Does anyone know his age ? He did the trackplans in several Atlas track books in the early 70’s so he must have been around a good while
Whistle for the end of track
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John was a mechanical engineer for the U.S. Navy 1943-1978.
I would guess he was 82/83 years old.
Al
I met John at the 2000 NMRA Convention in San Jose. His clinic was excellent and filled with his wit and humor. My current layout has incorporated many thoughts that he presented in his clinic. He will be missed.
A brilliant man.
A unique innovator.
A truly outstanding communicator.
A legend in our hobby.
The hobby grew richer in many ways, thanks to John Armstrong’s contributions, and one can only hope that, in the future, his memory is not sullied by the new breed of ‘hobbyists’, who only have criticism for the people and practises of the past.
Mike
John was a great inovator (sp?) in this hobby of ours. I will miss him and his sense of humor. Who else would have come up with a “Super Allegeny, 4-6-6-6”? I have several of his books including both a new and older copy of “Track Planning for Realistic Operation”. I cannot live without this book. Rest in peace, John-you touched us all.
This is a sad day for the hobby!
IIRC, the signal article was done by another John Armstrong, not the one whose loss we are mourning.
I have a feeling that he’s Up There helping the other great John (Allen) redesign the Gorre & Daphetid, and God’s scratching his head and wondering, “What will those two come up with NEXT?” He was a great man, I owe part of my track plan to his innovative designs. We’ll all miss him.
Dave is correct: the recently late John Armstrong authored “All About Signals.”
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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Thanks for setting me straight - [:)]
I do anticipate that MR is planning a cracking good testimonial to Mr. Armstrong in some forthcoming issue. Right?? [:)]
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,
I believe a tribute comparable to what MR did in April 1973 to mark the passing of John Allen would be entirely appropriate.
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.
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
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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