OST

Yes.

I still see it on the newsstand.  According to their web site, the most recent issue was in the mail June 26, 2014. Didn't a key person pass away last year?

I can assure you that OST is still in business and publishing on time, and that we will be at the Strasburg meet this coming Saturday.  Had you looked at the Forum section there you might have noticed people posting as quite recently.

The web site has not been at the top of items to gain full control & knowledge of until very recently.  Getting someone to decipher its complexities is proving "interesting".  Joe G., much to his credit and talents, assembled something that combined several software packages that both do and do not quite play well together thereby complicating modification of the web site by mere mortals.

This may be so simple that a 6 year old might handle it.  We will try to get a 6 year old.

I got my copy in June.   They have never put the latest issues on the website for digital (free) downloads.   Usually a year or two back is the best they do and it makes sense.   If they give you free digital downloads, most people will not bother to buy it and then it will be out of business.   

Just my opinion but, I could give a rats *** about the digital version! I get my subscription copy on time, and THAT is all I'm really interested in. For such a great O Scale magazine, I can NOT understand all the carping.

This may be so simple that a 6 year old might handle it.  We will try to get a 6 year old.

Was sent a story recently. Seems a fellow of mature years was having trouble with his new phone and called on his 10-year-old grandson for help. The youngster figured things out. His grandfather asked him what the problem was. The boy said it was "an id10t problem"

 re the digital download: for a brief while you could purchase the current issue of OST digitally. I much prefer this option. Hopefully the capability will live again, maybe after rufus finds that 6-year-old boy.

I missed out on the first 30-some issues, so the digital copies were great for that (are hard copies still available?), but I have all the rest.

It's only been a bit over 1 year since Joe G. passed away, it takes time to get over that and get things moving again, to all the folks that have kept the magazine going...THANKS!

I really enjoy OST and miss Joe's writing. But, his wife along with Brian and others have pulled the magazine back together as well as anyone could have done. I do read OGR as well as MR, RMC and Narrow Gauge Gazette and like them all.

Come out to the Strasburg meet this Saturday,  older issues of OST are frequently available.

Plus many other fine magazines various vendors carry.

Thanks for the info.  I wasn't after something for free, I just wanted to purchase & download the latest digital edition.  Didn't realize the strong reaction I'd get for just asking a simple question.

 -Mark

Relax.  Only one semi- strong reaction here, and all is normal.  We are all delighted that O Scale still has a magazine.

Indeed. Comee to the meet and stop by the OST table on Saturday.  We will have back issues available there.