13-year-old boy's love for trains makes him an honorary engineer and he gets behind the controls of a real locomotive

Norman Fialo, a 13-year-old with a passion for trains, wrote to railroad presidents seeking a job as a locomotive engineer. Despite his young age, he had seven years of experience with model trains. His dedication caught the attention of two railroad presidents, George Alpert and Lawrence Cowan, who supported his aspirations. Norman's model train setup became a local attraction in Jackson Heights, New York, and he was made an honorary engineer of two railroads. He expressed a preference for railroads over jets, valuing their utility.

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