Trackside Guide for Other Cities?

[jondoe]

I would like to see one on the New York Metropolitan area or the Northeast Corridior. There are many known and unknown places that are pretty cool

[Anonymous]

Trackside guides are outstanding. Hierarchial map breakdowns excellent, be careful on color coding, test drafts on people not familiar with article set-up to see if colors are differentiated sufficiently. I am 65, telecomm. consultant and have read Trains since the late 1940's. The magazine is now going in the best direction I've seen since I've been reading it. Please, please don't become a "photo/railfan" mag. There was a time when you seemed more interested in "F stops" than railroads; photos being posted in the mag and not giving location and date but long commentary on the "hues of sunlight glinting on the track.."...BAH! I can pick-up a photo junky mag anywhere or time; I can't, now, find a railroad mag as good as Trains! Keep up the good work...and your excellent maps!!!

Ernie Pippin
CHEERS!

[Anonymous]

I think that any and all of the Guides for all of the cities and states in the USA is a great idea. This is all material that we don't as a whiole know abouit. Unless you live in one particular city would you have access to this information. If you are a model inthusist, then this may be useful in recreating a particular area on your layout. And as for just general information, the Guides will certainly show us what is happening with our American railroad system. I say, go for it. Keep em' comin[' .
--Daiquiri stJohn

[Anonymous]

i think a guide to Chicago would be great.......do one next

[Anonymous]

I think that the "Trackside guide" series is a nice addition to the magazine, but I DO agree with you, that all the "Overseas" articles are not what the majority of the subscribers are wanting. A couple of pages now and then, on some distant land, that has "relics" is O.K., but not when it takes up almost half the feature space in a magazine that is supposed to cover American railroading. For crying out loud, half of the magazine is already comprised of advertisements, it seems that we are getting less "bang-for-the-buck". But, every few years the subscription price goes up. I'd be curious to see what the profit margin is for Kalmbach on Trains magazine. I would assume that the cost of production is more than covered by advertising revenues, but the rates for subscribers continues to escalate.
And, yes. I sure wish Dave Morgan was still around. Alas, just as sure as the fabled 20th Century Limited left this world, so has the great cornerstone of Trains magazine. David, I'm sure that you are enjoying a front seat in the dome-car on your final journey. And yes, we will be holding Pullman tickets for the second section.
Todd C.

[1train]

Any suggestions for taking kids to watch the "Big Boys" in Atlanta, GA?

[eolafan]

I for one would love to see similar articles on Chicago and Milwaukee, but I suspect the Chicago article would be so big it would be enough for a book by itself (as I recall there was a book just on Chicago area hot spots, but it is probably very outdated by this time). Just my two cents worth. Jim, Aurora, IL

[Anonymous]

YOU LITTLE BOYS MUST PLAY WELL TOGETHER,OR GO TO YOUR ROOM,i am sure everyone think their town/city is as important,as the other........

[bowlerp]

I would appreciate having Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Chicago and St. Louis. There are Canadian areas of interest, the corridors between Toronto and Montreal, etc. There is no shortage of place to do.

[Anonymous]

TRACKSIDE GUIDE APPEARS TO BE AN IDEA BORROWED FROM "RAILPACE" TO ME, BUT ON A BROADER, NATIONAL SCALE. I CONSIDER BOTH WASTED SPACE, UNLESS I HAPPEN TO BE GOING TO THE AREA. I FIND SUCH BORING AND OF LITTLE OR NO INTEREST. THE PICTURES ARE THE ONLY PLUS. SEEMS TO ME BETTER USE COULD BE MADE FOR THOSE SEVERAL PAGES. LIKE YOUR INCREASING (?) FOREIGN ITEMS, THEY ARE OF LITTLE INTEREST TO ME AND JEOPARDIZE A LONG TIME SUBSCRIBERS RENEWAL. GIVE ME BACK DPM!

[Anonymous]

Stick to the places that count:

Anywhere east of the Delaware that was served by the Lackawanna, CNJ or Erie.

Other regions can wait. They aren't important.

[citidude]

The Trackside Guide to Cincinnati is wonderful. I hope to see similar guides for Denver, Montreal and Oakland.

One suggestion: show the routes of Amtrak, Via and other passenger trains