Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazette
Encyclopedia
Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazette, subtitled Accurate Information for Fine Modelbuilding, is a magazine
published bimonthly (i.e. every 2 months) in the United States
by Benchmark Publications, Ltd. of Mountain View, California
.
The editor and publisher is Robert W. Brown.
, the listed regular columnists include Gene Deimling, Mallory Hope Ferrell, Charlie Getz, Boone Morrison, Lane Stewart, and Jim Vail. The magazine is distributed to hobby shops by Kalmbach Publishing
. The first issue of the magazine was March/April 1975, and the magazine has been published continuously since then.
The magazine specialises in, as the title says, narrow gauge and short-line railroads
from both a prototype
and modeling
perspective. The vast majority of articles are on North America
n subjects, but the magazine regularly publishes articles with a more international perspective, especially on modeling matters.
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published bimonthly (i.e. every 2 months) in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by Benchmark Publications, Ltd. of Mountain View, California
Mountain View, California
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.
The editor and publisher is Robert W. Brown.
, the listed regular columnists include Gene Deimling, Mallory Hope Ferrell, Charlie Getz, Boone Morrison, Lane Stewart, and Jim Vail. The magazine is distributed to hobby shops by Kalmbach Publishing
Kalmbach Publishing
Kalmbach Publishing Co. is an American publisher of books and magazines, many of them railroad-related. It is now located in nearby Waukesha, Wisconsin...
. The first issue of the magazine was March/April 1975, and the magazine has been published continuously since then.
The magazine specialises in, as the title says, narrow gauge and short-line railroads
Shortline railroad
A shortline railroad is a small or mid-sized railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance relative to larger, national railroad networks. The term is used primarily in the USA and Canada...
from both a prototype
Prototype
A prototype is an early sample or model built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from.The word prototype derives from the Greek πρωτότυπον , "primitive form", neutral of πρωτότυπος , "original, primitive", from πρῶτος , "first" and τύπος ,...
and modeling
Rail transport modelling
Railway modelling or model railroading is a hobby in which rail transport systems are modelled at a reduced scale...
perspective. The vast majority of articles are on North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
n subjects, but the magazine regularly publishes articles with a more international perspective, especially on modeling matters.