Written by Linn H. Westcott, this hardbound title tells the story of John Allen’s spectacular HO-scale Gorre & Daphetid (pronounced Gory and Defeated) Railroad, a miniatured world complete with towering mountain ranges, deep chasms spanned by meticulously crafted bridges, great smoky cities, and a thousand smaller details.The original Model Railroading with John Allen was published as a 144-page softbound book by Kalmbach Publishing in 1981. Its contents traced the development of his famous layouts with track plans and sketches, plus black and white, as well as color photos. This new, expanded edition adds new content to the original, as well ad reproductions of advertising photos that John took for Pacific Fast Mail, and a complete list of John’s photos and articles compiled by Jeffry L. Witt.John Allen devoted the last 20 years of his life almost exclusively to model railroading, elevating it from a pastime to the status of art. Model Railroading with John Allen: The story of the fabulous HO scale Gorre & Daphetid Railroad, published almost ten years after his passing, is a record and celebration of his life’s work.
