Railway Age

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Railway Age
Railway Age cover.jpg
May 2008 issue
EditorWilliam C. Vantuono
Categories Trade magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Publisher Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
First issue1856
CountryUnited States
Based inChicago
Language English
Website www.railwayage.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
ISSN 0033-8826
OCLC 6973348

Railway Age is an American trade magazine for the rail transport industry. It was founded in 1856 in Chicago (the United States' major railroad hub) and is published monthly by Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation.

Contents

History

The magazine's original title was the Western Railroad Gazette, and was renamed the Railroad Gazette in 1870. In June 1908, after purchasing its chief rival, The Railway Age (founded in 1876 in Chicago), it changed its title to Railroad Age Gazette, then in January 1910, to Railway Age Gazette. In 1918, it shortened its name to the current title. [1]

Railway Review (originally the Chicago Railway Review) was merged into Railway Age in 1927. [1]

Publications that have been merged into Railway Age include American Railroad Journal, founded 1832, renamed The Railroad and Engineering Journal in 1887 by its then new owner/editor, Matthias N. Forney. It became American Engineer & Railroad Journal in 1883, then Railway Age Gazette, Mechanical Edition in June 1913 after its acquisition by Simmons-Boardman Publishing. It was renamed Railway Mechanical Engineer in 1916, and then Railway Locomotives & Cars. It was finally folded into Railway Age in 1975. [1]

In 1992, Railway Age acquired a competing trade publication, Modern Railroads [2] ( ISSN   0736-2064).

Awards

Railway Age presents the Short Line Railroad of the Year, an annual award presented to North American short line (Class III) railroads, and the Regional Railroad of the Year, an annual award presented to North American regional railroads. [3]

Past recipients of the Short Line Railroad of the Year award include:

Short Line Railroad of the Year

Past recipients of the Regional Railroad of the Year award include:

Regional Railroad of the Year

See also

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