train magazines

[Anonymous]

I was looking into subscribing to a railroading magazine. Can anyone offer any recommendations. Which have the best articles and pictures of layouts and other cool stuff...

[Anonymous]

Kind of depends on what type of railroading most interests you and, more importantly, what scale in model railroading you prefer.

For O gauge/scale there's "Classic Toy Trains," "O Gauge Railroading," and "O Scale Trains."

For S gauge/scale, there's "S Gaugian" and some S gauge coverage in "Classic Toy Trains."

For HO, N, and a bit of O scale, there's "Model Railroader," "Railroad Model Craftsman," and "Model Railroading."

For N scale only, there's "N Scale."

For Large Scale, there's "Garden Railways."

For Z scale, there's "Z Track."

For Narrow gauge prototype and modeling, there's "Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazette."

For prototype railroading, there's "Trains" and "Classic Trains" (and a few others).

I've undoubtedly overlloned a few here, but the point is that there are a good number of publications out there, and many are specific to a particular gauge or scale.

[dwiemer]

trainmaster,
I would suggest, that you go to the bookstore and get one of each in your scale/guage. Do this for a couple of months and you will get an idea of what best suits your taste and needs. I have subscribed to Classic Toy Trains and OGuage Rail. I am in the planning stages for a good size layout and these both have good information. I also continue to go and look at Model Railroader, which is mostly HO, but has some good ideas. If I see something of interest, I pick up a copy. Once my layout is up and running, I think I will cull it back to just Classic Toy Trains, and keep up with this forum as it has plenty of information.
Dennis

[jimhaleyscomet]

trainmaster,

I find my local hobby shop has a much better selection of train magazines than the bookstore.

Jim H

[Anonymous]

thanks for all the help. I think I will try out o gauge railroad and classic toy trains. thanks