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Jim Boyd, railroad book author and Railfan Railroad editor emeritus, dies
It’s terrible how some news seems to get past me. I just recently read that Mr. Boyd had passed. I should have written this to him in person, but never found the right way to say it without being a total embarrassment. The first Model railroader I ever got was the April, 1968 issue with a terriffic color shot on the cover, courtesy of Jim. I was hooked for good. I still have that tattered old magazine which I can qoute almost from missing cover to missing cover, especially Jim’s article on the LP&T Railroad. It was a significant factor in keeping me interested in the hobby of railroading and all of it’s facets, especially photography. To Jim and all the other great photographer/railfans like you, thank you.