Maker Faire Bay Area 2023

Grandpa's Train

Home: California, United States

Grandpa's Train is a two car electric train built on a heavy duty wheel chair platform. It was basically built on a dare from my wife when she asked 'what are you going to do with _that_?' I said 'I dunno, build a train?' It can carry four kids.

Grandpa's Train - Maker Faire Bay Area

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Brad Silva

Maker, IT Solutions Geek, Grandpa. I have a strong appreciation for the sillier things in life. I'm an IT consultant helping SMBs make effective use of their systems .

What Inspired You to Make This?

Picked up a wheelchair for parts at the dump. When I found out it worked fine and was a heavy duty wheelchair, the idea of a train occurred to me.