Metro Magazine
| Categories | Trade magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 10 per year |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Company | Bobit Business Media |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Torrance, California |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 1098-0083 |
Metro Magazineis atrade magazinefor bus andrail transitandmotorcoachoperators, published in theUnited Statessince 1904, taking its current name in 1975.[1]It is published monthly, except for July and December, by Bobit Business Media.[2]The magazine is headquartered inTorrance, California.[3]
History
[edit]First published in 1904 asElectric Traction Weekly,the magazine became a monthly in 1912 and changed its name to theElectric Traction and Bus Journalin 1932.[1]That name was relatively short-lived, being replaced byMass Transportationin 1935. Its publisher at that time was Kenfield-Davis Publishing Company.[4]In 1959, new owner Hitchcock Publishing renamed the magazineModern Passenger Transportation,but in 1961 this was changed toMetropolitan Transportationand in 1965 yet again, to simplyMetropolitan.[1]In 1964 Bobit Publishing (now Bobit Business Media) purchasedMetropolitan[5]and in 1975 shortened the name toMetro(orMetro Magazine), which the magazine itself writes asMETRO.[1]
References
[edit]- ^abcdDi Giacomo, Frank. "100 years of deadlines".Metro Magazine,July 2004, p. 4.
- ^Metro Magazine,February/March 2010 (Vol. 106, No. 2), p. 2.
- ^Robert Lee Brewer (1 September 2015).2016 Writer's Market: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published.F+W Media, Inc. p. 715.ISBN978-1-59963-942-0.Retrieved14 November2015.
- ^Mass Transportation,February 1949 (Vol. 45, No. 2), p. 28.
- ^"About Us".Bobit Business Media.Archived fromthe originalon November 17, 2015.Retrieved4 April2024.
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