Photos highlighting the Devils Gulch and Helengon Narrow Gauge
GDRP comment: The future home of the DG&H, appeared in Dec. 1949 Model Railroader and 1952 Model Railroad Handbook : The site of Mt. Alexander is marked by the…
GDRP comment: John nailing up the DG&H linoleum backdrop, likely an unused photo from the Dec. 1949 Model Railroader article. (hi-res raw version)
GDRP comment: John at work preparing the backdrop on the Devil's Gulch and Helengon. (hi-res raw version)
GDRP comment: This appeared as the cover photo of the Nov. 1953 HO Monthly . (hi-res raw version)
GDRP comment: Notes on reverse of prior photo. (hi-res raw version)
GDRP comment: This appeared in the March 1951 Model Railroader : The Devil's Gulch & Helengon narrow gauge winds its way between standard gauge G&D main line…
GDRP comment: A close-up of the famous Diesel Salesman Lynching incident, with a good view of DG&H #3. (hi-res raw version)
GDRP comment: This appeared in the March 1951 Model Railroader and Prize Model Railroads (1952): The Ruptured Duck waits at Sowbelly switchback for its brakeman…
GDRP comment: A rare color photo; color correction was applied but is nowhere near perfect. (hi-res raw version)
GDRP comment: A cropped version appeared in the Dec. 1949 Model Railroader and 1952 Model Railroad Handbook : Note the "lover's leap" formation above the box…
GDRP comment: Mt. Alexander on the DG&H, appeared in the August 1950 HO Monthly : On a small layout scenery space is at a premium. Mountain or hill type terrain…
GDRP comment: This photo is not known to be previously published, likely unused from the Dec. 1949 Model Railroader Mt. Alexander article and 1952 Model…
" GDRP comment: Mt. Alexander on the DG&H, with Archibald Peter Van Slurp and a Model T Ford. Compare to page 25 of the December 1949 Model Railroader . Notes…
GDRP comment: This photo is similar to one that appeared in the July 1951 Model Railroader : This rail car, on John Allen's H03 Devil's Gulch & Helengon RR., is…
GDRP comment: This photo is also similar to one that appeared in the July 1951 Model Railroader : This rail car, on John Allen's H03 Devil's Gulch & Helengon…
GDRP comment: Ruptured Duck HOn3 Railcar; note that other views of the Duck have no engine number, while this has it as Number 6, and is posed in front of a…
GDRP comment: A cropped version appeared in the January 1956 Model Railroader : Prepainted stripwood was used to build this HOn3 stock car. Roof, floor and side…
GDRP comment: This appeared in the Dec. 1949 Model Railroader and 1952 Model Railroad Handbook : Engineers on the Devil's Gulch & Helengon must be very careful…
GDRP comment: A rare color photo; color correction was applied but is nowhere near perfect. (hi-res raw version)
GDRP comment: DG&H fan trip before layout demolition - appeared in the March 1956 Model Railroader : As on many doomed prototype lines, the last trip over the…