Yup, that's me. It all happened at the NRHS Board Meeting a few weeks ago. We spent the morning at the Republic Locomotive factory and all got a chance to actually run that beast, if only for a few hundred yards. They make industrial locomotives that are really "state of the art." A simple joystick to go forward and back; and, if you're going a little too fast, just put the joystick in reverse and activate the dynamic brakes. The loco can also be run with a remote control pack.