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News Wire: Dave Ingles to become 'Classic Trains' contributing editor

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Posted by Brian Schmidt on Friday, September 14, 2018 3:20 PM

Longtime Trains magazine staffer and current Classic Trains Senior Editor J. David Ingles today is leaving his employment at Kalmbach Media. Dave will still be a member of the Classic Trains team, serving as Contributing Editor, working on a freelanc...

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Saturday, September 15, 2018 6:53 AM

Now I feel positively ancient.  It doesn't seem like that long ago when he succeeded David P. Morgan as editor of TRAINS.

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Posted by Firelock76 on Saturday, September 15, 2018 7:47 PM

So Dave's leaving, but can't quite stay away?

That's great!  I always enjoy and look forward to his contributions to "Classic Trains."   He still has a lot of good stories to tell, I'm sure.

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Posted by Backshop on Saturday, September 15, 2018 7:52 PM

His stories about his weekend trips back in the 60's are often the best article in the mag.  Whatever happened to the "From Above" photo series?  I always enjoyed them.

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Posted by D.Carleton on Thursday, September 20, 2018 3:25 PM

J. David who will be a contributing editor?

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