In the mid-1980s, he began a regular monthly column called "Trains of Thought" in the pages of Model Railroader (MR), published by Kalmbach.
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It was Koester's exposure to eastern mountain coal railroading in the Appalachians that led him to develop the concept of the Allegheny Midland.
Model railroaders Tony Koester and Steve King had become fast friends as they developed their interest in proto-freelancing (developing a fictional railroad based on real-life practices) and railroad operations.
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