- Trains (magazine)
Infobox Magazine
title = Trains
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editor =Jim Wrinn
frequency = monthly
circulation = 93,318 / monthIn 2006; [http://www.trains.com/trn/objects/pdf/tr_2008_rate_card.pdf "Trains Magazine" 2008 Rate Card] ]
category = Rail transport
company =Kalmbach Publishing
firstdate =1940
country = flagicon|US
language = English
website = [http://www.trains.com trains.com]
issn = 0041-0934"Trains" is a monthly magazine dedicated to
train s and railroads, and is one of the two flagship publications ofKalmbach Publishing . The magazine is read both by railroad enthusiasts, commonly referred to asrailfan s, and those within the railroad industry.The magazine was founded in 1940 by
Al C. Kalmbach , and is based inWaukesha, Wisconsin . With a circulation of 93,218, it is the largest and oldest North American consumer magazine on rail transportation. Primarily, "Trains" covers the railroad happenings in theUnited States andCanada , and sometimesMexico . However, there are articles on subjects on railroading around the world on occasion.The editor as of October
2007 isJim Wrinn , formerly of the "Charlotte Observer ." The magazine also includes a column from "International Herald Tribune " reporterDon Phillips , previously the transportation writer for the "Washington Post ".See also
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Railroad-related periodicals Notes
External links
* [http://www.trains.com/ "Trains" website]
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