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PO Box 48, Bucklin MO 64631 (877) 787-2467
email: [email protected]
Website: whiteriverproductions.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCTOBER 24, 2014
White River Productions
Announces Magazine
Consolidation Plan
(Bucklin, Missouri) – With production under way of
the two former Carstens titles, Railfan & Railroad and
Railroad Model Craftsman, White River Productions
has announced plans concerning consolidations and
content arrangement for the WRP magazine fleet.
On the prototype side, the four current magazines
— Passenger Train Journal, Railroads Illustrated,
TRP Magazine, and Railfan & Railroad — will be
consolidated into three publications. On the modeling
side, Model Railroad News and Railroad Model
Craftsman will continue fulfilling their respective
missions for the modeling world.
Subscribers to Railroads Illustrated will be credited
an equal number of Railfan & Railroad issues, and
those currently subscribed to both will have their
subscriptions extended accordingly. Higher quality
paper has already been seen in the first issue of Railfan
& Railroad produced under WRP. Look for more
improvements soon, including some format changes
and an increased page count. Plans are being developed
for a Railroads Illustrated Annual, and all current
subscribers to Railroads Illustrated will receive the first
annual free of charge.
MAGAZINE
TRP Magazine will continue with features covering
predominantly “classic” railroading from the 1960s,
1970s, and 1980s. Its current column mix will remain
with only a couple of minor changes.
Passenger Train Journal will remain a quarterly
passenger-specific publication covering all aspects of
passenger railroading past and present.
Model Railroad News will continue essentially
unchanged. It will continue as the all-scale monthly
news publication that prides itself in advance
information on model releases as well as incredibly
informative reviews.
Railroads Illustrated will be merged into Railfan &
Railroad. The excellent current news coverage will be
combined with that of Railfan & Railroad, resulting in a
comprehensive current news covering Class 1, regional,
short line, locomotive, steam, and museum news.
The news reporters from Railroads Illustrated will
continue presenting us with the most comprehensive
up-to-date news in railroading. Columns in Railfan &
Railroad will remain essentially unchanged. Feature
articles similar to those found in Railroads Illustrated
and Railfan & Railroad will continue much as before,
with emphasis on the last three decades. The December
2014 issue will be the last Railroads Illustrated issue.
Railroad Model Craftsman will continue to
emphasize the “craftsman” side of the hobby. Scratchbuilding and kitbashing, as well as the usual mix of
entertaining columns, model-building know-how,
and detailed information will continue to be the focus
of Railroad Model Craftsman. Like the first issue
of Railfan & Railroad under WRP, Railroad Model
Craftsman has also changed to higher quality paper,
and will also see some design improvements in the near
future.
PO Box 48, Bucklin MO 64631 (877) 787-2467
email: [email protected]
Website: whiteriverproductions.com
Staffing and Contact Information
WRP has finalized staffing across the entire fleet
of publications. Editor contact information is presented
below. Staff for Passenger Train Journal, Railfan &
Railroad, TRP Magazine, and Model Railroad News
is predominantly unchanged. Stephen Priest has been
appointed Editor of Railroad Model Craftsman.
Passenger Train Journal
Mike Schafer, Editor
PO Box 129
Lee IL 60530-0129
email: [email protected]
Railfan & Railroad
Steve Barry, Editor
PO Box 554
Andover NJ 07821-0554
email: [email protected]
TRP Magazine
Jaime Serensits, Editor
PO Box 444
Hanover PA 17331-0444
email: [email protected]
Model Railroad News
Tony Cook, Editor
PO Box 177
Plattsburg MO 64477-0177
email: [email protected]
Railroad Model Craftsman
Stephen Priest, Editor
6324 N Chatham
Box 117
Kansas City MO 64151-2473
email: [email protected]
The NMRA and Historical Societies
Cinthia Priest, former editor of Railroads
Illustrated, has been appointed to edit the upcoming
Railroads Illustrated Annual. The annual is being
developed, but will include several reader favorites,
including the immensely popular “Day in North
America.” Additionally, she’ll assume the editorial reins
in the National Model Railroad Association’s NMRA
Magazine. Advertising sales for the NMRA Magazine
are being transferred from Cinthia to Todd Gillette.
The many historical society publications produced
by WRP will continue with their respective editors.
Author Payments
Author payments have resumed for the two former
Carstens titles. Articles and photographs published in
the first WRP-produced magazines (July-October 2014
issue and beyond) are going out in the near future. Author
payments for articles published under Carstens (June
2014 issues and before) are Carstens’ responsibility.
Questions can be directed to info@whiteriverproductions.
com or PO Box 48, Bucklin MO 64631.
Issue Numbers
Due to postal regulations associated with mailing
permits, the first issue of both Railfan & Railroad
and Railroad Model Craftsman is the July-October
issue. Subscriptions will be advanced three issues
to account for the combined July-October issue. In
order to get in synch with the newsstand distribution
schedules for both magazines, the second issue of both
Railfan & Railroad and Railroad Model Craftsman is
the November-December issue. Subscriptions will be
advanced one issue as a result. Monthly publication of
both titles will resume with the January issue.
WRP Books
WRP will continue to produce books at regular
intervals. The books portion of Carstens Publications
was acquired with the two magazines, and production
will continue under the direction of Chris Lane. Both
very popular narrow gauge annuals, the On30 Narrow
Gauge Annual and the HOn3 Narrow Gauge Annual,
will continue under WRP with Chris in charge.
The inventory of books already produced by
Carstens has been moved from Carstens’ New Jersey
location to Missouri. Authors with contracts in place for
those titles should contact Kevin EuDaly at keudaly@
whiteriverproductions.com to discuss those contracts.
WRP intends to honor royalty payments for sales of
those books going forward. Any past royalty payments
due from Carstens are not part of WRP’s responsibility.
Other books contemplated by Carstens are also
in Chris’s hands. New contracts for those authors to
continue under WRP will be developed in the near
future on a case by case basis.
WRP thanks our loyal supporters for their patience
while we get the former Carstens titles back on track.
Your patience is appreciated by all WRP staff.