quote:Originally posted by RCSSTEVE:
For those of you who have never heard of John Armstrong, he was and still is considered one of the greatest model railroad designers in the world. I strongly suggest that you read anything and everything you can get your hands on that he published! I highly recommend two books to get you started; Track Planning for Realistic Operation by John Armstrong and Tony Koesters Realistic Model Railroad Operation. These are not the only books on the subject but they are a good start.
Hi, The San Leandro Historical Railway Society's HO layout was designed by John Armstrong. John visited the layout and commented that it was one of the few layouts that he designed that was actually built. The layout depicts the Southern Pacific Railroad's route from the SF Bay Area to Reno / Sparks via Donner Pass. John wrote an article about the track plan for the March, 1998 issue of "Model Railroader".
The O gauge 3-rail G&O layout is being built behind the Depot housing the HO railroad. You can find out more about the San Leandro Historical Railway Society at the website: SLHRS.org.
Joe
