From the pages of Canadian Railway Modeller: Morgan Turney, in his own words

  My first editorial! Celebrating my good fortune at being able to work for CRM. And the start of something that became a regular feature in the magazine: Canadian Railway News. (It eventually led to a prototype magazine called Railfan Canada, which ran from 2009-2013.)   There is also mention of the proposed 2003 NMRA convention in Toronto, which became known as the SARS convention due to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak that hit the area that year. But people who attended—I was one of them—had a good time.   That was the last time the NMRA convention was in Toronto. The previous time it was in this country was 1983 in Winnipeg. That was the convention that saw me get back into the hobby after many years absence for university, travels and getting married. Forty-two years and four layouts later, I still am a model railroader—one who had the good fortune of working for Canada’s last model railroad magazine.   When I told a fellow model railroade...

  Introducing—me! With this issue I assumed my new (paid) very part-time role as Associate Editor of CRM, after several years as a volunteer editorial assistant. I’m not sure I liked the announcement of my new role linked to news that the price for the magazine would be going up. But, like Morgan said in the editorial, everything was getting more expensive.  I stayed in that position until 2014, when a new job demanded more of my time. It was a good ride, working with Morgan and relating to modellers in Canada and other parts of the world. It was always satisfying to help people get their modelling efforts in print for everyone to see and appreciate. Sort of like now, when I am remembering Morgan and the contribution he made to this hobby in Canada.   Hardly a week goes by without something being said in the media about the coming of the year 2000. Many businesses and others are preparing and planning for the next millennium. It's no different around here. We'll be t...