Godshall's is a full-service machine shop that specializes in the construction and restoration of 4 3/4", 7 1/4"and 7 1/2" gauge model steam locomotives. The company is owned, managed and operated by Master Model Builder Wayne Godshall, and staffed with experienced model builders and professional machinists. The company has over 30 years model steam locomotive construction, restoration and repair experience, and recently completed its 154th live steam project.
In addition to our live steam business, Godshall's provides general machining services for both the government and private sector. We have done it all, from surgical eye tooling to parts that go into space on the Space Shuttle.
We have a 5000 square foot facility located at 4614 Valley Road, Shermans Dale, PA 17090 and can be reached at godshallworks@embarqmail.com or 717.582.4405. If you have a copy of the Jan/Feb 2002 Live Steam magazine, you can see some pictures and an article about our large 1" track that we have circling our homes and on the same premises as our shop.
We are proud of our employees and equipment as together they produce high quality work at prices customers can afford. Here is a partial listing of our equipment:
I would like to thank and give credit to Godshall's live steam business success to Joe Mastrorocco. Joe took me under his wing over 25 years ago and became my mentor. Although I was an experienced machinist and welder, Joe taught me everything I know about the live steam hobby. I am very grateful and proud to have Joe as a friend and mentor - Wayne Godshall
Here is a picture of me and Joe taken many (many) years ago:
