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[quote user="mobilman44"] May I add........ Perhaps a series on RR signage and signaling, and the modeling of same, and also maybe some reviews of the available signals and installations. <div style="clear:both;"> </div> [/quote]   You and a number of other posters have mentioned some good ideas for articles and features we'd all like to see in the magazine. This thread got me wondering whether my perception of MR years ago was accurate, or perhaps nostalgia. I don't have many back issues, but I checked a few and found some interesting numbers. I don't know if the following information is typical for an average issue or I just happen to have a few unusual examples. The April 1988 issue had 172 pages with 12 articles and 18 items under Departments and Miscellany. A highlight of the issue was the prototype data and drawings of the 1938 20th Century Limited which included beautiful full-color renderings. December issues were traditionally larger and the Decmeber 1991 issue had 236 pages with 14 articles and 19 items under Departments and Miscellany. This issue also had prototype drawings and renderings of the 1947 Empire Builder. January 2003 had 184 pages with 12 articles and 12 other items. It has been suggested that a lack of interest in bringing back some of these features may be the problem. I'm sure that's possible, but a glance through these issues makes something else very apparent. The list of advertisers has declined significantly. A quick count of advertisers in the January 2003 issue came up with 210 listings. A good number of those had ads on multiple pages. Even allowing for a few ads by Kalmbach themselves, that's an impressive list. It does make me wonder if the resources simply aren't there these days for the staff and time required to put that much into an issue. As advertising revenue drops, it would only make sense that the page count would follow. Perhaps all we can hope is that the editors will listen to the requests that have been made and find a way to bring some of these ideas into the magazine when space and resources permit.
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