Important: Effective October 12, 2011, I will no longer process subscriptions to HOTMAIL or MSN e-mail addresses. This is due to Microsoft's continued blocking of UMTRR sends which result in considerable effort on my part to resend, and bad feelings all around. Please subscribe using an address other than HOTMAIL or MSN.

To request a subscription to the UMTRR, please email me your full name and e-mail to which I should send the UMTRR to me at the following address:

with one of these subject lines only:
"UMTRR Subscription Request" for a new subscription request.
"UMTRR E-mail Change" for a change of e-mail address (current subscribers only).

Note that I will not read or reply to your message if "UMTRR" isn't in the subject; my SPAM filter automatically trashes everything else.

Yes, in order to receive a subscription, your full (first and last) name is required along with your e-mail address (not your home address). I don't share this information with anyone and it is not stored anywhere on the Internet. Don't want to share your name? You can always read the UMTRR anonymously via the archives.

Special Note: I am sorry, but due to their excessive over-zealous filtering policies, I cannot in any way guarantee delivery to AOL, CompuServe or Excite addresses. I also strongly recommend not using a corporate (work) e-mail as company servers tend to block my e-mails without warning (and you could also be violating your company's information systems policies). Please use an alternate address. I have not had any recent issues with Hotmail or Yahoo, both of which offer free e-mail accounts. Also, I will not resubscribe you using addresses that were previously blocked; this prevents disappointment and frustration on both our parts.

Note that you must be able to receive blind copies to get the UMTRR; this is to protect the privacy of my subscribers.

After I receive your request, you'll receive a "Welcome to the UMTRR" message. I batch process subscriptions so it make take up to 2 to 4 weeks to get a response, depending on my work and travel schedule. Lately that's meant replying on Saturdays. If the "Welcome" message bounces, though, you won't be subscribed.

You'll start receiving the entire UMTRR as it's released, including items not available in the archive versions posted to the UMTRR website. You'll also receive special "UMTRR News Flash" bulletins as appropriate.

Unfortunately, time no longer permits me to answer questions about Micro-Trains that come from non-subscribers. I would suggest trying one of the many N Scale discussion venues on the 'net. Questions from folks who don't subscribe to the UMTRR will most likely not be answered or acknowledged.

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