Bits and pieces of news

摘要

It's mid-summer, traditionally a time for outdoor pursuits, and often the time of year when model railroading tends to be broken into bits and pieces wedged between vacations, weekend cookouts, and lawn mowing. In keeping with the spirit of summertime, here are a few bits and pieces of model railroad news. A new regular feature in Model Railroader begins this month. Keith Wills will be writing about trains and trends of the past that collectively have built model railroading into the hobby we know today. Many of you know Keith from his Collector Consist column in Railroad Model Craftsman. Keith begin writing about hobby history in the 1980s and continued to do so until the middle of 2014, when ownership of that magazine changed hands. We're pleased to have Keith on board, and I hope his old fans will find him here in his new home. Keith's column will be called Heritage Fleet, and will be in Model Railroader every other month. Turn to page 22 for his first column in Model Railroader.