ɪnðə wˈʊd ænd mˈɛɾəl ʃˈɑːp ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊnd flˈoːɹ ʌv hɪz bˈʌks kˈaʊnti, pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə, stˈuːdɪˌoʊ, hiː bˈɪlt ɐ lˈaɪvstˈiːm wˈɜːkɪŋ mˈɑːdəl lˌoʊkəmˈoʊɾɪv mˈɛʒɚɹɪŋ fˈoːɹ fˈiːt lˈɔŋ.
In the wood and metal shop on the ground floor of his Bucks County, Pennsylvania, studio, he built a live-steam working model locomotive measuring four feet long.