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The Grand Central Terminal article: Feb 2013 issue.
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<p>I fail to see how Trains considers itself THE magazine of railroading? The spirit of Al Kalmbach, David P. Morgan and lovely Rosemary Entringer are no longer to be found between the covers of what was once really THE Magazine of Railroading! The number of pages has dwindled while the price continues to climb and Union Pacific at 150 and Grand Central Terminal at 100 both deserved an entire issue devoted to them and not just some loose articals between two covers combined with other subjects that are not related to the subject at all. Both issues in my opinion are Bummers and a Rip Off considering the price of the magazines. I saved my money!</p> <p>I cancelled my subscription to Trains several years ago and until Kalmbach can turn out a 100 page magazine each month I won't even consider purchasing a single issue. Railroad news can only be read by subscribing to the magazine while the same information can be obtained from several sources at no charge: Railfan & Railroad, Railpace, Railway Age and Progressive Railroading magazines are four that come to mind and all the news is available on their online sites for free!</p> <p>Kalmbach needs to return to their roots and bring back the type of magazine that Al Kalmbach envisioned when he launched it in November 1940. One well known book dealer in Minnesota discontinued advertising several years ago because the rates continued to climb to the point he could no longer afford even the small quarter inch space that he used to take out. </p> <p>Several well known newspapers and magazines have bit the dust putting the blame on the internet but the core problem is the lack of professional writers like David P. Morgan who was the best editor Trains ever had or Freeman Hubbard who held the same position at Railroad Magazine. Both Morgan and Hubbard also authored several excellent books on railroading as well and are still good reads even today as are the books on railroading that S. Kip Farrington, Jr. wrote in the 40s and 50s. Like Lucius Beebe, who can probaby be credited for the beginning of mass produced railroad books that started in the 30s, these men were real writers and when one started to read these men's prose, it was hard to put a book down until read from cover to cover. Not many men can fill their shoes today.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
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