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help for a newby
Posted by sgtbob on Saturday, August 13, 2022 1:49 PM

Hello, I am new here and I have a question about using the site. I can get to the archive section showing all the Model Railroader magazines. In the old archive you could key in a subject word and it would give you a list of all the issues that talked about that subject. I do not see a way to do this in this archive. Can anyon help me?

 

thanks,

Bob

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Posted by crossthedog on Saturday, August 13, 2022 2:28 PM

sgtbob
Can anyon help me?

Yes, someone surely can, as this question has come up recently. I believe someone mentioned a way to do this, and hopefully they'll chime in shortly. I just wanted to say welcome to the forums. I've gotten lots of invaluable help here.

-Matt

Returning to model railroading after 40 years and taking unconscionable liberties with the SP&S, Northern Pacific and Great Northern roads in the '40s and '50s.

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Posted by York1 on Saturday, August 13, 2022 5:51 PM

Welcome to the forums, Bob.  Your first posts are moderated and may not appear right away, but after you post several times, things will be better.

I also don't know the answer, but check back -- I'm sure someone knows.

York1 John       

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Posted by ATLANTIC CENTRAL on Saturday, August 13, 2022 6:05 PM

sgtbob

Hello, I am new here and I have a question about using the site. I can get to the archive section showing all the Model Railroader magazines. In the old archive you could key in a subject word and it would give you a list of all the issues that talked about that subject. I do not see a way to do this in this archive. Can anyon help me?

 

thanks,

Bob

 

Go to this site, do your search, them come back to look at that correct issue:

https://rrmagazineindex.org/about.php

It's not perfect, but if works a lot of the time.

Sheldon

    

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Posted by sgtbob on Sunday, August 14, 2022 7:25 AM

Matt, John, and Sheldon, thanks for all your help, much appreciated.

 

Sheldon, I tried that link and got 2288 hits in 115 issues of 32 magazines. It was a little boring to go through all those hits but since I knew the magazine was Model Railroader I could skip through it quickly. The point is that I finally did get the hit I needed and then went to the archives of MR right here and got the article I wanted. THANKS.

Bob

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Posted by ATLANTIC CENTRAL on Sunday, August 14, 2022 8:29 AM

sgtbob

Matt, John, and Sheldon, thanks for all your help, much appreciated.

 

Sheldon, I tried that link and got 2288 hits in 115 issues of 32 magazines. It was a little boring to go through all those hits but since I knew the magazine was Model Railroader I could skip through it quickly. The point is that I finally did get the hit I needed and then went to the archives of MR right here and got the article I wanted. THANKS.

Bob

 

Glad it worked for you. If you click on the advanced search option, you can search just one publication....

Sheldon

    

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