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Magazine Issues

Railroad Edition

Country: US
Total Issues: 1?

Issues & Index Sources:  1910?: Dime Novel Bibliography

Publishers:   M.J. Ivers & Co., 379 Pearl St., New York
Formats:   7 x 4 7/8"
Prices:   10c
Pagecounts:   200
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

The Railroad Man's Magazine

Country: US
Total Issues: 81+6+71+26+67+441=692

One of the first specialized pulps, with stories and articles about the railroads; dropped fiction after Jan-1979.

Issues & Index Sources

Oct-1906 – May-1911:

General Fiction Index

Jun-1911 – Jun-1913, as Railroad Man's Magazine:

General Fiction Index

Jul-1913 – Dec-1913, as Railroad and Current Mechanics:

General Fiction Index

Jan-1914 – 18-Jan-1919, as Railroad Man's Magazine:

General Fiction Index

#merges with Argosy

Dec-1929 – Jan-1932, as Railroad Man's Magazine:

General Fiction Index

Feb-1932 – Aug-1937, as Railroad Stories:

General Fiction Index

Sep-1937 – Jan-1979, as Railroad Magazine:

General Fiction Index

May-1979 – present, as Railfan and Railroad

(non-fiction)

Website: www.railfan.com

Publishers

  Oct-1906 – Dec-1942: Frank A. Munsey
  Jan-1943 – 1976: Popular Publications
  1976 – Jan-1979: Carstens Publishing

Formats

Oct-1906 – Dec-1942: pulp

Prices

  in 1906: 10c
  in 1912: 15c
  in 1940: 25c
  in 1948: 35c
  Jun-1955 – Aug-1964: 50c

Pagecounts

  192pp
  Dec-1929 – Sep-1931: 160pp
  Oct-1931 – Nov-1932: 144pp
  Dec-1932 – ?: 128pp
  in 1939: 144pp
  Jun-1955 – Aug-1964: 64pp

Frequency

  Oct-1906 – Nov-1918: monthly
  2-Nov-1918 – 18-Jan-1919: weekly
  Dec-1929 – May-1955: monthly
  Jun-1955 – Aug-1964: bimonthly

Mentioned in:   The Adventure House Guide to the Pulps, Ultimate Guide to the Pulps

Online Sources

Online Books



Issue Checklist

Railroad Reading

Country: US
Total Issues: 4

Issues & Index Sources:  1865 – 1867

Publishers:   American News Company, 121 Nassau St., New York, NY
Formats:   9¼ x 5 7/8"
Prices:   25c
Pagecounts:   100
Frequency:   monthly
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

Railroad Series

Country: US
Total Issues: 129

Issues & Index Sources:  1900 – 1919: Dime Novel Bibliography (incomplete)

Publishers:   J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, 57 Rose Street, New York, NY
Formats:   7¼ x 5"
Prices:   35c
Pagecounts:   300 to 400
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

Railroad Stories (Canada)

Country: Canada

Canadian reprint edition of Railroad Stories.

Issues & Index Sources: in 1930s:

General Fiction Index

(Missing: all issues)

Formats: standard pulp
Mentioned in: The Pulpster #11, 2001

Issue Checklist

The Railroad Trainman

Country: US

Magazine of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen that published some fiction.

Issues & Index Sources: 1884? – 1948:

FictionMags Index

(sample issue only)

Publishers:   The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Cleveland, Oho
Editors:   D.L. Cease (in 1907)
Online Sources:   Hathi Trust

The Rainbow

Country: US
Total Issues: 2

Fanzine that first published Lovecraft's "Celephaïs".

Issues & Index Sources: Oct-1921 – May-1922:

FictionMags Index

Publishers: Sonia H. Greene, Brooklyn, NY
Editors: Sonia H. Greene

Rain Crow

Country: US
Total Issues: 3 (to Dec-2002)

The magazine features prose poems, short-shorts, short stories and novellas in many genres and styles from established and emerging writers alike. The occasional piece of non-fiction and poetry may find its way into the magazine as well.

Issues & Index Sources: Jan-2001 – 2003

Publishers:   Rain Crow Publishing, 2127 West Pierce Avenue #2B, Chicago, IL 60622-1824 (in 2002)
Editors:   Michael S. Manley (in 2002)
Formats:   5.5" x 8.5" perfect bound
Prices:   $7.00
Pagecounts:   160pp
Frequency:   three times a year
Mentioned in:   O. Henry Awards Website (in 2002)

Rain Taxi

Country: US
Total Issues: 76 (to Winter 2014)

Although primarily a magazine of reviews, interviews and essays, it also runs fiction with an emphasis on pushing the boundaries of language and genre. Circulation 20,000.

Issues & Index Sources: 1996 – present

Website:   www.raintaxi.com
Publishers:   Rain Taxi, Minneapolis, MN
Editors:   Eric Lorberer
Formats:   A4
Prices:   $2.50
Pagecounts:   56pp
Frequency:   quarterly

The Rake

Country: US

A monthly magazine, with free, controlled circulation in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul) metro area. Its format is 10" x 12", stitched and trimmed, with glossy cover, heatset printing, and lots of color throughout: "sort of a casual version of your favorite glossy or literary magazine". Occasionally publishes fiction.

Issues & Index Sources: 2002 – Mar-2008:

FictionMags Index

(sample issues only)

Publishers:   Rake Publishing, Inc, 800 Washington Av. N., Suite 504, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Formats:   10" x 12"
Prices:   free

The Rambler [1750]

Country: UK

Issues & Index Sources:  1750 – 1752

Editors:   Samuel Johnson
Frequency:   twice-weekly
Mentioned in:   British Literary Magazines Vol. 1