Did Chris Rohlfing pass away?
I remember his layout and collection well from TM's Great Lionel Layouts 2, Lionel Accessories 1 & 2, the Century video, and the Hudsons video. As well as his wealth of information in the Greenberg collector's books.
He had a wonderful modern era Lionel layout that did inspire me to do a track plan similar to it in the future, and had a lot of wise words about the hobby that influenced me as a preteen.