▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁and ▁earned ▁luc r ative ▁contract s ▁that ▁he ▁ful filled ▁initially ▁by ▁le asing ▁back ▁his ▁old ▁factory ▁from ▁A ches on . ▁After ▁a ▁successful ▁engineering ▁career ▁sp anning ▁many ▁years ▁he ▁retired ▁to ▁Arizona . ▁He ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Model ▁Rail road ▁Indust ry ▁Association ▁( now ▁the ▁Hob by ▁Man ufact ur ers ▁Association ) ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Bow ser ▁died ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Move ▁to ▁Pennsylvania ▁Since ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁the ▁company ▁has ▁been ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁English ▁family ▁and ▁located ▁in ▁Pennsylvania . ▁The ▁assets ▁of ▁P enn ▁Line ▁Man ufact uring ▁were ▁purchased ▁as ▁a ▁bank rupt cy ▁sale ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁tool ing ▁and ▁parts ▁invent ory ▁for ▁several ▁steam ▁locomot ive ▁models ▁based ▁on ▁Pennsylvania ▁Rail road ▁designs . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁the ▁English ▁family ▁moved ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁Mount ours ville , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁and ▁focused ▁full - time ▁on ▁model ▁production . ▁So on ▁after , ▁Pennsylvania ▁Sc ale ▁Mod els ' ▁owner ▁Felix ▁Bass ▁sold ▁his ▁company ▁to ▁English , ▁adding ▁several ▁models ▁of ▁electric ▁t rolle ys ▁to ▁the ▁Bow ser ▁line . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁sons ▁Lewis ▁English , ▁Jr ., ▁and ▁Lee ▁K . ▁English ▁joined ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5