Which Magazines? [Archive]

Alan

March 26th, 2000, 03:18 PM

Thanks, but I am sorry that no-one has mentioned N Scale magazine, as I have just taken out a subscription, to give it a try.
(And as they are going to mention my N Scale spine cars!)

I enjoy Trains, as this keeps us up to date with what is happening on the US rails, with splendid photographs, and informative articles. I do have a look at Model Railroader, as my son Matt (sticky monk) buys it. But it is hard to find articles amongst all that advertising!

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eddelozier

March 30th, 2000, 04:28 AM

I think I get too many each month!

Get TRAINS, RAILFAN & RAILROAD and RAILPACE for the railroad stories and information.

Get RAILROAD MODEL, RAILMODEL JOURNAL, MODEL RAILROADING, MODEL RAILROADER, MAINLINE and
best of all 'N-Scale'. These are for modeling ideas and the advertisements.
Have most issues dating back to 1993.

Eddie

Alan

March 30th, 2000, 06:23 PM

Eddie, I am pleased to see you say 'N Scale' magazine is best of all!

I look forward to the first of my subscription.

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BrianS

March 30th, 2000, 11:30 PM

Model Railroader (since 1991)
TRAINS (since 1995)
The Milwaukee Railroader (since 1998)
Garden Railways (since 1999)

Thinking about starting up with N Scale magazine though, since that's one of the scale I model in. Can anyone tell me a bit more about it? Thanks for the help!

Alan

March 31st, 2000, 07:57 AM

N Scale mag. is a Hundman publication, and is published bi-monthly. Good to have a mag. that is not crammed with ads. and the ones that are there are at the front and back, so do not interfere with the content, and all ads. are for N scale http://www.trainboard.com/smile.gif

Website url http://www.nscalemagazine.com/

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Alan

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Gats

April 1st, 2000, 05:32 AM

I get CTC Board and Diesel Era with any regularity. Used to get Pacific Rail News before it disappeared - hopefully it will be back soon. Trains when it has something particular in it.
Model Railroader and Model Railroad Craftsman if they have something of interest, though MR's ads do nark me greatly. Also Rail Model Journal when I can get it.
N Scale? Haven't got one in a while after they went off song. I believe it may have gotten back on track again but I haven't looked of late. The early issues were great, and it really does fill a niche in the N Scale world. Having the ads front and rear only was a big plus in their favour.

Gdog.

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Ironhorseman

April 9th, 2000, 05:23 PM

I have subscribed to 'Model Railroader' since 1981 and 'Narrow Gauge & Shortline Gazette' since 1985.
Model Railroader seems to be the 'standard' that has lots of information for me about new products, how to paint, electrical pointers and troubleshooting. The NG&SG is a wonderful publication for those of us in narrow gauge modeling. It always contains great plans for scratch building various steam locomotives. I prefer those that are used on logging operations because they can be modeled to look really funky, as were the prototypes. I have found that N-scale track works well for HOn30 and HO guage track works well for Sn3.

Bill

"Get Goosed on the Yreka Western"

Alan

April 9th, 2000, 09:01 PM

Funky?

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Alan

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Eagle2

April 10th, 2000, 12:10 AM

Well, let's see - subscribe to Model Railroader 'cause it covers all aspects of the hobby, Trains for both the current news and historical/informational articles, buy RMC (usually) just 'cause, although I'm tailing off as I usually don't find much anymore, and buy N Scale because it's all about N scale, although the quality seems spotty at times.

Ironhorseman

April 10th, 2000, 05:06 PM

Yeah Allen .. that's a Yankee word of slang that means, 'out of the ordinary' for one. http://www.trainboard.com/smile.gif

Bill

"Get Goosed on the Yreka Western"

Station Master

April 10th, 2000, 08:59 PM

I read Branchline, a magazine produced monthly by the Bytown Railway Society, Railfan & Railroading and sometimes Trains. Branchline I find is great for anyone who wishes to keep up to date with current companies and their locomotive rooster.

friscobob

April 21st, 2000, 01:45 AM

I've read Trains and RMC since 1973, and Model Railroader since 1974. I've even read
R&R since Issue 1. Did write Shortlines for
RailNews until shortly before Pentrex shut it
down (can you please tell me how killing a magazine & selling the pieces to Kalmbach
[the Trains folks] saves it?).
Overall, my favorites are the Kalmbach
publications, including Great Model Railroads
and Track Planning that come out each year.
I browse thru the others at the hobby shop, and if I find an interesting article, I buy that magazine.

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Ship IT on the Frisco!
Bob T.

E-8

April 21st, 2000, 05:26 AM

There's a great on-line train magazine. It comes out every single day! It is full of interesting pieces written by people from all over the world and covers all facets of railroading. Any person interested in trains is a columnist if they want to be and there is no word count limit on the articles they write or the number of pictures that go with. Best of all, this publication is FREE!

It's called TrainBoard.com! http://www.trainboard.com/tongue.gif

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Ship It On The FRISCO!

Alan

April 21st, 2000, 09:29 AM

HO HO HO!

(But I agree) http://www.trainboard.com/smile.gif

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Alan

The perfect combination - BNSF and N Scale!

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Alan

April 21st, 2000, 07:58 PM

Thanks Bill, that's good to know, but with Hundman's 'efficiency' I don't know how long it will be before the first one arrives http://www.trainboard.com/rolleyes.gif

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Alan

The perfect combination - BNSF and N Scale!

www.ac-models.com (http://www.ac-models.com)
http://Andersley.homestead.com
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BC Rail King

April 22nd, 2000, 02:57 AM

I read the

Carriboo-For BC Rail info
Branchline-For all Canada specific Rail News
Canadian Railway Modeller-Because I have change from the 2 above
Trains-Just cause
Model Railroader-Cause me dad gets it, offiacally I hate it since Student Fare left.

Dane N.

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Alan

April 22nd, 2000, 09:18 AM

Student Fayre should never have been taken out of MR, Dane. I am DEFINITELY NOT a student, bit did read the column, and thought it was well done for you youngsters! I believe they have moved it to the MR website.

Surely everything that helps and encourages young model railroaders must be good for the future of the hobby, but MR seems to think otherwise.

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Alan

The perfect combination - BNSF and N Scale!

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BC Rail King

April 22nd, 2000, 11:51 PM

Yes Alan,

They did move it to the MR Website. However, ModelRailroader has not given either of the "Hosts/Moderaters" good computer access. I E Mail one of them, and he said that I made a good point about the subject we were speaking of, but he could not do anything as MR wouldn't give them a Puter to work on.

Arrg!

Dane N.

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Robin Matthysen

April 23rd, 2000, 12:19 AM

I subscribe to the Canadian Railway Modeller. For those who wish to find out more about this magazine go to their website at http://www.cdnrwymod.com
I do buy the odd other magazines if there is something of particular interest.

Robin

throttlejock

April 23rd, 2000, 04:19 AM

I liked CTC Board and Pacific rail news PTJ. Used to subscribe to them and Trains. But now I boycott Trains because of the poor journalism they use. When they did their article a year or so ago. They stated that the BN bought the Frisco. When I wrote and stated that they were wrong they stated that sure it was a merger but everbody knows the BN bought them out so thats the way they wrote the article. I think if they want to be known as a good reliable publication you have to use facts not whatever the author decides sounds good. So now then, all thats seems left for me to read is CTC Board.

SOOperSOO

April 23rd, 2000, 06:50 AM

Alan,
another thing I like about N Scale mag, is after you read it a few times, the quality of the paper, I think, helps keep the staples from pulling thru and ripping the cover page.
BILL http://www.trainboard.com/cool.gif

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ship SOO!

Alan

April 23rd, 2000, 10:02 AM

Robin and Dane, I didn't know there was a mag just for you Canadians. Is it as good as it looks? There are lots of general mags but it is nice to have ones specific to your area of interest. Which is why I have just taken out a subscription to N Scale mag. Am awaiting my first copy.

Bill, one good thing about Hundman publications, they DO use real good quality paper http://www.trainboard.com/smile.gif

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Alan

The perfect combination - BNSF and N Scale!

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BC Rail King

April 23rd, 2000, 08:40 PM

Yup, Canada is blessed with good publications.

CRM is good, needs alittle improvement, but they do a great job albeit. It is starting to run alittle behind schedule too. They also have some legal battles going on as to using photos w/o consent from the photographer.

Branchline is for the prototype. It is my favourite mag. other than BC Rail SIG's Carriboo! Branchline is done by Bystow, who publishes the Track Side Guide. It feutures news on rosters, finacial, and other super specific stuff. For 3.75, I can't complain!!!!! It is awsome!

Then there is the CN, BCR, and CP Sig, they all do a good and unique job.

Dane N.

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ChrisDante

April 24th, 2000, 09:25 PM

Everyone's covered all the bases, but what the H... I'll throw my 2 cents in.
MRR and MRC but most of all the Kalmbach books on construction techniques and planning and other layouts. That's where I get most of my ideas from.
I'll agree with E-8 too, this and other boards are a wonderfull exchange of information.

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When in doubt, empty your magazine.

friscobob

April 29th, 2000, 01:46 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by E-8:
Diesel Era and CTC Board when I get a chance.

I loved Vintage Rails before it was discontinued. I hear it is coming back? I don't live near a train store anymore so I can't go leaf through them and buy the ones I want http://www.trainboard.com/frown.gif

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Well, Vintage Rails has returned, sort of. Kalmbach bought the carcasses of the de-
funct RailNews and Vintage Rails, but so far I don't see any of the RN columns (like Doug
Riddell's From the Cab, an engineer's perspective of life on the rails). The incarnation is Classic Trains, and it ain't too bad.
Pacific RailNews R.I.P. http://www.trainboard.com/frown.gif

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Ship IT on the Frisco!
Bob T.

friscobob

April 29th, 2000, 01:54 AM

Strange... nobody mentioned Extra 2200 South
at all. It's a great documentation of loco-
motive purchases, leases sales, rebuildings, and (alas) scrappings. The Dovers did a won-
derful job, and the new publishers have picked up the torch.
For locomotive information, I heartily re-
commend Diesel Era and X2200S.(at least for the North American diesel nuts, anyway).

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Ship IT on the Frisco!
Bob T.

BC Rail King

April 29th, 2000, 10:41 PM

I have tried to Read Extra 2200 South, but it just doesn't work for me! I try and try and try, but there is something about the presentation that makes it akward for me to read. I have found that is some issues of CTC Board and the Hotbox as well. But they do a good job, and you will often catch me at the Hobby Store with a Extra 2200 in my hand http://www.trainboard.com/smile.gif

Just my opion on the matter,

Dane Nicholson

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Chessie_SD50_8563

April 30th, 2000, 03:04 AM

Diesel Era-I am one of those "Professional Diesel Spoters" :)
Trains- First I ever got
CTC Board- sometimes (trains alternitive)
MR- sometimes
RMC- sometimes
X2200- haven't tried yet hobby shop doesn't carry

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LONG LIVE BIG BLUE!!!

DakotaFan

April 30th, 2000, 06:16 AM

I subscribe to Trains and Model Railroader, will pick up Railfan, Craftsman and the others if there is an article of particular interest to me. I like Diesel Era, CTC Board and X2200 South when I can find it. I also enjoy the quarterly publications of the Friends of the Burlington Northern Railroad and Soo Line Historical and Technical Society (I belong to both). I also have access to Railway Age and Progressive Railroading. I very much enjoyed the first issue of Classic Trains from Kalmbach. I'll read anything on prototype railroading that I can get my hands on.

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DakotaFan

April 30th, 2000, 06:19 AM

And I really miss Rail News!

eddelozier

April 30th, 2000, 07:26 AM

Thought I'd throw in another good model railroad reference. It's not a magazine but Railroad Model Craftsman magazine has been using similiar articles the past few months.
It's 'Bridge and Trestle Handbook', put out by Carstens. I found it great for bridge and fly-over designs.
When I need to span a 7' upper level walk under area, I went to the book and found the perfect bridge. The 'Quebec Bridge,St. Lawrence River'. Took me three months to scratch build. I have it double tracked and with working warning lights.

...Eddie

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friscobob

May 4th, 2000, 01:31 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by DakotaFan:
And I really miss Rail News!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

So do I- big razzberries to Pentrex for kill-
ing RailNews and Vintage Rails- it was a good
alternative to CTC Board and Trains.

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Ship IT on the Frisco!
Bob T.

E-Lack & N-Trak

May 8th, 2000, 05:51 AM

I'm not a cheerleader for Kalmbach but I just bought my first issue of Classic Trains and enjoyed it very much.

I recently let my subscription to the monthly Trains lapse but I hit the TRAINS Newswire site each week. (The site is usually updated each Wednesday.)

I thumb through MRR, RMC, Diesel Era, and N Scale at newsstands but only bring 'em home if there's an article that looks interesting.

I guess that makes me a browser, not a subscriber; I get the N-Trak newsletter, while considering reviving my lapsed NMRA membership. (I don't quite comprehend apparent friction between NMRA and N-Trak.)

Magazines and books, like minds, work better when they're open.

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Alan

May 8th, 2000, 08:50 AM

E-Lack & N-Trak, welcome to TrainBoard http://www.trainboard.com/smile.gif
You are lucky to be able to browse through magazines before buying. I would probably do the same if I could, but here in the UK I have to take out a subscription if I want a mag. regularly.

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Alan

The perfect combination - BNSF and N Scale!

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ChicagoRailfan

May 8th, 2000, 05:28 PM

I regulalry read TRAINS, and O-Gauge Railroading. Recently I subscribed to Classic Trains from Kalmbach Publishing, which I have really enjoyed thus far.

StickyMonk

May 8th, 2000, 09:22 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Alan:
I would probably do the same if I could, but here in the UK I have to take out a subscription if I want a mag. regularly.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

unless you subscribe to mainline modeler then you only get it now and then http://www.trainboard.com/mad.gif

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web lurker

May 9th, 2000, 05:21 AM

Had PTJ starting with issue #1 until they folded it into Pacific News.
Have had Trains for many years, but think it's becoming just one big "ad" with some train stuff thrown in to justify the name.
Tried the new "classic trains" - a clone of "Trains" itself.
Find most of the info nowdays on the internet boards.
Read the Shasta Rail Group pubs to pick up what I miss. IMHO "Flimsies Northwest" and "SP Review" are their best rags. Flimsies West is OK, and "The Overland" has a way to go. Haven't seen "BNSF Review" yet, also waiting for their "Western Railfan" new color mag.

Alan

May 9th, 2000, 08:47 AM

I take 'Trains' on subscription, and have to say that I usually enjoy it very much, especially when they have a 'theme' issue. Like when they did General Electric, and other things.

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Alan

The perfect combination - BNSF and N Scale!

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http://Andersley.homestead.com
http://galleryusarail_tehcaj.homestead.com

john1958

May 15th, 2000, 07:22 PM

I like MRR and RMC. I really liked Vintage Rails, for the fiction and first hand accounts. Classic Trains has great pics, but is a big disappointment to me, story wise. Instead, I went to ebay and bought 125 or so issues of Railroad Magazine. I made sure I didn't go past 1960, as I am a steam era fan. These mags are a gold mine of fiction, first hand accounts, and tutorials on steam era, early diesel, and traction equipment. I've been learning about different parts and appliances on steam lokies, plus the fiction is a mother lode of common practices and methods, and good morals and behaviour. Too bad they were printed on pulp paper!

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John

Alan

May 15th, 2000, 09:10 PM

Hello John, welcome to TrainBoard. You sure have a lot of reading to do http://www.trainboard.com/smile.gif

I have in the past bought loads of back-numbers of magazines (British ones, years ago), and they took me ages to read theem all and log any articles, photos, plans etc. I ma need later. What fun http://www.trainboard.com/biggrin.gif

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Alan

The perfect combination - BNSF and N Scale!

www.ac-models.com (http://www.ac-models.com)
http://Andersley.homestead.com
http://galleryusarail_tehcaj.homestead.com

AKrrnut

May 16th, 2000, 08:35 AM

I subscribe to Model Railroader, Model Railroading, and Garden Railways. I also read RMC, Trains and Classic Toy Trains on a regular basis.

Each and every one of these magazines has been stored away for future reference. I've been fortunate to acquire back issues for many mags I didn't have, including some neat issues of Model Trains magazine, which was published by Kalmbach in the '50s. I still don't think my wife realizes how many magazines I've picked up in the last ten years! http://www.trainboard.com/biggrin.gif

I don't really have any complaints about these magazines, but I too miss Rail News. Their articles seemed to appeal to me more than those in Trains. Of course, there's never enough about the SP&S!

Pat

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BC Rail King

May 17th, 2000, 02:38 AM

I think that it would be a waist of my $$ for me personally get Classic Trains.

I think I have seen 2 things of interest in it, and if there is that few I read it "in store"

Happy Railroading!

Dane N. http://www.trainboard.com/smile.gif http://www.trainboard.com/smile.gif http://www.trainboard.com/biggrin.gif

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virtual-bird

May 17th, 2000, 11:26 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Alan:
Which magazines do you all read, both Railroad and Model Railroad, and why those?
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Well was buying MR, but after trying to get some info out of them by EMAIL, and the reply saying basically,
"we dont keep any information after the story runs, you people annoy us for asking"
I would rather eat razor blades than spend anothe cent on it. Plus its just full of ads and little else.

Been looking into N scale mag.. seems like the right stuff..

but some of the others mentioned here are not the usual ones in the newsagents.. Be interesting to see a webpage noting all the different magazines..



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BC Rail King

May 18th, 2000, 06:17 AM

MR is really bad

Taking student fare was like taking my trains!

Arrg

Dane N.

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Gats

May 18th, 2000, 02:33 PM

VB, and everyone - go to http://www.index.mrmag.com/ - it has a near full listing of magazines, both proto and model, available and is the site of the magazine index created by Jeff Scherb and recently sold to Kalmbach.
It is one of my chief aids for searching prototype and modelling information.

Gary

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N to the Nth degree!

Alan

May 18th, 2000, 03:57 PM

Thanks for the link, Gary - very useful, and I have bookmarked it http://www.trainboard.com/smile.gif

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Alan

The perfect combination - BNSF and N Scale!

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Andersley Western Railroad (http://Andersley.homestead.com)
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Alan's European Gallery (http://eurogallery.homestead.com)
Alan's British Steam Gallery (http://britishsteamgallery.homestead.com)

Ironhorseman

May 18th, 2000, 05:06 PM

Me too Gats! Thanks for the link!

Alan .. we must have been in there at the same time! http://www.trainboard.com/smile.gif

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"Get Goosed on the Yreka Western"

BC Rail King

May 19th, 2000, 03:48 AM

Great link Gats! http://www.trainboard.com/smile.gif http://www.trainboard.com/biggrin.gif

Happy Railroading!

Dane N.

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DaveCN5710

April 7th, 2001, 03:43 AM

Like alot of you , I really like the CTC Board mag , great photos , news , & stories .

It's the BEST railroad magazine I have ever seen smile.gif

Catt

April 7th, 2001, 05:13 AM

Fur this ol' furrball,it's Nscale railroading,Nscale magazine,Model Railroader,Model Railroading,Railroad Model Craftsman. Get my prototype info at some little place on the web y'all may have heard about called Trainboard.com. :D

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Driver8

April 12th, 2001, 04:47 AM

I like CTC Board, when I can find it..... :(

Maxwell Plant

April 12th, 2001, 04:58 PM

I can't believe I've missed this topic!

Right now I buy everything from the news stand. Trains, N Scale Railroading, Model Railroader and sometimes Railroad Model Craftsman but not very often. The mag I buy the most often at this time is NSR. I think it's VERY COOL :cool:!

Fred

April 13th, 2001, 01:05 AM

I subscribe to a bunch, sometimes they all have something to read I like, other months I can breeze thru it in a minute. I've subscribed to MR since 1961, I like it for the stories about other pikes, the product reviews (engs on pulling power) (kits on ease of assembly), RMC since 1967 (recently I question why), GR since 1995 because it is (I think) the best on outdoor rr's, Trains, Railpace, Railfan, and The Short Line for over 20 yrs or more for railfanning reasons. I always take a stack of old MR & GR with me on vacation for relaxing moments.

chessie

April 13th, 2001, 03:10 AM

I think currently, I subscribe to N Scale Magazine and Diesel Era (I have been a Diesel Era subscriber since they started!) I like the coverage that Diesel Era gives: news, general interest, plus detailed articles and exceptional pictures! I used to pick up Extra 2200 South when my local hobby shop had it, but always hesitated from subscribing since it's schedule was inconsistent at best for a while. (They may have gotten better, but I can't gauge since my Hobby Shop has disappeared :eek: ). I like CTC board, Trains, and Railroad/Railfan, etc. I used to be able to thumb through them at the Great Train Store in a couple of minutes and be totally satisfied without buying them: they were not "reference quality" to me [read: not worth the money, time, and space to buy and store them IMHO]

As far as Modeling, as I said I do subscribe to N Scale. I have saved all of my back issues. The magazine is not crammed with ads, and at least the ads are all relevant to the scale featured (N). I like to keep my back issues for modeling references; although the current issue may have a construction article on scratchbuilding a certain type of building, I may not really be interested in that or ready to undertake that task YET; when the time does come, I can refer to the techniques listed. I have not had the opportunity to sample the new N Scale Railroading magazine, but most of the reviews have been excellent. I used to subscribe to Model Railroader, but found the amount of ads (especially scales way too large :eek: ) bothersome. Also, since a vast amount of the magazine was geared towards other scales and beginners, I lost interest. (Yes, I know you can learn techniques, etc. from other scale articles, but I'd rather stick with my own). I think Model Railroading is a good magazine too, devoid of most of the multi-page ads that you see in MR and it seems geared more to an advance modeler. However, most modeling depicted is HO scale. I do still buy it occasionally for the reference pics & articles [the Nov/Dec '00 issue had articles on Southern/NS GP30's, kitbashing the same, plus an article/pics on EMD GP40's.]

That's my two cents worth. smile.gif

Harold

rsn48

April 14th, 2001, 10:59 PM

For you magazine freaks, I would like to make a recommendation that I thought I would "unsubscribe" to, and instead, look forward to it. In www.trains.com (http://www.trains.com) you can subscribe to their on line magazine, it just sends you back to their site with links, but I like the convenience of scrolling and going to what I am interested it. The calibre of articles is excellent. One article I have already recommended for example out of this issue is the WC/CN merger, but another one is about the food on past passenger trains, and at the the end of the article is some great recipes from famous food service trains from days gone by. When you consider this on line magazine is free, I would recommend it to you.

JPindar

April 15th, 2001, 04:47 PM

*shoving the magazines away, dust flying everywhere* *cough cough*

Diesel Era
Extra 2200 South
CTC Board
Branchline
Flimsies West
The Overland
Green and Silver Review

I tend to shy away from the big mags anymore, too many ads, I want to read what I read, not be innondated with advertising.

Jon (the picky but loveable CP Mod) :D

Lefty

April 17th, 2001, 07:23 PM

I have a subscription to Model Railroader, and buy Railpace on occasion.

Gregg Mahlkov

April 18th, 2001, 04:28 AM

Model Railroader, Trains, N Scale. I have been reading MR and Trains since the early 1950's and N Scale since it got on its feet. ;)

DaveCN5710

April 18th, 2001, 06:06 AM

Golf Digest , $12.00 for 12 issues :D

watash

April 18th, 2001, 10:55 AM

I kept a few Model Railroaders. I think from along about 1939 to 1997 when I finally gave up on them. Railroad Model Craftsman I still subscribe to but by the time the subscription runs out, I hope to have the layout running so wont need it any more. I'll be running all day long! My wife asks "How could you stand to just run trains all day?" No point in trying to explain to her. :D

yankinoz

April 18th, 2001, 11:11 AM

MR every month. I can't help it. All those pretty pictures and I am really liking what Koester is doing these days - his column is the first thing I read.

Trains, RMC and Railmodel Journal when there is an article of interest.

But by far the BEST magazine is 'the SOO' (the Soo Line Historical and Technical Society quarterly magazine) If you are not a member of an historical society I can't say how great a source of information the historical society publications are. Even if you freelance I'm sure your freelancing is at least loosely based on some real railroad somewhere - if they have a historical society - join it! :D

rsn48

April 19th, 2001, 03:17 AM

Dave,
I am puzzled with your unique selection of model railroad magazine selection. Perhaps we should be turning to you as an expert on how to model grass, design a parking lot, or creating our "link" on the model layout. LOL!!!

ajy6b

April 21st, 2001, 01:29 AM

I get TRAINS and Model Railroader, by subscription. I also will pick up a Railfan and Railroad and an RMC, on occassion. I have been thinking of dropping Model Railroader in favor of RMC, but MR's Lou Sassi just did a photo shoot of my club's layout. ;) So I am thinking of waiting until I get that issue then maybe drop it.

As for coverage of my favorite road. It would have to be the N&WHS publication The Arrow.

Colonel

April 21st, 2001, 01:34 AM

I buy Model Railroader and Trains magazine and i borrow all of GATS magazines when he lets me lol. Actually the price of MR and Trains has doubled in the past 2 years so i'm considering dropping Trains especially when i can read there online mag for free. One thing though is a claim a tax deduction for trains magazine because I consider it as industry information so I can use it as reference material hehehe