Trains (magazine)
Trains is a monthly magazine about trains and railroads aimed at railroad enthusiasts and railroad industry employees. The magazine primarily covers railroad happenings in the United States and Canada, but has some articles on railroading elsewhere.
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| Editor | Kevin P. Keefe (interim) |
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| Categories | Rail transport |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Total circulation (2018) | 80,001[1] |
| Year founded | 1940 |
| Company | Kalmbach Media |
| Country | USA |
| Based in | Waukesha, Wisconsin |
| Language | English |
| Website | trains.com |
| ISSN | 0041-0934 |
It is among the 11 magazines published by Kalmbach Media, based in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Founded as Trains in 1940 by Al C. Kalmbach as publisher, together with Linn Westcott as editorial director through 1953, the magazine was named Trains and Travel from October 1951 to March 1954.[2]
Jim Wrinn, who was formerly writer and editor of the Charlotte Observer, was named editor in 2004 until his death in 2022.[3]
Editors
- Al C. Kalmbach, 1940–1948
- Willard V. Anderson, 1948–1953
- David P. Morgan, 1953–1987
- J. David Ingles, 1987–1992
- Kevin P. Keefe, 1992–2000, 2004, 2022[4]
- Mark W. Hemphill, 2000–2004
- Jim Wrinn, 2004–2022
See also
References
- Alliance for Audited Media (AAM), Online-database, accessed 2019-07-04, listing monthly average for last half of 2018
- "Trains Timeline: a 75-year journey". Trains Magazine. May 2019.
- Keefe, Kevin P. (March 30, 2022). "Jim Wrinn led Trains Magazine with passion". Trains. Kalmbach Media. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- "Kalmbach names Keefe as Trains interim editor". Trains. Kalmbach Media. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
External links
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