Live Steam & Outdoor Railroading magazine (formerly "Live Steam Magazine") is a magazine published in the United States

United States

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 that was founded in 1966. The magazine is devoted to the live steam

Live steam

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 hobby

Hobby

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 as well as to other uses of miniature and full-size steam equipment.

Origin

Live Steam was originally started as the "Live Steam Newsletter" in the early 1960s by Pershing Scott as a mimeographed newsletter

Newsletter

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In August 1966, Scott gave the publishing rights of the newsletter to William Fitt. By 1967 the newsletter had expanded into magazine format with the name being changed to "Live Steam Magazine".

Present day

In 2005, the name was changed to "Live Steam & Outdoor Railroading". It is currently published bi-monthly, in full color, with a press run of slightly over 10,000 as of December 2004.

External links

• Live Steam Magazine official website
• Publisher Information