Railpace Magazine, Covering Northeastern Railroads

To give an idea of how Railpace Magazine compares to others out there, Trains Magazine, produced by Kalmbach Publishing Company, has been covering the US rail industry since the 1940s when Al C. Kalmbach originally started the magazine in 1940. Over the last sixty years Trains has always been based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has seen the railroad industry go through quite a bit (especially in the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s, during railroading's darkest days) of change and over that time it has become the largest railroad magazine in the country. For instance, if you are one of those folks who enjoy reading about our country’s railroading history, try and find older volumes on the magazine which predate, say the 1980s (they can usually be found at antique stores, or the easiest method, eBay).

Railfan and Railroad, the magazine is similar in nature to Trains in regards to the content the magazine covers. A younger publication, it has been printed monthly for the last thirty years by Carstens Publications, which along with Railfan & Railroad also publishes two other hobby magazines, Railroad Model Crafstman and Flying Models, for the aviation modeling enthusiasts.

CTC Board was recently sold and is now known as Railroads Illustrated, published by White River Productions which also produces over a dozen other magazines, including publications for a number of historical societies and organizations. The magazine continues to be printed monthly and while it holds the same theme like Trains and Railfan & Railroad in that it covers the current railroad industry, the magazine's main focus is photography which has not changed under White River Productions. However, with the change the magazine has shifted a bit towards the classic era, which will certainly appeal to many railfans, and has also gained a number of excellent and celebrated photographers such as Mike Schafer.