Cultural Impact
Collecting back issues of Model Railroader and similar magazines is a popular sub-hobby among model railroad enthusiasts. Hobbyists who only read the magazine are sometimes called "armchair model railroaders."
The model train hobbyists the magazine has profiled over the years include a number of celebrities, including Michael Gross, Rod Johnston (husband of cartoonist Lynn Johnston), Gary Coleman, and Rod Stewart.
Model Railroader also has several other "sister" magazines, also published by Kalmbach, including such titles as Trains magazine, Classic Trains, Garden Railways, and Classic Toy Trains. They are often advertised in Model Railroader, and on occasion, an article will refer to these other magazines.
The magazine is published under ISSN 0026-7341. Individual issues use the UPC 074820085486.
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