This is the backside of a building once occupied by a model
railroad hobby shop known as Frank the Trainman (who relocated
across the street a few years ago). Frank was in this location
for probably 40 years. The building has been revamped.

As for this mural, what looks like the "cow catcher" of a
locomotive is an optical illusion; that's a flat wall that is
one side of a staircase that gets people to the second level.
You can see part of the railing just to the right.

Frank's store was a place where dreams were born. There were model
layouts everywhere with trains of every size and description. His
"new" store, across the street, has none of that flavor. Yes, it
has all the same stuff, but it just doesn't feel the same.

I don't know who painted this mural but I'm sure it was a tribute
to a local institution: Frank, The Trainman!