Hello all thank you for your kind words .... it is a special piece .. a certain charm and innocence of an era long gone .
This one surfaced on Ebay ...having been in the family for 100 years + - ..as I was told ..
There is another complete with box still on ebay ...for any one who can not live without ...
Shepherd's other trains ... the Curved Rail Road and the Rapid transit ..... some day a Rapid Transit may just have to be added to the collection ...