Trains (magazine)
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| Editor | Jim Wrinn |
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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 |
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.
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 as editorial director through 1953, the magazine was named Trains and Travel from October 1951 to March 1954.[2]
Jim Wrinn, formerly of the Charlotte Observer, was named editor in 2004.
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
- Mark W. Hemphill, 2000–2004
- Jim Wrinn, 2004–present
See also[]
- Railroad-related periodicals
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.
External links[]
Categories:
- 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