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Scranton, mostly in Northwestern New Jersey (the old NJN).


JIM DALBERG Paoli,Pa


Liked the August issue Each month I


look forward with


great anticipation to receiving RAIL- ROAD MODEL CRAFTSMAN. Each issue is simply a treasure trove. I would like to comment briefly on two articles that appeared in the August, 2013, issue. The first place I turn to each month


to Bob Walker’s “Scratchbuilder’s Cor- ner.” I always come away with several good ideas and always learn many new techniques. And, it’s an enjoyable read. Next is Chuck Davis’


“Modeling


Franklin Jct.” Again, many great tips and techniques in an easy-to-read manner. I met Chuck and his charming wife at last year’s MER Convention and spent several pleasurable hours with him discussing model railroading. I am pleased to call these two great modelers my friends.


Pete Mosiondz, Jr. Laurel Springs, NJ


O Scale West 24th Annual Meet


February 6 - 8, 2014 Hyatt Regency Santa Clara 5101 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 888-421-1442


Thursday Feb. 6: videos, registration, layout visits Friday Feb. 7 - Sat. Feb. 8: sales/exhibits, contests, layout visits, clinics, etc. Sunday Feb. 9: layout visits


Registration: $30 individual or family, $35 after Dec. 31 Tables: $40, $45 after Dec. 31


LSSAE for a newsletter with all the details to: O Scale West Info 876 Boyce Avenue


Palo Alto, CA 94301-3003


See www.oscalewest.com for the latest on the meet and to download the newsletter and registration form.


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Tinplate trolleys I want to submit a slight correction


to Keith Wills’ July article concerning tinplate trolleys. The Lionel model that used the Converse summer trolley body was numbered 300 and not 303. The 300 was a four-wheeled car and ran on Lionel’s short lived 2⁷/₈ inch,


two-rail track. It is believed to have been made from 1902 through 1905. The number 303 was an all Lionel job and was an eight-wheel summer car made for three-rail standard gauge (2¹/₈ inch) track from 1910 through 1914, and was a very handsome model. Unpowered trailers were available for both these cars, as for most early Lionel trolleys.


LARRY ARCHER Huntington, N.Y.


Gorre & Daphetid


It is with some sadness that I no- ticed that John Allen and his Gorre & Daphetid gradually seem to be sliding into oblivion. As of July 2 of this year, John Allen would have been 100 years old, and on January 6 of this year, it was 40 years ago that he passed away and the model railroad was destroyed by fire. Allen was the single most important influ- ence in model railroading in the second half of the 20th century. Many of to- day’s great model railroaders state they were influenced by his modeling. I have seen quite a few “looking


back” stories in the past, all illustrated with John Allen’s superb photos. Most of those can be found in Linn West- cott’s book Model Railroading with John Allen. I’d like to see more of these stories with more photos.


HANS RENKER Koblenz, Germany


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