Re: Trains Magazine
Author: History Buff
Date: 08-07-2019 - 15:06
UNP104 Wrote:
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> I was upset that Trains magazine took sides with
> HH before the vote at Canadian Pacific. I felt
> that as a railway fan publication, they should
> have not taken sides on a political issue. That
> said, I really doubt that they had an effect on
> the outcome.
Is it really just a "political issue?" I see it as a corporate matter.
Anyone who has read Trains Magazine for a long time will know that its columnists have taken sides on political issues. John Kneiling, the "Professional Iconoclast," comes to mind. His columns were extremely repulsive, but I only took them to be his views only and not those of the publication. In fact, Trains Magazine also published commentary from guest writers, many of whom delved into political subjects.
Since the railroads' earliest beginnings in North America, railroads and politics have gone together like beaches and summer. Trains Magazine would not be reflecting the real world if it avoided politics entirely.