blower the size of King Kong on it! 930 00:28:30,242 --> 00:28:31,877 Rob: What year hemi is that? 931 00:28:32,344 --> 00:28:34,279 Ben: Uh, it'd probably be '60s. 932 00:28:34,379 --> 00:28:35,847 Rob: Yeah. Ben: It's a Milodon. 933 00:28:35,948 --> 00:28:37,683 Holly: Well, they don't run cars like that anymore. 934 00:28:37,783 --> 00:28:38,717 Ben: Nope. 935 00:28:38,817 --> 00:28:39,718 Holly: If we're being real, 936 00:28:39,818 --> 00:28:40,719 you're not gonna go out to a dragstrip 937 00:28:40,819 --> 00:28:42,354 and you turn it on and, "wonk wonk!" 938 00:28:42,521 --> 00:28:43,889 You're getting a "ree ree..." 939 00:28:43,989 --> 00:28:47,993 Compared to - and there's just not really a price on that. 940 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:49,628 Rob: They had to cut you out of that thing? 941 00:28:49,795 --> 00:28:50,729 Ben: Nope. Rob: No? 942 00:28:50,829 --> 00:28:52,965 Ben: I came out. Rob: You walked away? 943 00:28:53,065 --> 00:28:54,366 Ben: Yep, I walked away. 944 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:56,969 Jersey Jon: That's crazy. You're a lucky man. 945 00:28:57,603 --> 00:28:59,404 Ben: When I see it more, I think, man... 946 00:28:59,504 --> 00:29:00,839 Jersey Jon: I mean, this motor, 947 00:29:00,939 --> 00:29:03,108 and you're hurtling around space with this motor... 948 00:29:03,475 --> 00:29:04,376 Rob: Strapped. 949 00:29:04,476 --> 00:29:06,345 Holly: Controlled bomb, almost, you know? 950 00:29:06,511 --> 00:29:08,213 Ben: See, that's the thing you got to use 951 00:29:08,313 --> 00:29:10,616 so that the mud won't get into the ejector. 952 00:29:10,716 --> 00:29:11,617 Rob: Right here. Yeah. 953 00:29:11,750 --> 00:29:13,218 Ben: That goes in the front there. 954 00:29:13,385 --> 00:29:14,886 Jersey Jon: It's hard to imagine this thing 955 00:29:14,987 --> 00:29:16,822 being in a mudbogger truck. 956 00:29:16,989 --> 00:29:18,991 The immense power this thing generated, 957 00:29:19,091 --> 00:29:22,027 it twisted his chassis up into nothing 958 00:29:22,194 --> 00:29:23,829 and this guy walked away from that. 959 00:29:23,996 --> 00:29:26,231 Blows you away to even think about it. 960 00:29:26,398 --> 00:29:27,899 Rob: I know you were tearing this thing down 961 00:29:28,066 --> 00:29:30,068 because if you're travelling all over the United States, 962 00:29:30,235 --> 00:29:31,603 you weren't using just this engine. 963 00:29:31,703 --> 00:29:34,373 Ben: I have another one that's identical to that 964 00:29:34,473 --> 00:29:37,509 only it doesn't have a blower, and it's identical to it. 965 00:29:37,676 --> 00:29:39,111 That was our - that's our spare motor. 966 00:29:39,278 --> 00:29:41,680 And it's still in the trailer. 967 00:29:41,780 --> 00:29:43,315 Rob: So, would you sell that? 968 00:29:48,754 --> 00:29:50,222 Mike: Is this your fulltime job? Bill: No. 969 00:29:50,389 --> 00:29:52,791 Actually, I'm an elementary school general music teacher 970 00:29:52,958 --> 00:29:53,792 down in southern Wisconsin. 971 00:29:53,959 --> 00:29:54,960 Mike: No way! 972 00:29:55,060 --> 00:29:56,795 Mike: A lot of these smalltown museums, 973 00:29:56,895 --> 00:30:00,899 these history warriors started with one man's passion. 974 00:30:01,066 --> 00:30:03,969 Then it becomes a family-owned business 975 00:30:04,069 --> 00:30:05,737 where everyone chips in 976 00:30:05,837 --> 00:30:09,174 and where everyone wears a lot of different hats. 977 00:30:09,274 --> 00:30:10,642 Bill: The funny thing is I actually started 978 00:30:10,742 --> 00:30:12,210 a model train club down there for my students. 979 00:30:12,310 --> 00:30:13,345 Mike: Really? Bill: Yeah. 980 00:30:13,512 --> 00:30:14,713 Mike: You just introduced that to the music program? 981 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:16,014 Bill: Introduced it as an afterschool program 982 00:30:16,114 --> 00:30:17,249 for the kids. 983 00:30:17,349 --> 00:30:19,184 Mike: Okay. So, how many kids do you got involved with it? 984 00:30:19,351 --> 00:30:20,619 Bill: 40 kids. And there's a waitlist. 985 00:30:20,786 --> 00:30:22,387 Mike: So, are they bringing their own trains? 986 00:30:22,554 --> 00:30:23,989 Bill: Oh, some of them have their own trains at home 987 00:30:24,156 --> 00:30:26,158 but this is just for anybody who wants to participate, 988 00:30:26,258 --> 00:30:27,192 get them into the hobby. 989 00:30:27,292 --> 00:30:28,794 Mike: I love that you're doing that, man. 990 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:30,195 Your dad's got to be proud, man. 991 00:30:30,362 --> 00:30:31,663 Bill: Oh, I believe he is. 992 00:30:31,830 --> 00:30:35,000 Bill: Growing up as my dad was collecting for the museum, 993 00:30:35,100 --> 00:30:37,636 I enjoyed being here and doing stuff with him. 994 00:30:37,803 --> 00:30:40,505 It was, one of my first jobs was being a tour guide here. 995 00:30:40,672 --> 00:30:42,908 Being able to see not only his legacy 996 00:30:43,075 --> 00:30:46,712 but almost a family legacy continue on is important for me. 997 00:30:46,878 --> 00:30:48,847 Mike: Okay, so after you build it 998 00:30:48,947 --> 00:30:50,482 and the train is just running around in circles, 999 00:30:50,649 --> 00:30:52,117 how do you keep them interested? 1000 00:30:52,284 --> 00:30:54,152 Bill: Dad jokes about trains, obviously. 1001 00:30:54,252 --> 00:30:55,153 Mike: [laughs] Really? 1002 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:56,288 Bill: Yes. Mike: Like what? 1003 00:30:56,388 --> 00:30:57,756 Bill: Well, I've always got to keep it at grade. 1004 00:30:57,923 --> 00:31:00,125 So, I mean, never gonna cross over. 1005 00:31:00,625 --> 00:31:02,861 I mean I could switch topics if I really wanted to 1006 00:31:03,028 --> 00:31:04,162 but I just want to keep on track here. 1007 00:31:04,262 --> 00:31:06,631 Mike: [laughs] That's really bad. I love it. 1008 00:31:06,732 --> 00:31:07,866 I love it though. 1009 00:31:08,033 --> 00:31:11,336 Mike: Bill is not only teaching music in another community, 1010 00:31:11,436 --> 00:31:13,772 he's teaching railroad history. 1011 00:31:13,872 --> 00:31:16,241 Hands on railroad history. 1012 00:31:16,408 --> 00:31:18,110 It's amazing. It's beautiful. 1013 00:31:18,276 --> 00:31:20,045 Mike: Hot dang, you guys got some stuff. 1014 00:31:20,145 --> 00:31:21,480 Bill: Yeah. 1015 00:31:21,780 --> 00:31:23,148 Mike: So, what do you guys do when you're - 1016 00:31:23,315 --> 00:31:25,484 have you tried to put the brakes on your dad 1017 00:31:25,584 --> 00:31:26,551 and get him to switch tracks? 1018 00:31:26,651 --> 00:31:28,520 Bill: We've tried but he's got orders 1019 00:31:28,620 --> 00:31:29,821 to just go right on through. 1020 00:31:29,988 --> 00:31:31,356 Mike: [laughs] 1021 00:31:31,523 --> 00:31:32,491 Bill: He's an express train 1022 00:31:32,591 --> 00:31:33,625 when it comes to that sort of stuff. 1023 00:31:33,792 --> 00:31:35,627 Mike: When it comes to buying, he's an express train? 1024 00:31:35,794 --> 00:31:36,762 Bill: Yeah. 1025 00:31:37,662 --> 00:31:38,864 Mike: What about something like this? 1026 00:31:39,498 --> 00:31:40,766 In what line is this? 1027 00:31:40,866 --> 00:31:42,334 Bill: Looks like Chicago, St. Paul, 1028 00:31:42,434 --> 00:31:44,002 Milwaukee, and Omaha railroad. 1029 00:31:44,169 --> 00:31:45,003 Mike: Ooh. 1030 00:31:45,170 --> 00:31:46,138 Bill: So, this was the predecessor 1031 00:31:46,238 --> 00:31:47,239 of the Chicago Northwestern. 1032 00:31:47,406 --> 00:31:50,475 Mike: Chicago, St. Paul, Milwaukee, and Omaha. 1033 00:31:50,642 --> 00:31:54,279 This one piece ties in all of those communities. 1034 00:31:54,379 --> 00:31:57,616 It tells a story from all of those separate places. 1035 00:31:57,716 --> 00:31:58,784 Bill: That's an oil can. 1036 00:31:58,950 --> 00:32:00,018 Mike: Do you have a lot of stuff like this 1037 00:32:00,185 --> 00:32:01,153 displayed in the museum? 1038 00:32:01,319 --> 00:32:02,387 Bill: We have quite a few on display in the museum, 1039 00:32:02,554 --> 00:32:04,156 quite a bit down in the basement down there too. 1040 00:32:04,322 --> 00:32:05,724 Mike: Okay. Bill: Three? 1041 00:32:06,858 --> 00:32:08,593 Mike: I think that's all the money on it. 1042 00:32:09,961 --> 00:32:10,962 How about 200 bucks? 1043 00:32:12,063 --> 00:32:13,198 Bill: 250? 1044 00:32:13,298 --> 00:32:14,432 Going towards helping us 1045 00:32:14,533 --> 00:32:16,868 with the restoration of the rest of the equipment here. 1046 00:32:17,035 --> 00:32:18,170 Mike: Alright. 250. 1047 00:32:18,270 --> 00:32:19,671 Bill: Alright, sounds like a plan. 1048 00:32:19,838 --> 00:32:20,806 Mike: Alright, thanks. 1049 00:32:23,275 --> 00:32:24,309 Ben: I have another one. 1050 00:32:24,476 --> 00:32:27,145 It's identical to that only it doesn't have a blower. 1051 00:32:27,312 --> 00:32:28,513 Rob: I got to ask. 1052 00:32:29,848 --> 00:32:31,049 Are they for sale? 1053 00:32:31,883 --> 00:32:33,752 Ben: The other one or this one? Rob: Yeah. 1054 00:32:34,786 --> 00:32:36,087 Ben: Jeez. 1055 00:32:36,188 --> 00:32:38,356 I don't know. I don't think I'd sell it. 1056 00:32:38,456 --> 00:32:39,524 I couldn't - I couldn't- 1057 00:32:39,624 --> 00:32:41,827 Holly: It would have to be very real to me. 1058 00:32:41,993 --> 00:32:42,928 Part of it is sentimental. 1059 00:32:43,028 --> 00:32:43,929 Rob: Oh, I know. 1060 00:32:44,029 --> 00:32:44,963 Holly: I mean, I grew up on the racetracks. 1061 00:32:45,063 --> 00:32:46,631 Holly: Future plans, I have three sons. 1062 00:32:46,798 --> 00:32:48,900 Maybe they want a super fast car. 1063 00:32:49,034 --> 00:32:51,436 Maybe I want a monster truck. I don't know. 1064 00:32:51,603 --> 00:32:54,239 But that is one of the coolest engines 1065 00:32:54,339 --> 00:32:56,374 that my dad and my uncle built. 1066 00:32:56,474 --> 00:32:57,776 Rob: I appreciate you showing it to us. 1067 00:32:57,876 --> 00:32:59,244 Jersey Jon: Yeah, we do appreciate you showing it to us. 1068 00:32:59,344 --> 00:33:01,646 It's not for sale. We get it. Totally cool. 1069 00:33:01,746 --> 00:33:02,647 Rob: It's family. 1070 00:33:02,747 --> 00:33:03,682 Jersey Jon: And I understand why. 1071 00:33:03,782 --> 00:33:06,184 Ben: The knowledge of that motor is in here. 1072 00:33:06,351 --> 00:33:07,319 Jersey Jon: Absolutely, dude. 1073 00:33:07,419 --> 00:33:08,787 Ben: I can probably close my eyes 1074 00:33:08,954 --> 00:33:09,788 and put that thing together. 1075 00:33:09,955 --> 00:33:11,790 Jersey Jon: Yeah. No doubt. No doubt, man. 1076 00:33:11,957 --> 00:33:13,592 Rob: Teach that to your grandson. 1077 00:33:14,226 --> 00:33:15,994 Holly: It's definitely a different kind of childhood 1078 00:33:16,161 --> 00:33:18,363 playing with Barbies in the mud and - you know? 1079 00:33:18,463 --> 00:33:19,564 But a good time. 1080 00:33:19,664 --> 00:33:22,434 Rob: Ben seems to want to hold onto this bigger stuff 1081 00:33:22,601 --> 00:33:23,969 so I'm gonna have to shift gears here 1082 00:33:24,069 --> 00:33:25,937 and start looking through the smalls. 1083 00:33:26,037 --> 00:33:28,707 There's cases here that looks like 1084 00:33:28,874 --> 00:33:30,375 he was doing flea markets back in the day. 1085 00:33:30,475 --> 00:33:32,644 Rob: What do these lights go to? Do you know offhand? 1086 00:33:32,811 --> 00:33:33,879 I've never seen these before. 1087 00:33:33,979 --> 00:33:34,946 Ben: Boats. 1088 00:33:35,113 --> 00:33:36,648 Rob: Lights are one of those things that you buy 1089 00:33:36,748 --> 00:33:37,816 because they're an accessory. 1090 00:33:37,916 --> 00:33:39,885 They can go on a car, they can go on a boat, 1091 00:33:39,985 --> 00:33:41,319 they can go on a motorcycle. 1092 00:33:41,419 --> 00:33:45,190 These are intact, they actually got glass inserts in them, 1093 00:33:45,357 --> 00:33:47,392 and the nickel is perfect on them. 1094 00:33:47,492 --> 00:33:48,760 Rob: What do you got to have for those, Ben? 1095 00:33:48,860 --> 00:33:50,328 They're just odd enough for me to buy them. 1096 00:33:50,428 --> 00:33:52,197 Ben: Well, I don't know. Throw me a number. 1097 00:33:52,364 --> 00:33:53,465 Rob: 75 bucks for the pair. 1098 00:33:53,632 --> 00:33:55,467 Ben: What about 40 and 40? 1099 00:33:55,634 --> 00:33:56,935 Rob: 80 bucks for the pair? 1100 00:33:57,035 --> 00:33:58,837 Ben: Yep. Rob: I'll take them. 1101 00:33:59,004 --> 00:34:00,438 Ben: Okay. Rob: Alright, thanks buddy. 1102 00:34:00,605 --> 00:34:01,573 Ben: You bet. 1103 00:34:04,075 --> 00:34:05,877 Mike: I mean, I love all railroad stuff, man. 1104 00:34:06,044 --> 00:34:07,145 I'm like you guys. I'm a romantic. 1105 00:34:07,312 --> 00:34:08,947 I've got an 1860s building. 1106 00:34:09,114 --> 00:34:10,148 Bill: Yeah? 1107 00:34:10,315 --> 00:34:12,517 Mike: In Le Claire, Iowa. And I'm right on the tracks. 1108 00:34:12,684 --> 00:34:13,785 Bill: Ah. 1109 00:34:13,952 --> 00:34:15,754 Mike: I'm talking from here to the other side of this car. 1110 00:34:15,854 --> 00:34:16,755 Bill: Hm. 1111 00:34:16,855 --> 00:34:17,923 Mike: So, I love the trains, man. 1112 00:34:18,023 --> 00:34:19,891 I mean you learn to love them, know what I mean? 1113 00:34:20,025 --> 00:34:20,926 Bill: Yeah. 1114 00:34:21,026 --> 00:34:23,161 Mike: [laughs] So, I think everybody, you know, 1115 00:34:23,261 --> 00:34:25,463 no matter how old you are, you romanticize about them. 1116 00:34:25,630 --> 00:34:27,966 Mike: My brother and I were fortunate enough to grow up 1117 00:34:28,066 --> 00:34:31,403 in a factory town that was right along the Mississippi River. 1118 00:34:31,570 --> 00:34:33,305 And when we went down by the river, 1119 00:34:33,471 --> 00:34:34,639 that's where the junkyards were. 1120 00:34:34,739 --> 00:34:36,107 That's where the railroad was. 1121 00:34:36,274 --> 00:34:37,642 Mike: Has there been a ripple effect, 1122 00:34:37,742 --> 00:34:40,245 like, economically for the town, the museum? 1123 00:34:40,345 --> 00:34:41,846 I mean, I noticed when I drove through town, 1124 00:34:41,947 --> 00:34:43,014 there's a couple antique shops. 1125 00:34:43,114 --> 00:34:45,350 You got gas stations, I mean, restaurants. 1126 00:34:45,550 --> 00:34:48,420 Bill: Yeah, we actually have had a power of ten study done, 1127 00:34:48,586 --> 00:34:51,389 we are a primary economic driver for the village of Colfax. 1128 00:34:51,556 --> 00:34:52,524 Mike: That's awesome. 1129 00:34:52,657 --> 00:34:53,758 So, there's no like county money or anything, huh? 1130 00:34:53,858 --> 00:34:54,793 There's no tourism dollars, 1131 00:34:54,893 --> 00:34:56,995 no pillow tax dollars that you guys can grab? 1132 00:34:57,162 --> 00:34:58,229 Bill: We've been trying. 1133 00:34:58,964 --> 00:34:59,764 Mike: Well, I'll tell you what. 1134 00:34:59,864 --> 00:35:01,066 I mean, you're doing everything right. 1135 00:35:01,232 --> 00:35:03,134 Mike: This museum falls under the category 1136 00:35:03,234 --> 00:35:05,604 of what they call heritage tourism. 1137 00:35:05,704 --> 00:35:08,239 I hope they eventually get some help in funding 1138 00:35:08,406 --> 00:35:10,909 so they can continue what they're doing. 1139 00:35:11,076 --> 00:35:12,777 Mike: I mean, these are the major pieces man. 1140 00:35:12,877 --> 00:35:14,212 This is the stuff that's hard to find, 1141 00:35:14,312 --> 00:35:15,447 and the big money stuff. 1142 00:35:15,547 --> 00:35:16,848 Bill: Yeah, steam locomotives when they were scrapped - 1143 00:35:16,948 --> 00:35:18,049 they scrapped all of it, 1144 00:35:18,149 --> 00:35:19,918 unless you had a buddy that was working the scrapyard 1145 00:35:20,051 --> 00:35:21,086 and grabbed it for you. 1146 00:35:21,186 --> 00:35:23,755 Good luck to you. Not much here is for sale. 1147 00:35:23,922 --> 00:35:25,156 We've got a couple of bells and stuff. 1148 00:35:25,256 --> 00:35:27,158 But this is one of our best displays, 1149 00:35:27,258 --> 00:35:29,027 just being able to see the size 1150 00:35:29,194 --> 00:35:31,963 because when you look at trains from the safe 25-foot distance 1151 00:35:32,063 --> 00:35:33,064 you're supposed to be watching them from, 1152 00:35:33,231 --> 00:35:34,499 it looks a lot smaller. 1153 00:35:34,666 --> 00:35:35,500 Mike: Yeah. 1154 00:35:35,667 --> 00:35:36,601 Bill: And so just being able to recognize 1155 00:35:36,701 --> 00:35:37,936 the size of these lights, 1156 00:35:38,036 --> 00:35:41,873 these carjacks, the bells, realizing that oh, 1157 00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:44,009 this outweighs me by a couple times. 1158 00:35:44,109 --> 00:35:45,010 [laughs] 1159 00:35:45,110 --> 00:35:46,011 Mike: [laughs] Yeah, exactly. 1160 00:35:46,111 --> 00:35:47,012 Mike: The great thing about this room 1161 00:35:47,112 --> 00:35:50,315 is that everything in it, you can touch. 1162 00:35:50,482 --> 00:35:51,516 You can experience it. 1163 00:35:51,683 --> 00:35:54,185 There are some things in glass display cases 1164 00:35:54,352 --> 00:35:57,622 but like 90% of the things on display in this room, 1165 00:35:57,789 --> 00:35:59,758 they're right there at your fingertips. 1166 00:36:00,225 --> 00:36:02,360 How many museums are like that anymore? 1167 00:36:02,761 --> 00:36:05,997 Mike: This is the kind of place that helps Americans 1168 00:36:06,097 --> 00:36:08,366 fall in love with America again. 1169 00:36:09,167 --> 00:36:10,001 You know what I mean? 1170 00:36:10,168 --> 00:36:12,837 Because they're connecting with an industry 1171 00:36:13,004 --> 00:36:14,072 that built this country. 1172 00:36:14,239 --> 00:36:16,241 Like you said, they have relatives. 1173 00:36:16,341 --> 00:36:17,375 You know. 1174 00:36:17,475 --> 00:36:18,977 And then there's just the romance of it, you know? 1175 00:36:19,077 --> 00:36:20,011 Bill: Yeah. 1176 00:36:20,111 --> 00:36:22,080 Mike: And I love your downtown on main street, 1177 00:36:22,180 --> 00:36:24,115 just driving into town, the old buildings, 1178 00:36:24,282 --> 00:36:26,918 the weathered stone, and the - it's - 1179 00:36:27,018 --> 00:36:27,919 you guys got it going. 1180 00:36:28,019 --> 00:36:28,920 You got a lot to be proud of, man. 1181 00:36:29,020 --> 00:36:30,355 Bill: This area has a lot to be proud of, 1182 00:36:30,522 --> 00:36:31,489 for its history and its preservation of it. 1183 00:36:31,589 --> 00:36:33,291 Mike: Absolutely. You guys are really nailing it. 1184 00:36:33,391 --> 00:36:33,825 Bill: Thanks, Mike. 1185 00:36:37,429 --> 00:36:38,830 [rock music] 1186 00:36:38,997 --> 00:36:41,466 Rob: Hey Ben, you got a - 1187 00:36:41,633 --> 00:36:43,468 these look like they were hood ornaments. 1188 00:36:43,635 --> 00:36:44,536 One's a Mustang. 1189 00:36:44,636 --> 00:36:45,537 Ben: Right. 1190 00:36:45,637 --> 00:36:46,571 Rob: Probably after - you know... 1191 00:36:46,671 --> 00:36:47,572 Ben: Right. 1192 00:36:47,672 --> 00:36:49,174 Rob: Uh... and then you got a goose. 1193 00:36:49,274 --> 00:36:50,241 Ben: Yep. 1194 00:36:50,408 --> 00:36:52,177 Rob: Any time I find hood ornaments, I buy them. 1195 00:36:52,277 --> 00:36:54,079 These are early aftermarket ones, 1196 00:36:54,245 --> 00:36:56,481 the nickel on them is absolutely perfect. 1197 00:36:56,581 --> 00:36:58,149 They could've gone on a bicycle 1198 00:36:58,316 --> 00:37:00,318 to a motorcycle to a car to a truck. 1199 00:37:00,485 --> 00:37:02,353 Rob: The goose would look good on a bike, Jersey. 1200 00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:03,888 Ben: That's a good one, yeah. Jersey Jon: Pretty cool piece. 1201 00:37:03,988 --> 00:37:04,956 Rob: Yeah. 1202 00:37:05,123 --> 00:37:06,558 Ben: I'm thinking at least a hundred and a quarter, 1203 00:37:06,658 --> 00:37:07,926 you can have both of them. 1204 00:37:08,660 --> 00:37:09,561 Rob: I'm doing it. 1205 00:37:09,661 --> 00:37:11,196 Ben: Alright. Rob: Alright, thanks buddy. 1206 00:37:11,362 --> 00:37:13,064 Ben: I've just accumulated so much 1207 00:37:13,231 --> 00:37:15,233 and I really can't use my garages 1208 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:17,035 to do what they were supposed to do. 1209 00:37:17,202 --> 00:37:18,069 [laughs] 1210 00:37:18,236 --> 00:37:19,437 Jersey Jon: This is cool. 1211 00:37:19,604 --> 00:37:21,639 Ben: Oh, that little steering wheel for a boat, like? 1212 00:37:21,806 --> 00:37:23,808 Jersey Jon: Yeah. From a boat. That's an old one. 1213 00:37:23,908 --> 00:37:25,176 Ben: Yeah. That's oldy oldy. 1214 00:37:25,276 --> 00:37:26,244 Jersey Jon: We're near the Mississippi. 1215 00:37:26,344 --> 00:37:28,680 This could very well have come off a steamboat. 1216 00:37:28,780 --> 00:37:31,483 You know, a paddle wheeler. This is an early wheel. 1217 00:37:31,649 --> 00:37:34,252 This is like an 1890s wheel. It's bronze construction. 1218 00:37:34,352 --> 00:37:35,820 It's got wooden handles on it. 1219 00:37:35,987 --> 00:37:37,689 Jersey Jon: I think that's - yeah, for a shoe shine. 1220 00:37:37,789 --> 00:37:39,524 When you're shining your shoes, get your shoes shined, 1221 00:37:39,624 --> 00:37:40,625 you got to put your foot somewhere. 1222 00:37:40,792 --> 00:37:42,360 Ben: Yep, and that's the bracket to hold it. 1223 00:37:42,460 --> 00:37:43,962 Jersey Jon: That's a bracket that would go onto a bench, 1224 00:37:44,062 --> 00:37:45,463 you know, in front of a shoe shine bench. 1225 00:37:45,630 --> 00:37:46,998 Ben: Right. Jersey Jon: It's cast iron. 1226 00:37:47,165 --> 00:37:48,199 It's got some decoration on it, 1227 00:37:48,299 --> 00:37:50,401 it's got some advertising on it from whoever made it. 1228 00:37:50,502 --> 00:37:51,770 Jersey Jon: I mean, the guy's making money 1229 00:37:51,870 --> 00:37:53,605 with this thing at a shoe shine stand. 1230 00:37:53,772 --> 00:37:55,840 It evokes a time, where, you know, 1231 00:37:56,007 --> 00:37:58,710 you can start off small and grow big, you know, 1232 00:37:58,877 --> 00:38:00,311 shining shoes on a street corner, 1233 00:38:00,478 --> 00:38:02,013 and then you're selling newspapers, 1234 00:38:02,113 --> 00:38:03,515 then you've got a food stand. 1235 00:38:03,681 --> 00:38:05,049 Then you owned a hotel. 1236 00:38:05,917 --> 00:38:07,318 Jersey Jon: Look at these. These are great. 1237 00:38:07,418 --> 00:38:08,386 These bulb horns. 1238 00:38:08,553 --> 00:38:09,387 Ben: Yep. 1239 00:38:09,554 --> 00:38:10,622 [honk, honk] 1240 00:38:10,788 --> 00:38:12,123 Ben: Oh, that's what the clowns use. 1241 00:38:12,223 --> 00:38:13,591 Jersey Jon: Yeah, old cars. 1242 00:38:13,758 --> 00:38:15,393 Jersey Jon: These bulb horns, these are the kind of horns 1243 00:38:15,493 --> 00:38:17,629 that would sound a signal on a brass car. 1244 00:38:17,796 --> 00:38:21,266 What I mean brass car, like, I'm talking 1914 and earlier. 1245 00:38:21,432 --> 00:38:23,601 So, these are the horns they would use. Honk, honk. 1246 00:38:23,701 --> 00:38:25,403 They would make you a path. 1247 00:38:25,503 --> 00:38:28,439 They would warn a pedestrian on a car or a carriage even. 1248 00:38:28,606 --> 00:38:31,409 Jersey Jon: I'd go 125 bucks for all the horns. 1249 00:38:32,544 --> 00:38:33,611 [honk, honk] 1250 00:38:34,345 --> 00:38:35,446 Ben: Okay, let's do it. Jersey Jon: Alright. 1251 00:38:35,547 --> 00:38:37,081 The boat wheel is cool. 1252 00:38:37,182 --> 00:38:38,449 50 bucks. 1253 00:38:38,550 --> 00:38:40,084 Ben: 75 for that thing. 1254 00:38:40,185 --> 00:38:41,352 Jersey Jon: Alright, I'm not gonna argue with that. 1255 00:38:41,452 --> 00:38:43,121 I'll take it for 75. 1256 00:38:43,588 --> 00:38:44,889 What about this? 1257 00:38:44,989 --> 00:38:46,824 Ben: 30 bucks, I'll let it go for that. 1258 00:38:46,991 --> 00:38:47,826 Jersey Jon: 30? Holly: 30. 1259 00:38:47,992 --> 00:38:48,826 Ben: That's the cheapest I'll go. 1260 00:38:48,993 --> 00:38:50,962 Jersey Jon: So, $230. Right? Good? 1261 00:38:51,062 --> 00:38:51,963 Ben: Yep. 1262 00:38:52,063 --> 00:38:52,964 We're good to go. 1263 00:38:53,064 --> 00:38:53,998 Jersey Jon: Good to go, brother. Thank you. 1264 00:38:54,098 --> 00:38:56,401 Rob: Ben has got a heck of a collection here. 1265 00:38:56,501 --> 00:38:57,602 Any time I can hear a guy 1266 00:38:57,702 --> 00:38:59,404 that was racing back in the '60s and '70s 1267 00:38:59,504 --> 00:39:01,239 tell me the stories of that, 1268 00:39:01,406 --> 00:39:03,641 I feel like I'm in the presence of a legend. 1269 00:39:03,741 --> 00:39:04,642 Jersey Jon: You're a badass. 1270 00:39:04,742 --> 00:39:06,044 Holly: [laughs] Jersey Jon: Dude, thank you. 1271 00:39:06,211 --> 00:39:07,078 Ben: Thank you guys for coming out. 1272 00:39:07,245 --> 00:39:08,079 Jersey Jon: Thank you so much, man. 1273 00:39:08,246 --> 00:39:09,247 Ben: Thank you, thank you. 1274 00:39:09,347 --> 00:39:11,149 Holly: It's been really awesome watching, you know, 1275 00:39:11,316 --> 00:39:13,685 in this experience, watching my 70-year-old dad 1276 00:39:13,785 --> 00:39:16,955 get that same giddiness in showing off 1277 00:39:17,121 --> 00:39:18,623 his toys and his treasures, 1278 00:39:18,790 --> 00:39:21,159 and then to have two other grown men 1279 00:39:21,292 --> 00:39:23,795 come in and share that same excitement, 1280 00:39:23,962 --> 00:39:26,264 it's just... I'll remember it forever. 1281 00:39:26,431 --> 00:39:27,265 [honk, honk] 1282 00:39:27,432 --> 00:39:28,366 Jersey Jon: See you! Ben: See you! 1283 00:39:28,466 --> 00:39:29,367 Holly: Bye guys! Jersey Jon: Thank you! 1284 00:39:29,467 --> 00:39:30,602 Ben: Thank you! Holly: Bye! 1285 00:39:32,837 --> 00:39:35,039 Bill: This was a third depot here in Colfax. 1286 00:39:35,206 --> 00:39:36,808 Uh, they used local sandstone 1287 00:39:36,908 --> 00:39:38,843 from a quarry about 8 miles down the track. 1288 00:39:39,010 --> 00:39:41,312 Mike: So cool. I love the way this stuff ages, man. 1289 00:39:41,479 --> 00:39:42,880 Bill: Yeah. If you look carefully, 1290 00:39:43,047 --> 00:39:45,049 you can see some of the guys that worked here stopped here, 1291 00:39:45,149 --> 00:39:47,051 they'd etch their names into the stone itself. 1292 00:39:47,151 --> 00:39:48,152 Mike: Oh wow. 1293 00:39:48,319 --> 00:39:49,787 Bill: The stone tells a lot of stories. 1294 00:39:49,954 --> 00:39:52,090 Mike: What better place to have a railroad museum 1295 00:39:52,190 --> 00:39:54,492 than literally right on the tracks? 1296 00:39:54,592 --> 00:39:58,396 This depot is very elaborate, it's in great shape, 1297 00:39:58,563 --> 00:39:59,464 and if you think about it, 1298 00:39:59,631 --> 00:40:01,432 this was the gateway to the community. 1299 00:40:01,599 --> 00:40:04,035 This is the first place that people would stop. 1300 00:40:04,202 --> 00:40:06,537 They were state of the art facilities 1301 00:40:06,638 --> 00:40:08,873 celebrating rail travel. 1302 00:40:09,040 --> 00:40:11,075 Mike: So, you guys sell a lot of these little trains and stuff? 1303 00:40:11,242 --> 00:40:13,845 Bill: Yeah. Easy price for kids and folks to get into the hobby. 1304 00:40:13,945 --> 00:40:15,113 Mike: Yeah, yeah. Absolutely. 1305 00:40:15,280 --> 00:40:17,849 Bill: Most people don't go down to the basement from the tours. 1306 00:40:17,949 --> 00:40:20,118 A lot of that is just our excess items 1307 00:40:20,285 --> 00:40:23,121 or stuff that we haven't used yet in restoration. 1308 00:40:23,221 --> 00:40:24,355 Mike: What's this thing? 1309 00:40:24,522 --> 00:40:26,224 Bill: That's an old tennis trophy 1310 00:40:26,391 --> 00:40:27,325 from the Baltimore in Ohio. 1311 00:40:27,425 --> 00:40:29,193 Mike: Really, tennis? Bill: Yes. 1312 00:40:29,294 --> 00:40:32,196 Mike: There's a lot of people out there that collect trophies. 1313 00:40:32,297 --> 00:40:35,233 Whether it's sports or transportation-related, 1314 00:40:35,400 --> 00:40:38,970 aviation, you know, boating, whatever it is, 1315 00:40:39,070 --> 00:40:41,372 there's someone that collects that type of trophy 1316 00:40:41,472 --> 00:40:44,442 and they collect them because trophies tell a story. 1317 00:40:44,542 --> 00:40:48,646 Mike: Baltimore, Ohio Railroad Girls-singles tennis trophy. 1318 00:40:48,746 --> 00:40:51,849 Bill: Mhm. Mike: Ethel Miller, 1927. 1319 00:40:51,950 --> 00:40:56,554 Mike: This is very cool, the cloisonne, the silver. 1320 00:40:56,654 --> 00:40:59,791 I mean it's large, it's just - it's a work of art. 1321 00:40:59,958 --> 00:41:01,726 Mike: So, here's the person. Bill: Mhm. 1322 00:41:01,826 --> 00:41:02,960 Mike: Here's the girl for the top. 1323 00:41:04,228 --> 00:41:05,396 So, here's a leg. 1324 00:41:05,496 --> 00:41:08,700 So, the racket - so you've got girl... 1325 00:41:08,866 --> 00:41:10,134 and then her leg... 1326 00:41:10,234 --> 00:41:11,135 what are you thinking on this? 1327 00:41:11,235 --> 00:41:14,672 It's bent and she's busted up. 1328 00:41:14,839 --> 00:41:16,441 But still, overall, I mean look at that thing. 1329 00:41:16,541 --> 00:41:17,442 Bill: Yeah. 1330 00:41:17,542 --> 00:41:18,609 Neighborhood of 450? 1331 00:41:19,911 --> 00:41:21,646 Mike: I mean, I don't think you're crazy on it 1332 00:41:21,746 --> 00:41:22,880 but I mean... 1333 00:41:22,980 --> 00:41:24,882 there's gonna have to be some backend 1334 00:41:25,049 --> 00:41:27,552 and it would be nice to try to get her fixed. 1335 00:41:27,719 --> 00:41:28,686 Bill: Mhm. 1336 00:41:29,721 --> 00:41:30,755 Mike: 300 bucks. 1337 00:41:30,855 --> 00:41:31,756 Bill: Uh... 1338 00:41:31,856 --> 00:41:33,091 Mike: Just because of the condition. 1339 00:41:33,191 --> 00:41:35,193 And I mean, I know there's railroad in there, 1340 00:41:35,293 --> 00:41:37,395 but at the end of the day, it's still a tennis trophy. 1341 00:41:37,562 --> 00:41:38,396 It's different though. 1342 00:41:38,563 --> 00:41:40,398 I mean, I've never seen a trophy like that. 1343 00:41:40,498 --> 00:41:41,833 Bill: 375? 1344 00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:44,769 Mike: [sighs] Three and a quarter. 1345 00:41:45,503 --> 00:41:47,638 Bill: 350? For a good cause? 1346 00:41:49,674 --> 00:41:50,675 Mike: 350. Bill: Alright. 1347 00:41:50,842 --> 00:41:52,043 Mike: Alright, I appreciate it. 1348 00:41:52,210 --> 00:41:54,312 Mike: Smalltown museums are something 1349 00:41:54,479 --> 00:41:56,114 the whole community takes pride in. 1350 00:41:56,280 --> 00:41:58,116 And if you think about it, a lot of times, 1351 00:41:58,282 --> 00:42:01,686 it's people's first experience going to a museum. 1352 00:42:01,786 --> 00:42:04,155 This is where the seeds get planted 1353 00:42:04,255 --> 00:42:06,758 for them to love and appreciate history. 1354 00:42:06,924 --> 00:42:08,059 Mike: I love your dad's passion. 1355 00:42:08,226 --> 00:42:10,528 And I love that you're involved with it too. 1356 00:42:11,229 --> 00:42:12,196 I'm gonna spread the word. 1357 00:42:12,363 --> 00:42:13,197 Bill: Appreciate it, Mike. 1358 00:42:13,364 --> 00:42:15,199 Bill: We have hundreds of years of history 1359 00:42:15,299 --> 00:42:16,367 that should be preserved, 1360 00:42:16,467 --> 00:42:18,603 and so being able to save that for others 1361 00:42:18,770 --> 00:42:21,272 to connect with is important for us. 1362 00:42:21,873 --> 00:42:22,774 [horn honks] 1363 00:42:22,874 --> 00:42:23,975 Mike: See you later! Bill: See you, Mike! 1364 00:42:24,075 --> 00:42:25,276 Mike: See you down the tracks! 1365 00:42:25,443 --> 00:42:26,844 Bill: Yep. Keep it rolling! 1366 00:42:26,944 --> 00:42:27,912 High ball!