OGR Run 309: Dec.2019/Jan.2020

I completely agree with Arnold! This is one of my favorite issues!  Cover to cover excellent issue of OGR!  both Skip Natoli's fantastic article and the feature on Cornerfield Junction are most enjoyable articles.  After a tough day at work today, the OGR magazine feels like Christmas morning.  

.....another great one, too be sure......

Peter

I haven't gotten my hard copy yet  Hopefully Tuesday!

If you are both a print and digital subscriber - why does it just say digital subscriber?

Mine says neither and I'm both, although only recently.

Great stuff in the library.

I haven't received mine here in CA either.  Hopefully it will arrive this coming week.  I always look forward to each issue.  NH Joe

Got my copy in the mail yesterday! Thanks for the kind words Arnold and Scott. The Elesh family's  Cornerfield Junction layout looks amazing. I could probably look at that layout for hours. Makes me want to take a road trip!!! 

Could not find it at Barns and Noble Saturday last.  Also local toy train shop has stopped handling it.  So guess I am out.

PRRronbh posted:

Could not find it at Barns and Noble Saturday last.  Also local toy train shop has stopped handling it.  So guess I am out.

NOPE...no reason for you to be "out".....  Let me explain:  Some shops carry our magazine on again off again...something pretty common.  As far as bookstores....well, your local bookstore has been selling 2 out of 10 they ordered....so they don't get them any longer.  So...what is your alternative in order to not be "out"?  How about ordering a subscription directly from us??  You save money that way too over bookstore purchases.

IMO, the print and digital subscriptions coupled with this Forum is the best deal imaginable. Arnold

I agree wholeheartedly with Arnold. I get both formats and enjoy them both. I like getting the digital version, usually a couple of weeks before the print copy, plus the extra photos at the back are a bonus, as is the access to the video library, book library and backshop articles. But there's still something nice about holding a magazine in my hands, too. After I'm done with the print magazine, I donate it (along with other past hard copies) to a local train club for them to give away to visitors, usually kids.

Chris

Still waiting for mine to arrive in the mail.  I'm a digital subscriber also, but I love the good old fashioned "feel" of a print publication.

Fantastic holiday issue if I don't say so myself!

Skip's layout is simply awesome. It is truly an honor for me to have a small article and share the pages in this run of OGR.

Hopefully, some day we'll see a video (in HD of course) of Skip's layout complete with Christmas music and "tour" of the wonderful NYC scenes. With professional editing and narration it'd be a classic in its own right.

Paul Kallus posted:

Fantastic holiday issue if I don't say so myself!

Skip's layout is simply awesome. It is truly an honor for me to have a small article and share the pages in this run of OGR.

Hopefully, some day we'll see a video (in HD of course) of Skip's layout complete with Christmas music and "tour" of the wonderful NYC scenes. With professional editing and narration it'd be a classic in its own right.

Paul,

Loved your article. The Polar Express is my other train obsession!!! An early happy birthday brother. Hope it's a great one!

Thanks, Skip! It was a fun article to research and write...a fascinating story in many respects. The Christmas train phenomenon has become somewhat of an obsession for me too, in case you haven't noticed!

Happy Birthday my friend.

It is an excellent issue all around. I liked Tom Elesh Sr’s article about his family’s CornerField layout.  Having visited twice, and meeting Vicki and Ashley after already knowing Tom Sr and Tom Jr, it was great to learn more about their interest and desire to share the hobby with others!  

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PRRronbh posted:

Could not find it at Barns and Noble Saturday last.  Also local toy train shop has stopped handling it.  So guess I am out.

NOPE...no reason for you to be "out".....  Let me explain:  Some shops carry our magazine on again off again...something pretty common.  As far as bookstores....well, your local bookstore has been selling 2 out of 10 they ordered....so they don't get them any longer.  So...what is your alternative in order to not be "out"?  How about ordering a subscription directly from us??  You save money that way too over bookstore purchases.

Well I did not get left out after all.  Nov.26th drove the 35-miles up to my semi-local train shop before starting Christmas shopping at the large mall in town.  So got my copy there.  Must admit have been so engrossed in the images that I am just getting to read the articles.

Ron