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Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Fri Aug 22 22:04:46 2014, in response to Carstens Publications is History, posted by seabeachexpress on Fri Aug 22 21:54:48 2014. Meanwhile there are folks who have been complaining recently about magazines not showing up. The speculation was true due to Carsten's silence.I wonder if the paid subscribers get the shaft here. |
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Posted by Jon Bell on Fri Aug 22 22:17:29 2014, in response to Carstens Publications is History, posted by seabeachexpress on Fri Aug 22 21:54:48 2014. Maybe Trains or some other magazine will offer to pick up the R&R subscriber list and continue those subscriptions in hopes of getting new customers out of it. But that would work out for them only if there's not a lot of overlap between their subscriber lists. |
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Posted by Karl B on Fri Aug 22 23:53:34 2014, in response to Re: Carstens Publications is History, posted by Bill from Maspeth on Fri Aug 22 22:04:46 2014. We'll have to wait and see. The word bankruptcy has not been mentioned but one can suspect that they indeed did file for bankruptcy.Some readers may say that the magazine did seem to go downhill after Hal Carstens passed away five years ago. I had 16 issues remaining on my current subscription and can remember reading the old "Railroad" magazine in the 1950's, long before the merger with "Railfan". I'll miss the magazine! :-( |
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Posted by chud1 on Sat Aug 23 05:00:41 2014, in response to Carstens Publications is History, posted by seabeachexpress on Fri Aug 22 21:54:48 2014. a sad day.chud1. :(.... |
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Posted by kp5308 on Sat Aug 23 07:35:43 2014, in response to Re: Carstens Publications is History, posted by Karl B on Fri Aug 22 23:53:34 2014. R&R also took a hit with the departure of jim Boyd. BTW did he retire or did he die while still editing the magazine?I also was a big Railroad fan. Remember those girls from the Phillipines advertising themselves near the back of the issue? What was up with that? |
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Posted by chuchubob on Sat Aug 23 07:41:02 2014, in response to Re: Carstens Publications is History, posted by kp5308 on Sat Aug 23 07:35:43 2014. Jim Boyd retired. I talked to him at the Mother Seton show after his retirement. |
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Posted by Joe V on Sat Aug 23 08:10:11 2014, in response to Re: Carstens Publications is History, posted by Bill from Maspeth on Fri Aug 22 22:04:46 2014. Rail Travel News/Message Media, mailed from California, died about 10 years ago. I lost on that one. |
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Posted by Dave on Sat Aug 23 09:54:31 2014, in response to Carstens Publications is History, posted by seabeachexpress on Fri Aug 22 21:54:48 2014. Did they publish Passenger Train Journal? I always enjoyed that magazine. |
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Posted by ChicagoMotorman on Sat Aug 23 10:08:03 2014, in response to Carstens Publications is History, posted by seabeachexpress on Fri Aug 22 21:54:48 2014. What about refunds? |
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Posted by RockParkMan on Sat Aug 23 10:24:44 2014, in response to Re: Carstens Publications is History, posted by chuchubob on Sat Aug 23 07:41:02 2014. His health was deteriorating due to diabetes. |
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Posted by RockParkMan on Sat Aug 23 10:25:47 2014, in response to Re: Carstens Publications is History, posted by Dave on Sat Aug 23 09:54:31 2014. No. PTJ publications published Passenger Train Journal. |
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Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Sat Aug 23 11:02:21 2014, in response to Re: Carstens Publications is History, posted by Joe V on Sat Aug 23 08:10:11 2014. I subscribed to that but I gave it up since it was too Californian for my taste.The editior has since passed away. |
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Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Sat Aug 23 11:09:41 2014, in response to Re: Carstens Publications is History, posted by ChicagoMotorman on Sat Aug 23 10:08:03 2014. I guess if they went bankrupt "Wait in line". |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Sat Aug 23 12:37:51 2014, in response to Re: Carstens Publications is History, posted by Bill from Maspeth on Sat Aug 23 11:09:41 2014. With bankruptcies, "secured creditors" (those with collateral) might get something. "Unsecured creditors?" Don't waste your time, you're already off the list. |
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Posted by Joe V on Sat Aug 23 13:17:17 2014, in response to Re: Carstens Publications is History, posted by RockParkMan on Sat Aug 23 10:25:47 2014. PTJ is alive and well, published quarterly. |
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Posted by Joe V on Sat Aug 23 13:19:02 2014, in response to Re: Carstens Publications is History, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sat Aug 23 12:37:51 2014. Well, you are at the perpetual bottom of the list, and will never be dredged up. |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Sat Aug 23 13:39:44 2014, in response to Re: Carstens Publications is History, posted by Joe V on Sat Aug 23 13:19:02 2014. THIW. :( |
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Posted by jeffx on Sat Aug 23 14:58:13 2014, in response to Re: Carstens Publications is History, posted by Jon Bell on Fri Aug 22 22:17:29 2014. I remember when Electric Lines magazine went out of business due to high printing costs, they offered either a refund, or one the books that NJ International was selling. I took the book Gotham Turnstiles (which was a nice parting gift). It was sad to see Electric Lines go, but I did notice that some of their stories were becoming engineering thesises on certain subjects, such as how to string overhead catenary. |
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Posted by RailBus63 on Sun Aug 24 12:38:48 2014, in response to Re: Carstens Publications is History, posted by Bill from Maspeth on Sat Aug 23 11:09:41 2014. The notice does not mention anything about Carstens declaring bankruptcy, though. |
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Posted by RailBus63 on Sun Aug 24 12:45:01 2014, in response to Carstens Publications is History, posted by seabeachexpress on Fri Aug 22 21:54:48 2014. Sad day. Unfortunately, most enthusiast publications will probably end this way once the old guard retires or dies off. A few major publications like Trains may survive in a digital-only format, but sites like this one have really hurt magazines since fans can get news and photos almost instantly now. |
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Posted by Karl M, Ex New Yorker on Sun Aug 24 13:11:18 2014, in response to Re: Carstens Publications is History, posted by jeffx on Sat Aug 23 14:58:13 2014. That was one of my favorite magazines as well at least one got a good color photo rather than those B&W photos, Traction & Models was another magazine with occasional color photos of trolleys and I loved those plastic car sides they had for sale. Karl |
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