''Trains'' is a monthly magazine about
train
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s and
railroads
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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. It is among the 11 magazines published by
Kalmbach Media, based in
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Waukesha ( ) is the county seat of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. Its population was 71,158 at the 2020 census. The city is adjacent to the Village of Waukesha.
History
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It was founded as ''Trains'' in 1940 by publisher
Al C. Kalmbach and editorial director Linn Westcott. From October 1951 to March 1954, the magazine was named ''Trains and Travel''.
Jim Wrinn, a former reporter and editor at the ''
Charlotte Observer
''The Charlotte Observer'' is an American English-language newspaper serving Charlotte, North Carolina, and its metro area. The Observer was founded in 1886. As of 2020, it has the second-largest circulation of any newspaper in the Carolinas. I ...
'', served as editor from 2004 until his death in 2022. Carl A. Swanson succeeded him.
Editors
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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 (interim)
*
Mark W. Hemphill, 2000–2004
* Jim Wrinn, 2004–2022
* Carl A. Swanson, 2022–present
See also
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Railroad-related periodicals
References
External links
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1940 establishments in Wisconsin
Monthly magazines published in the United States
Rail transport magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1940
Magazines published in Wisconsin