A Brief History
Founded in 1992 by Kevin EuDaly, President, White River
Productions is currently producing 15 historical society magazines plus calendars, books, and other peripheral items such as membership brochures,
advertising rate cards, annual meet announcements, and ballots. The company
began when owner Kevin EuDaly decided to write and publish
Missouri Pacific Diesel Power. He
was then editor of the Missouri Pacific Historical Society's The Eagle
magazine, and went on to produce Route
of the Eagles, the Missouri Pacific in the Streamlined Era, and
Santa Fe Rails, Volume 1 (now out of print). It became a
full-time venture with a move from Kansas City to rural northern Missouri in
the spring of 1996.
During 1995 and 1996 Kevin also edited The Warbonnet
for the Santa Fe Modelers Railway Historical Society for one year, a result
of the merger between that organization and the Santa Fe Historical Society
the previous year. Several more books were published and then WRP began to
produce Lines South for the
Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line Historical Society. The C&NWHS
soon joined WRP with Kevin taking on full editorship and production of
North Western Lines, one of the
industry's leading historical society publications. Three other
organizations soon followed, bringing the total to five magazines, four
quarterly and one bi-annually. In June, 2005, WRP hired Mike Schafer as
overall Art Director, and the Milwaukee Railroad Historical Association's
The Milwaukee Railroader and the
Erie Lackawanna Historical Society's The
Diamond began production under WRP a few weeks after Mike's arrival.
It is of note that both of these magazines transitioned to WRP during the
same time period with essentially no complications.
In June 2005 Dale Sanders, who had edited and produced
CTC Board Railroads Illustrated for 27 years (the last 10 under
Hundman Publishing), transitioned into books for Hundman, leaving the reins
of CTC Board after nearly three decades. In November 2005, WRP
hired Dale Sanders, who brings not only magazine experience but overall
publishing experience and additional book production capabilities. His books
have long been favorites in the industry, beginning with The Milwaukee
Road by Fred Hyde.
White River Productions today employs 13 full time staff,
along with other part-time staff as required on specific projects.
Kansas City,
MO 64133-0380
keudaly@whiteriverproductions.com
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