I have a neighbor living about 1000' from me who has big dreams. I've only met him once when he came by to ask if I minded if he put vinyards on his property. He found out our soil is not good for growing grapes. I've included a link to an article about his plan that appeared in our weekly newspaper, The Chinook Observer. It is in .pdf form.
I'm going to have to go by his place and see the locomotive he is building. If I can get a picture, I'll post it.
I don't knopw how serious he is or if he has contacts with money but I think the article makes for fun reading.