This is a good analogy, however Elmer's health was faded in the last 5 years really put a damper on his ability to expand Wild Bills. He was not able to really stock allot of new products with the existing stock that was not moving.
With Tom's eager beaver attitude and Bert's love of trains, this could be something big...
Now if Tom could hire a MTH and Lionel certified repair technician .... with ERR and PS3 upgrade capabilities... the shop would rock!