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Eric White, Editor eric.white@firecrown.com Eric White has been the editor of Model Railroader since June 2022. He started with Kalmbach Publishing as an associate editor in 2014, moving up to senior editor in 2020 before being promoted to editor following Carl Swanson’s move to Trains magazine editor. Highlights of Eric’s career have included visiting and interviewing […]
August 2025
Also in this issue: ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6 The latest features on our website FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8 What’s the right size layout for you? NEWS AND REVIEWS, pg. 10 Hobby industry news RAILWAY POST OFFICE, pg. 16 Letters from our readers ASK MR, pg. 18 Burlington Northern renumbering STEP BY STEP, pg. 22 […]
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