Trainsis a monthly magazine abouttrainsandrailroadsaimed atrailroad enthusiastsand railroad industry employees. The magazine primarily covers railroad happenings in the United States and Canada, but has some articles on railroading elsewhere.
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 Cover of the August 2024 issue | |
| Editor | Carl A. Swanson |
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| Categories | Rail transport |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Total circulation (2018) | 80,001[1] |
| Founded | 1940 |
| Company | Firecrown Media |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Waukesha, Wisconsin |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0041-0934 |
| OCLC | 51782761 |
It was founded asTrainsin 1940 by publisherAl C. Kalmbachand editorial director Linn Westcott. From October 1951 to March 1954, the magazine was namedTrains and Travel.[2]Jim Wrinn, a former reporter and editor at theCharlotte Observer,served as editor from 2004 until his death in 2022.[3]Carl A. Swanson succeeded him.[4]
Trainswas long among the 11 magazines published byKalmbach Media,based inWaukesha, Wisconsin.In May 2024, Kalmbach Media soldTrains,along with other railroad and astronomy-related publications to Firecrown Media.[5]
Editors
edit- Al C. Kalmbach,1940–1948
- Willard V. Anderson, 1948–1953
- David P. Morgan, 1953–1987
- J. David Ingles, 1987–1992
- Kevin P. Keefe, 1992–2000, 2004, 2022 (interim)[6]
- Mark W. Hemphill,2000–2004
- Jim Wrinn, 2004–2022
- Carl A. Swanson, 2022–present
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Alliance for Audited Media(AAM),Online-database,accessed 2019-07-04, listing monthly average for last half of 2018
- ^"TrainsTimeline: a 75-year journey ".Trains Magazine.May 2019. Archived fromthe originalon August 24, 2020.
- ^Keefe, Kevin P. (March 30, 2022)."Jim Wrinn led Trains Magazine with passion".Trains.Kalmbach Media.RetrievedMarch 30,2022.
- ^"Carl A. Swanson namedTrainsMagazine editor ".Trains.Kalmbach Media. May 11, 2022.RetrievedMay 11,2022.
- ^Fuller, Craig (May 1, 2024)."Firecrown Media Grows Again with Addition of 'Trains,' 'Astronomy'".flyingmag.Firecrown Media.RetrievedMay 1,2024.
- ^"Kalmbach names Keefe as Trains interim editor".Trains.Kalmbach Media. April 6, 2022.RetrievedApril 7,2022.