In about 1990 Norman Thomas of Johnson City Tennessee started to reproduce a line of Buddy L toys under license from the Buddy L company. He has created a line of reproduction trucks and trains and in the past few years has begun producing a copy of the tugboat. In addition to the reproductions, Norm has designed several toys that Buddy L might have made but never did including a massive roundhouse for the outdoor railroad. Norm is still producing toys and has a website https://t-reproductions.com/