The Kalmbach Art Collection: Pairing Words and Imagery

By Kevin Keefe

For the ninety years spanning 1934 to 2024, Kalmbach Publishing Co. (later Kalmbach Media) was a national leader in railroad publications with its books and flagship magazines, Trains and Model Railroader. Editors like David P.Morgan helped shape the visual culture of railroading. The company amassed a collection of more than fifty original paintings and drawings, their creators a who's who of railroad artists. Following the sale of Kalmbach to Firecrown Media in 2024, the company donated the Kalmbach Art Collection to the Center for Railroad Photography & Art, which now preserves and shares the artwork through a traveling exhibition and this publication.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1734563540
• ISBN13: 9781734563542
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Center for Railroad Photography & Art
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 11.0"