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Model Railroader also has several other "sister" magazines, also published by Kalmbach, including such titles as Trains magazine, Classic Trains, Garden Railways, and Classic Toy Trains. They are often advertised in Model Railroader , and on occasion, an article will refer to these other magazines.
Kalmbach began publishing its annual Great Model Railroads in November 1990. [6] In 1991, Kalmbach purchased Greenberg Publishing of Sykesville, Maryland. Also included in the purchase was Greenberg Shows, which sponsored nearly two dozen combined model railroad and doll house shows on the East Coast. [7]
It took Kalmbach seven years to pay off the loans used to launch the magazine. Al Kalmbach did much to popularize the hobby. His main interest was operation. He enjoyed being the dispatcher at the Model Railroad Club of Milwaukee, and published many articles on operation. He also wrote a book, How to Run a Model Railroad, under the name Boomer ...
He founded Model Railroader in Milwaukee at 545 S. 84 th St., now the site of a car wash, and moved the magazine several times to locations including what’s now Milwaukee Area Technical College ...
Great Model Railroads, Easy Model Railroad Wiring, The Model Railroader's Guide to Passenger Equipment & Operations and The Model Railroader's Guide to Freight Yards Andy Sperandeo (September 1, 1945 – October 2, 2015) was an editorial employee of Kalmbach Publishing 's Model Railroader Magazine beginning in 1979.
As the magazine's editorial focus shifted entirely toward the hobby of model railroading, the publication was renamed "Model Railroad Craftsman" in April 1949. Feeling the name was too close to that of Model Railroader, publisher Al Kalmbach asked for a slight name change as professional courtesy. As a result, "Railroad Model Craftsman" debuted ...
He became a contributing editor and continued as the "Trains of Thought" columnist for Model Railroader. He has written many books for Kalmbach, including Realistic Model Railroad Operation (2003) [2] Realistic Model Railroad Design (2004) [3] Realistic Model Railroad Building Blocks (2005) [4] The Model Railroader's Guide to Coal Railroading ...
The odds of slot-like “gray machines” returning to gas stations, bars and convenience stores across Kentucky just got longer. Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd ruled to keep a ban on the ...