Warning!!!
The following image may cause certain addictive behavior in young people and/or some adults...
I first viewed this photo when I was about 9 and I haven't been right in the head since. This is THE image that inspired my hobby. The picture appeared in the June 1957 issue of Model Railroader, though I saw it sometime in the 60's. It's a very small chunk of a legendary (among model train folks) layout called the Gorre & Daphetid. Built by the late John Allen over a period of 20 years it was absolutely amazing. Among other things, John extended the scenery to the basement floor. Standing in the aisleway visitors were literally surrounded by mountains and deep canyons.
John died from heart failure in 1972. The layout outlived him by 2 weeks. His house was totally destroyed in a fire and the work of a lifetime crumbled to ash. The only things remaining are photos and a single locomotive.
