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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by John Robert A friend asked me to check this thread and set the facts straight, so I joined. John Allen's layout was totally destrioed by the fire. Andrew, John's brother asked the operators and friends to see what if anything could be salvaged and maybe a memorial diorama be built. Several salvage efforts were made and very little was worth the effort. Keith and I were part of the group, but did not do the salvage work, so I have no idea what still exists. We do know that engine #43 does exist. Because John Allen gave it to Earl Flaws. It did not fit into John's concept. It was a main line engine and had hard times in the tight curves. The engine was given to John by PFM for an advertisement photo session. John repainted and lettered it with some other mods. For a short time, the G&D operators used Keith's layout for the weekly operating sessions. I was one of the regular operators on Keith's layout and was there for most sessions. On one visit, Andrew came with Earl, Allen Fenton and a few people that I can't remember their names. They gave #43 to Keith for memorial operating nights. Andrew said it was at home there because Keith's layout was very much like John Allen's, but still under construction. The minimum radious was 30 inches, so it had no problems there. This is the layout that got destroied due to relocation and the parts were sold and given away. The engine in question is a brass Ken Kidder Teakettle engine. They sold for about $29 back then. The engine was painted by John Allen, but not used on the layout. How it may have survived, I have no idea. It may have been left at one of the operators layouts or just found in the rubble. Someone had to clean the mess up. Keith Beard now owns and lives in John's house. Everything went to the dump to make way for a workshop. It was a real mess to clean up. Hope this sheds light on the subject, John [/quote] That's the engine! This is the exact story of my engine as related by Keith. He found it under the benchwork during the cleanup. The photos should be posted on line soon and I will list the link as soon as it is available. Please review the photos and see if it is the loco mentioned above. Thanks! This is getting closer every day now.
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