Meet the 89-Year-Old Reinventing the Train in His Backyard

Published: June 15, 2017, 10:41 a.m.

b"On a clear, sunny day at a vineyard in the northern California town of Ukiah, a most unusual train chugs through a field of barely budding syrah grapes. Well, it doesn't chug so much as whoosh because this train\\u2014actually, a one-sixth scale train\\u2014doesn't rely upon a diesel engine or electricity to get around. It uses vacuum power and heavy duty magnets. The 89-year-old man who built it believes it could change how the world moves.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"