Paul Reithmaier

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Posted by Steve Bratina, 8 Oct 2009:

My wife and I were on vacation and as usual, hit the used bookstores. I picked up a May/June 1978 Engineers & Engines magazine that had an article about Paul Reithmaier. I have seen pictures of his 4-8-4 before at the old Wabash club in Lafayette Indiana in the 50's. It was an interesting article and mentioned that he was going to build an amusement ride for children when he moved back to Germany. He did so in 1963 and apparently did build a 3/4" high line for the kids to ride on. For this track, he built two 3/4" 4 -8-4's and a 3/4" electric 2-8-2 that he could use on short notice to give rides. The article said he was 84 at the time of the article.