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JOHN ARMSTRONG RIP

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Posted by coalminer3 on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 2:05 PM
I was real sorry to hear about John Armstrong's passing. As twhite said, he's up there with John Allen - I also have a feeling that Frank Ellison is nearby, too.

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Posted by gjwilliams on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 2:07 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by SPandS-fan

QUOTE: Originally posted by gjwilliams

QUOTE: Originally posted by dknelson

If you find it at a swap meet, get Armstrong's Kalmbach pamphlet on prototype signals. It was a reprint from some Trains magazine articles of around 1960. It is well worth reading and remains a prime source of good information on signal practice.
Dave Nelson


IIRC, the signal article was done by another John Armstrong, not the one whose loss we are mourning.


Dave is correct: the recently late John Armstrong authored "All About Signals."


Thanks for setting me straight - [:)]
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Posted by bcammack on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 2:10 PM
I do anticipate that MR is planning a cracking good testimonial to Mr. Armstrong in some forthcoming issue. Right?? [:)]
Regards, Brett C. Cammack Holly Hill, FL
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 4:23 PM
I just caught wind of this this morning, as I was catching up on emails on another forum. A reference to "the late John Armstrong" posted there was what had caught my eye, but I had to come here to confirm. So sad.

John had a tremendous impact upon me when I was a teen; my first layout built when I was 13 included a reverted loop that led to stub-ended staging. Now that I am much, much older and dreaming of building what I really want to build, I had thought of including an interchange with his Canandaigua Southern. It would seem natural to do so, since the western terminus of my passion (PRR's Elmira Branch) was at Canandaigua, NY. Do you think he would've minded that, even though it would have been in teeny-tiny HO scale?

I'm going home tonight to review my copy of his layout video tour.

Regards,
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 4:49 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by bcammack

I do anticipate that MR is planning a cracking good testimonial to Mr. Armstrong in some forthcoming issue. Right?? [:)]


I believe a tribute comparable to what MR did in April 1973 to mark the passing of John Allen would be entirely appropriate.
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Posted by locomutt on Thursday, August 5, 2004 8:02 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by tomwatkins

He will be missed greatly. Any article by him was worth reading and re-reading. He was one of the true innovators of the hobby. His articles and particularly "Track Planning for Realistic Operation" are full of useful ideas, good solid recommendations, and a lot of wit and humor.

We have lost one of the great ones,
Tom Watkins


He will be greatly missed,and we have lost one of the"great one's"
I grew up reading his work,and have several of his books.

Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 7, 2004 2:55 PM
John Armstrong will sorely be missed.

However alot of well known modelers of advancing years have been passing as of late. I can[t help wonder who will be next? Allen McClelland? Peri***he thought.

James
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Posted by grantha on Saturday, August 7, 2004 3:10 PM
A truly great model railroader.

Mr. Armstrong's influence has been immense upon our great hobby and he will be missed.

His innovations and ideas will live on forever.

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