Great interview, only thing I do not remember was he at the helm when Lionel went offshore? He seems very pro US manufacturing, would like to her his thoughts on them going offshore and what would it take to come back
Also sad to hear there were no great surprises at Madison Hardware, always thought there had to be some cool things there somewhere.
Dick Maddox was at the helm when Lionel moved offshore and he does a pretty good job of explaining the economics behind the move and why Lionel could not continue to produce in Michigan. Although I have a feeling the decision to move was made before Mr. Maddox took over, more in the Gary Moreau era than anything else. Check out episode 29 and 30 for that story.
As to great surprises at Madison, my two cents are that there were some pretty neat things in there. Many are not known except to a few folks. Some really odd boxcars, etc. Nothing that would be recognizable to an outsider as unusual or rare, but to someone with a deep collecting knowledge could find some interesting things in the piles. I hope to uncover more of this story in 2015.
