Railway Ageis an Americantrade magazinefor therail transportindustry. It was founded in 1856 inChicago(the United States' major railroad hub) and is published monthly bySimmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation.
 May 2008 issue | |
| Editor | William C. Vantuono |
|---|---|
| Categories | Trade magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation |
| First issue | 1856 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Chicago |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0033-8826 |
| OCLC | 6973348 |
History
editThe magazine's original title was theWestern Railroad Gazette,and was renamed theRailroad Gazettein 1870. In June 1908, after purchasing its chief rival,The Railway Age(founded in 1876 in Chicago), it changed its title toRailroad Age Gazette,then in January 1910, toRailway Age Gazette.In 1918, it shortened its name to the current title.[1]
Railway Review(originally theChicago Railway Review) was merged intoRailway Agein 1927.[1]
Publications that have been merged intoRailway AgeincludeAmerican Railroad Journal,founded 1832, renamedThe Railroad and Engineering Journalin 1887 by its then new owner/editor,Matthias N. Forney.It becameAmerican Engineer & Railroad Journalin 1883, thenRailway Age Gazette, Mechanical Editionin June 1913 after its acquisition by Simmons-Boardman Publishing. It was renamedRailway Mechanical Engineerin 1916, and thenRailway Locomotives & Cars.It was finally folded intoRailway Agein 1975.[1]
In 1992,Railway Ageacquired a competing trade publication,Modern Railroads[2](ISSN0736-2064).
Awards
editRailway Agepresents theShort Line Railroad of the Year,an annual award presented toNorth Americanshort line(Class III) railroads, and theRegional Railroad of the Year,an annual award presented to North Americanregional railroads.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^abc"150 Years of Publishing".Railway Age.September 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-09-24.
- ^Horton, Liz (March 1, 1992)."Narrowing the Field".Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management.
- ^"Railway Age's 2022 Short Line and Regional Railroads of the Year: VTR, SKOL".Railway Age.2022-03-10.Retrieved2022-04-10.
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