Jerry Drake's "John Allen's Gorre & Daphetid Railroad" Clinic 780-36

This is the late Jerry Drake's NMRA clinic 780-36, created after John Allen's death. He was a good friend of John; most of the photos in this clinic were taken by him, except where noted.
The photos can be viewed at:
gdlines.org/GDRP/Visitor%20Ph...

[@Z-Man1973]

There is something mystical about the GD Line. It has always fascinated me since I became interested in model railroading. John was ahead of his time in so many aspects of the hobby and it's impressive what he was able to accomplish in an era when so much of the hobby had to be scratch-built, hand-laid, and otherwise constructed from any sort of available material. To say John was a genius doesn't even come close to describing what he accomplished and what he means to the hobby. He left us too young and the loss of the layout shortly after his passing was beyond tragic. Thank you for posting this video. It was very enjoyable to watch and see photos of the layout not previously published.

[@johnbanicki7232]

It was an awesome layout. Thanks for sharing. Love the explanations from someone who actually operated on the layout.

[@alpugliesetrains9753]

Absolutely incredible ! never seen such a fine presentation on Johns railroad! I will share this with my friend Howard Zane who im sure will love to see this ! Johns work brought me to this great hobby and I can tell you all of the modeling greats I know like Howard Zane and George Sellios were also inspired by the G+D . I have never heard john's voice which was also moving to me. I only wish I met the man

[@jeffreylwitt]

Glad you like it. But it is narrated by John's friend Jerry Drake, circa 1977. Here's another clinic presented and narrated by John himself: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5TUnaOCgsShaNE

[@jjcrom4280]

Thank you for posting this tribute to John Allen. His work inspired so many of us.