trustee in 1989-1993. John was a supporter of the RPM move-
ment and was a regular clinician at the annual Prototype Rails
event in Cocoa Beach, Florida. John earned a degree in civil
engineering from the Southern Illinois University and worked
for AON Corporation, a major insurance and risk manage-
ment firm, for more than 25 years. He is survived by his wife,
Suzie Wilkins Roberts, two children, and two granddaughters.
The family requests that any memorial gifts honoring John be
made to the Diamond Club of the National Model Railroad
Association, Inc.
(
nmra.org
), or to the charity of your choice …
NEW PRODUCTS FOR ALL SCALES
Railway Prototype Cyclopedia Volume 26 is now avail-
able from
RP CYC Publishing Company
(
rpcycpub.com/
v26flyer.pdf
)
. In-depth articles in this issue include
Pennsylvania Railroad X29 rebuilds, ACF proprietary-
end 40' 6" 50-ton boxcars, and the continuing series on
early lightweight house cars. The price is $29.95 each.
Ordering information is available at the above website.
Among the new titles
coming from
Signature
Press
(
signaturepress.
com
)
are
“Rails Around
Lake Tahoe”
by popular
author Mallory Hope
Ferrell. Steamboats,
steam trains, the tourist
business, and lumber-
ing operations in the late 1800s are all covered in this scenic
view of one of America’s magnificent western lakes. Numerous
index
contents
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