The editor’s note in the February issue, mailing to subscribers now, contains several items of interest to readers. The editorial is reprinted below. Thanks for reading!
Changing times and familiar faces
As we mark our 250th issue, a familiar name returns to our masthead. Bob Keller, who served as associate editor of Classic Toy Trains for more than 20 years, returns as contributing editor.
Bob joined the staff in 1996, following his retirement from the U.S. Air Force, where he held the rank of major. In the succeeding years, he wrote hundreds of how-to and product review articles, becoming one of the most respected voices in the toy train hobby.
We’re thrilled to have Bob back in our pages. Look for his byline in the coming months.
You’ll notice another addition to our masthead. Cody Grivno holds the newly created position of group technical editor for CTT, Garden Railways, and Model Railroader magazines.
Cody joined the Model Railroader staff in 2002 as an assistant editor, was promoted to associate editor in 2007, and now serves as group technical editor for Kalmbach’s model trains group. An expert in many aspects of layout construction, Cody has an almost encyclopedic knowledge of what models were produced by which companies and when they were made. He has appeared in more than 300 videos on the MR and MRVP websites, most notably “Cody’s Office” and “Cody’s Workshop.”
Cody enjoys trains in all scales. He currently has a couple of O gauge freight car projects on his workbench that he is looking forward to sharing with CTT readers.
For more than 30 years, Classic Toy Trains has been – and continues to be – the leading voice for O and S gauge operators and collectors. In this time, we have seen many developments in the hobby we serve, including the rise of the