Hall of Fame in 1998. He was a two-time recipient of the National Model Railroad Association's Distinguished Service Award, in 1968 and 1997, and was named an NMRA Pioneer of Model Railroading in 2001. Death Armstrong died in Montgomery Village, Maryland of complications due to pulmonary disease on July 28, 2004, and was widely mourned. Selected books and articles "All About Signals" (Two-article series). Trains Magazine, June and July 1957. Track Planning for Realistic Operation (Kalmbach Publishing Co, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1963. Second Edition, Kalmbach Books, 1976, ) The Railroad: What It Is, What It Does (Omaha, NE: Simmons-Boardman, 5th ed. 2008, .) Creative Layout Design (Kalmbach Books, 1978, ) 18 Tailor-Made Model Railroad Track Plans (Kalmbach Books, 1983, ) References Obituary at the Amarillo Railroad Museum (archived) Eulogy for John Armstrong 1920 births 2004 deaths Rail transport modellers People from Canandaigua, New York Purdue University College of Engineering alumni People from Silver Spring, Maryland United States Navy civilians