Andy Sperandeo
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Andy Sperandeo has been an editorial employee of Model Railroader
Magazine since 1979 He is currently executive editor after being the magazine's editor previously. He has also written a few books on Model Railroading such as Easy Model Railroad Wiring, The Model Railroader's Guide to Freight Yards and a few other books. Sperandeo hosted a video once called Model Railroads In Action: 5 Layouts From Great Model Railroads Magazine which is a rare video to find. He is also an operator on Model Railroader's Club Layout the MR&T (Milwaukee, Racine, and Troy Railroad). He was on two episodes of Tracks Ahead
. One which was the MR&T and the other dedicating John Allen
's Gorre & Daphetid
. When he was in the U.S. Army back in the 1960s, he was a frequent operator on the Gorre & Daphetid. One of John Allen's locomotives, No. 34, a 4-10-0 that John kitbashed from parts, resides in his office. He is building a home layout based on the AT&SF (Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe) at Cajon Pass
, California in HO scale, circa 1947.
Model Railroader
Model Railroader is an American magazine specializing in the hobby of model railroading. It was founded in 1934 by Al C. Kalmbach and is based in Waukesha, Wisconsin. It is published monthly by Kalmbach Publishing...
Magazine since 1979 He is currently executive editor after being the magazine's editor previously. He has also written a few books on Model Railroading such as Easy Model Railroad Wiring, The Model Railroader's Guide to Freight Yards and a few other books. Sperandeo hosted a video once called Model Railroads In Action: 5 Layouts From Great Model Railroads Magazine which is a rare video to find. He is also an operator on Model Railroader's Club Layout the MR&T (Milwaukee, Racine, and Troy Railroad). He was on two episodes of Tracks Ahead
Tracks Ahead
Tracks Ahead is a television series about railroading, produced by Milwaukee Public Television for PBS starting in 1990.In general, the series examines all aspects of railroading, both in the United States and in the rest of the world. Content covers a wide range of railroad-related materials...
. One which was the MR&T and the other dedicating John Allen
John Whitby Allen
John Whitby Allen was an American model railroader who created the famous HO scale, Gorre & Daphetid model railroad in Monterey, California and authored numerous magazine articles on model railroading starting in the 1940s...
's Gorre & Daphetid
Gorre & Daphetid
The Gorre & Daphetid model railroad was a notable HO scale layout built by John Whitby Allen in Monterey, California....
. When he was in the U.S. Army back in the 1960s, he was a frequent operator on the Gorre & Daphetid. One of John Allen's locomotives, No. 34, a 4-10-0 that John kitbashed from parts, resides in his office. He is building a home layout based on the AT&SF (Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe) at Cajon Pass
Cajon Pass
Cajon Pass is a moderate-elevation mountain pass between the San Bernardino Mountains and the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California in the United States. It was created by the movements of the San Andreas Fault...
, California in HO scale, circa 1947.