David Yadock
Thursday, July 2nd marks the birthday of John Allen. He constructed the famous Gorre and Daphetid Railroad (pronounced “gory & defeated”). It was a true model railroading marvel. The Gorre & Daphetid Yahoo group usually celebrates with a JAM (John Allen Memorial) breakfast. John Allen was a real pioneer in model railroading. Just like Frank Ellison, Whit Towers, and many others, he promoted many of the things we now take for granted in our model railroading hobby. So help celebrate his birthday by having a hearty breakfast!
We’ll help celebrate! You may or may not know that Ed and I are past recipients of the John Allen Award and switchstand trophy from the Pacific Coast Region – quite an honoe.
If there’s a model railroad heaven, I know John Allen is there.
I named one of the towns on my layout “Allentown”, because the town’s industrial branch line is the old “Timesaver” switching puzzle. One of my favorite ways to spend an hour or two.
Happy Birthday, John.