Dale's contributions to the forum will be missed. His posts always had useful information. Condolences to his family.
Rest In Peace!
RIP Dale, He was always helpful and a great contributor to the forum. Condolences to his family.
This is tragic news indeed. What a shock and such a loss to his family and this forum. He really did a lot to help educate us all and he will be sadly missed. My condolences to Dales immediate family and also his family here on the OGR forum. He will be missed by all.
Than thanks to NJCJOE for posting the pictures to remember him by, those will be nice to see in the future when someone is thinking about and missing Dale. Very nice of you to post those pictures.
This is truly heartbreaking news to hear of Dale's passing. Dale was always very helpful to anyone that asked. I can say that our brief correspondence a couple years back reignited my interest in model trains and kicked me in the pants to learn how to work with TMCC and set me on the path I've taken tinkering with the electronics in our hobby. Dale will be greatly missed and all he has done for this community is beyond my words to express.
I wonder if the publishers here might consider printing something to celebrate his life and contributions to out hobby in an upcoming issue. I can't think of anyone more deserving of all the kind words in this thread.
Sincerest condolences to his family and loved ones.
The John Galt Line
Earlier in this thread, Rich said he had something to post about Dale tomorrow so watch for that. I will be watching as well.
We have lost a good friend and great asset to hobby. He will be missed. I will keep Dale and his family in my prayers
Sad news about a very helpful train guy.
Sincere condolences to his family.
Until recently, Dale lived a few blocks from me in Thousand Oaks, CA.
He will be missed. 
This is very sad to hear. He was on this forum for many years and always willing to help out with his knowledge. I didn't know him but he seemed like a great guy. My sincerest condolences to his family and friends.
Just came on the forum and was shocked to hear this.
Obviously Dale will be missed for his knowledge, but more so for his willingness to share it.
Dave
Rest in peace TMCC Dale, you were the best to talk with about any tmcc problems. Dale helped me a few times with little gremlins that would short out the power pack, told me where to look, what to look for, he was the best for wiring tmcc too.
Your help was always correct, never had another tmcc problem after his help. He turned me into a tmcc lean mean running machine.
I will fire up my weaver GP 38-2 and give you a proper tmcc send off, thanks for everything dale.
So sorry to Dale's family,enjoyed all of his post and his contributions he made on mine,he is truly missed.
Just came on and saw this, So sorry to hear this. My prayers to his family, met Dale at a york show a few years back and saw all the help he would give us here over the years. R.I.P. Dale..
Thoughts and prayers to his friends and family. His passing leaves a huge void in the OGR family.
Tom
Indeed sad news.
I enjoyed Dales contributions to the forum, and a few years ago I was able to meet him at the NAB show as it turned out Dale and I were both in the broadcast industry. Super nice guy.
condolences to the family.
Somehow the trains in Heaven are running better, RIP
There are people that come to this forum and it changes around them. Their positive attitude towards fixing problems is infectious. When they leave, we all loose a great resource to say the least. That's as general a statement as I can think of right now. On a personal level, the loss can't be put into words.
May his soul rest in internal light.
Such sad news. My sincere condolences to Dale's family and friends.
Really sorry to hear about Dale.
Such a helpful guy. Condolences to his family & friends.
Nick
Really appreciated Dale's presence in the model railroad community. So sorry to hear he's left us. His knowledge was impressive and generosity with his time, very commendable.
Sad indeed for those who knew him personally and others who followed his sage knowledge via this forum. May God give his loved ones comfort and strength at this difficult time and solace in knowing he will be missed by so many in the world of model railroading.
So sorry for the loss of Dale,
Loved his post on his model train locomotive racing trials and upside down trains.
I just caught up to this thread. What a terrible loss to our community. It seems to me that Dale used to post more often than he has recently. Prayers go out to his family and friends.
While I never met Dale in person, I did talk with him on the phone. I had a problem with a TPC400 which he helped me with. A very helpful gentleman. Rest In Peace, Dale.
So very sorry to hear of Dale's passing. He sure had an unbelievable amount of electronics knowledge. I've read a number of his posts and they were an education to be sure. Thoughts and prayers too all his friends and relatives. BigRail
A "train guy" for sure. But, more importantly .... a "good guy."
Prayers and thoughts.
Jim
I sincerely hope he had a peaceful death. What a fine man. He dropped in at my office on BNSF here in Amarillo, and we had a very enjoyable conversation, during part of which I took him out in the yard and to the locomotive facility. The radio shop and the signal shop were what really got his attention. They all spoke a common language.
This is still sinking in.
I was never able to meet him, but he was a great resource to the hobby that we all relied on through this forum and his websites. I enjoyed his cross country "journal" postings from his trip a few years back.
I was always hoping we could come up with a solution or "fix" for the way the Lionel ZW amp/volt meters were implemented... he had acquired the sensors he needed to further his testing but never got around to this project among his many.
I was a real fan of Dale. I had occasions to correspond with him.
However, I then found that he was a legend in the Audio recording world. Dale Manquen designed the Ampex ATR-100 plus the first 3M multi-track machines.
God Bless him, his family and friends.
marker posted:I was a real fan of Dale. I had occasions to correspond with him.
However, I then found that he was a legend in the Audio recording world. Dale Manquen designed the Ampex ATR-100 plus the first 3M multi-track machines.
God Bless him, his family and friends.
I did not know that.
Just seeing this now. Like most of you, never met him but derived great knowledge from his experiences. Tragic.
Dale, thanks for making my railroad better!!!!
I am now catching up on the passing of Dale last month; normally I do not go to the "announcements" section of the Forum, but back-tracked to hear of his passing away through the Lionel TMCC section and the work that Dale was doing with so many clubs and people to improve their layout/ train operations with Dale's deep knowledge of electronics and his fantastic ability to be able to simply explain complex electronics concepts to people on this Forum. My deepest and sincere condolences to Dale's family.
Carl J
Just saw this sad news; my condolences to his family and thanks for sharing such a kind and helpful gentleman. He was a fine man. Falcon70
Did Rich ever start his own thread on Dale, early on I thought I saw that he was going to post something. Maybe it will just take time.
It may have developed into a byline for publication, once you delve into Dale's extensive contributions & stories it might just be too much for a forum post.
holy cow! RIP Dale. I remember him giving advice and correcting "know it alls" in a very gentlemanly way. His help and knowledge were very supportive of someones' endeavers. He was a good presence on this forum
I was fascinated as to how Dale relied on his thorough knowledge of "old school" electronics and applied the principles to solve today's modern electronics issues for us. I would occasionally dig into his website to gather information about something electronic. He was so generous with his knowledge, and did not wait for an invitation to volunteer his thoughts and solutions to help his fellow forum members. I never met him, either, but from the outpouring of sympathy that I see here, he was a grand gentleman indeed. My condolences to his friends and family.
Mike
I am very sorry to hear of Dale's passing. I always enjoyed his very informative and insightful posts- lots of very valuable knowledge and advice shared here on the forum.
I remember him mentioning that he was a product of the Cleveland public school system. Does anyone know if that was Cleveland, Ohio? If that's the case, I share that history.
If anyone here on the forum can enlighten me, I would be most grateful. I am guessing that I am from the same era (graduated from old Lincoln in January 1969). I am wondering what high school Dale attended, and what neighborhood (while we were still more neighbors than "hoods") he lived in.
Aside to Lou N. - I suspect you may be able to shed some light on this for me.
No disrespect to anyone else here- any info would be appreciated.
Dale was one of a very select few, I was proud to be numbered among his friends. I was working on a project with him, and when he went silent, I was wondering what was up. It was a very sad day when I heard about his passing.
