Favorite OGR Magazines

The articles I enjoyed the most were around run 92-96? Some one ran a series on building a PRR T1 out of Lionel parts and sheet metal. I went ahead and built this engine and have it to this day. This was well before they were commercially available. The other thing I enjoyed looking at the old issues was looking at the advertisements. It is interesting how electronics changed as far as layout control advanced. I really got into QSI products as far as sound and control packages went. I also enjoyed products from a company called Depotronics that produced items such as whistle and horn relay substitutes, crossing gate flashers, etc. Unfortunately I had to downsize over the years and gave up all my issues of OGR and CTT.

@Markw posted:

The articles I enjoyed the most were around run 92-96? […]Unfortunately I had to downsize over the years and gave up all my issues of OGR…

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Guess I'm a bit of a pack rat; got most, but not all, of the hard copy issues of OGR and CTT magazines going back to 1988, tucked away in a bookcase in my basement near my layout.

Periodically, I enjoy browsing through old hard copy issues in my recliner.

why is the alphabet split apart as its hard to write and please help….. thanks

@leapinlarry, From the Apple Support Site:

1. Touch and hold the keyboard button in the lower-right corner of the keyboard. (I see it in your picture)
2. Choices will pop up on your screen "Merge" or "Dock and Merge" Slide your finger up to either Merge or Dock and Merge, then let go.

That should fix it.

Here is another favorite issue of mine....Run 199.....the Stolfa Family Layout....it is one of the most incredible 12x10 layouts I've even seen or heard about....

Have a great weekend folks......off to run trains today!

Peter

@Bruce Brown, Thank you for giving me the good directions bringing my keyboard back together, Wow, I sure appreciate your kind help.
Now, it’s a really tough Question, which OGR Magazine I like the best, it’s like asking which model Diesel/Steamer I like the best, I have no Favorites, I find thing’s interesting in each and every issue as I find things interesting about each and every diesel/steamer I have. I see others have favorites and that’s great, I’m happy with them all. Happy Railroading Everyone

Yesterday, Run 334 of the print version of OGR Magazine came in the mail (I'm also a digital subscriber, mainly to support the OGR  business since I hardly ever read the digital version of the magazine on computer). I also do this because I value, indeed love, this Forum.

I have not read a single word of Run 334 yet, but believe me, I will read all the words later on.

Like I usually do, when I get the magazine, I first take my time studying, savoring and admiring all the photos. I have done that with Run 334 and IMO, OGR has hit it out of the ball park, indeed, it's a grand slam walk off homer.

IMO, the photos and layouts depicted therein are fabulous.

Would love to know what you folks think about Run 334.

Arnold

@Paul Kallus posted:

I've kept a few back issues dating back to when the magazine was "O scale." My favorite issues by far are ones where Fred Dole photographed outstanding 2-rail and 3-rail layouts - some are black & white but they are that good; and the Frank Ellison articles - which was a personal favorite of Fred's as he was re-creating parts of Delta Lines on his 3-rail pike. For me, the articles written in the old days, I suppose by the old timers, were the best. Fred had a knack or an innate talent for capturing the essence of a railroad.

Growing up in New Orleans I wish my dad had known about Delta Lines and Frank Ellison. Trains were my favorite hobby as a boy and other than Christmas displays at the city department stores and one repair shop in town, I never saw a 'real' model RR back then. I was 11 in 1956 when Delta Lines was dismantled but it would have meant the world to me to have seen it as a boy. You guys who grew up in NYC, Chicago, or any other large city 'up north' were certainly fortunate to have seen what you did.

I’m pretty partial to run 240.

Me too, Max!

Got to learn about you and your layout, the All-Season layout made the cover, and Don Klose got some advertising for his Bellevue & Schenectady Railroad on the billboard in the photo! Wow - was it really 14 years ago already!

Jim

@Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Yesterday, Run 334 of the print version of OGR Magazine came in the mail (I'm also a digital subscriber, mainly to support the OGR  business since I hardly ever read the digital version of the magazine on computer). I also do this because I value, indeed love, this Forum.

I have not read a single word of Run 334 yet, but believe me, I will read all the words later on.

Like I usually do, when I get the magazine, I first take my time studying, savoring and admiring all the photos. I have done that with Run 334 and IMO, OGR has hit it out of the ball park, indeed, it's a grand slam walk off homer.

IMO, the photos and layouts depicted therein are fabulous.

Would love to know what you folks think about Run 334.

Arnold

I agree Arnold. I think the article by Don Keiser is one of the best I have ever seen!

This is the very last OGR issue that arrived to my grand-dad's house after he died. From western NY, my grandmother continued to pay all of his choo-choo subscriptions for years after he died in the early 90's. She would forward the letters and periodicals to me in VA in the hopes that they were useful to me. I have boxes and boxes of them. I'm certain that I didn't thank her nearly enough. It probably counted up to hundred$, maybe thousand$ in additional postage over the years . Perhaps as my penance I should take the time to read them all .  Anyhow, this one is a favorite because it was the last one I received. I didn't pay much attention to anything train related through the 1990's, 2000's & 2010's - I was 20ish~50ish years old, raising children, changing careers, complaining about the money I never made - standard ordinary dad stuff, and I hardly had the time to open my mail. But... I'm sure that most of you understand why this one is special.

Hard to pick a favorite issue, but the latest - 334 - I enjoyed because of the article about and photos of Leon Moore's layout. I know Leon, and have been around his rather fascinating and artistic layout many times, though not for several years. He lives about 30 minutes from me.

The GM&O 6-8-6 PW Lionel Turbine (page 32) is one that he asked me to re-paint in GM&O colors many years ago.  BTW, the GM&O did have a few fancy red/black 4-6-2's on the Northern Division. I got a kick out of doing it, and also a kick out of seeing it in print. I had forgotten it.

All OGR magazines are my favorite!