Career
He was executive editor after being the magazine"s editor previously. He also wrote 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 was also an operator on Model Railroader"s Club Layout the Magnetic Resonance&T (Milwaukee, Racine, and Troy Railroad).
He was on two episodes of Tracks Ahead, one which was the Magnetic Resonance&T and the other dedicating John Allen"s Gorre & Daphetid. When he was in the United States. Army back in the 1960s, he was a frequent operator on the Gorre & Daphetid.
One of John Allen"s locomotives, Number. 34, a 4-10-0 that John kitbashed from parts, resided in his office.
He was building a home layout based on the AT&San Francisco (Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe) at Cajon Pass, California in HO scale, circa 1947.
Sperandeo died on October 2, 2015 at the age of 70.