Topic reminds me of one of our long-past local guys, Jerry Drake. He and his wife owned the "O Sole Mia Restaurant" in Bay City, MI. Quite a character. Huge HO layout in their home upstairs in the restaurant building downtown. His layout was the stomping grounds for "The Meatball Special", celebrated by the NMRA as a special boxcar release in O and HO. Jerry was quite the chef of gourmet Italian fare. His restaurant walls were covered with photos of the rich and famous who made a point to dine there...and/or perform there!...in the middle years of the last century.
Anyway, cutting to the topic...
Jerry's finest creation...of which he was immensely proud...was an HO articulated...a 2-4-6-8! Sadly, I never thought to photograph it. But I 'spect many of the other hobbyists which he befriended in the area probably did. Come to think of it, I believe a photo of the engine appeared in the NMRA publications back then.
I do remember, however, in attending his funeral that Terry, his loving devoted wife, placed that engine beside him in the coffin. Whether it now rests in peace with Jerry, I can't say.
Missed, but not forgotten
KD