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Around The Layout - A Model Railroad Podcast

Join us as we bring you stories from model railroaders just like you. We talk to enthusiasts across the hobby and learn about their beginnings, challenges, accomplishments and ultimately what excites and motivates them. Come hang out with us Around The Layout and be inspired to create your own model railroading story to share.

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58:33

ATLP Rewind - Alan Saatkamp & The Chippewa River...

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2024/08/19

ATLP Rewind - Originally Released September 5, 2023It's never too late to build your dream layout. Alan Saatkamp is a testament to this, as he, at age 70, is building the railroad he's always wanted, taking the experience of multiple layout builds and moves around the country to his new home in Normal, Illinois. Alan shares those experiences, from childhood to today, and tells us how his wife encouraged his return to model railroading for a family experience. He also offers his guidance on the right

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57:27

Talking Ops with Don Irace - Prototypical Operations...

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2024/08/13

How can we take prototypical railroad rules and regulations and apply them to our layouts? That's what professional railroader Dustin Whitten is here to answer as he talks about taking pages from the railroad rulebook and using them to better the simulation of your model railroad. Dustin shares how these rules can be modified in compression with examples from his N&W South Branch. Look for this episode on Tuesday, August 13th.Learn more about this episode on our

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60:16

ATLP Rewind - Paul August & The C&NW Mondovi Line -...

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2024/08/12

ATLP Rewind - Originally Released August 22, 2023On this episode of Around The Layout, we get to know Paul August, owner of the C&NW Mondovi Line and the YouTube channel that covers it. Paul tells us about his family's roots in railroading and how that led to multiple generations of model railroaders including a father with a passion for brass steam locomotives. He also shares with us how moves in the midwest exposed him to different prototypes and how he landed on the Mondovi Line.Learn more

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59:27

Michael Ostertag & The Farlin Terminal II

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2024/08/06

After spending quality time with Michael Ostertag out in St. Louis, it was time to get him back on the show and hear about the major changes he's made on the Farlin Terminal. He's still committed to S scale, but has completely removed the first version and is taking a new, open ended approach to the next layout. Mike also shares the challenges of S scale and his hopes that a wider variety of product might open the door for more folks to explore the world of 1:64 scale.Learn more about this episode

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42:36

2024 Colorado Rail Proto Meet with Michelle Kempema

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2024/08/05

How can you not smile in the presence of Michelle Kempema? Her enthusiasm is infectious and her motivation nears limitless as she joins me to talk about the brand new Colorado Rail Proto Meet in Greeley, CO this September. Michelle shares with us how this idea came to be and how she's planning what will likely become another amazing destination RPM.Thank you to our show sponsor, Oak Hill Model Railroad Track Supply:https://ohrtracksupply.com/Learn more about today's episode on our

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65:28

Car Routing: The Road To Realism with Matthew Freix

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2024/07/30

Matthew Freix has a passion for car routing, and that might be an understatement! Matt shares the lengths he has gone to research the Gateway Western and how it helped him build a highly accurate simulation of the railroad in 1995. Matt shares how going way down the rabbit hole has made his model railroad more enjoyable and appear like he remembers it. Thank you to our episode sponsor, Spring Creek Model Trains:https://www.springcreekmodeltrains.com/Learn more about today's episode on our

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31:51

Survey Results and Changes to ATLP - Live Special...

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2024/07/30

Here's the audio from last night's live event where Ray talks about the results of the ATLP Listener Survey and how that has helped shape upcoming format changes to the podcast. For more about Around The Layout Podcast, visit our website:aroundthelayout.com

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67:50

ATLP Rewind - Andy Dorsch & The Mascoutin Valley -...

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2024/07/29

ATLP Rewind - Originally Released May 9. 2023We all know Andy Dorsch as the co-host of the wildly popular Second Section Podcast, but how much do you know about Andy the modeler? We find out in this episode of Around The Layout as Andy takes us back to his childhood railfanning the Chicago and North Western that planted the railroad seed, then on to adulthood as he developed his freelance Mascoutin Valley Railroad. Andy then shares how he met his co-host Michael Ostertag, leading to the development

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76:17

Don Irace & The Providence & Worcester III

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2024/07/23

Don Irace is back in the Around The Layout studio to tell us more about how he developed his operating scheme for his Providence & Worcester layout. Don shares how he took the large operations held at the original layout in Scituate, Rhode Island for a multitude of operators and compressed it for a smaller crew while still providing fun and challenging trains to run on a layout that still gives a solid representation of the prototype.Thank you to our show sponsor, Spring Creek Model

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66:23

ATLP Rewind - Joe Atkinson & The IAIS 4th Sub - June...

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2024/07/22

ATLP Rewind - Originally Released June 27, 2023After all of the past interrogations and information from informants, we've finally captured the Iowa Interstate Godfather; none other than Joe Atkinson himself. Now that we've beat the dead horse with this mafia thing, we can get down to the business of learning how Joe became such an authority on the Iowa Interstate, leading him to create two versions of the 4th Sub that has inspired fellow IAIS modelers and was featured in the January 2018 issue of

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52:30

What's Happening In Model Railroading - July 2024 -...

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2024/07/16

With so much news to catch up on, it's just Tony and Ray on this episode of What's Happening In Model Railroading as they get you caught up on recent events and talk plans for the St. Louis RPM. They recap the recent Firecrown Media special and Ray shares his experience at the N Scale Show in Bethlehem PA. Later, Tony brings us news from ScaleTrains, Athearn, Bachmann and more.Thank you to our show sponsor, Spring Creek Model Trains:https://www.springcreekmodeltrains.com/Learn more about today's

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61:04

ATLP Rewind - James McNab & The Hills Line - June 20,...

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2024/07/15

ATLP Rewind - Originally Released June 20, 2023It's time to interrogate another member of the Iowa Interstate Mafia as we bring James McNab downtown for a whole line of questioning. Luckliy, James is willing to talk and we learn about his start in the hobby and how a fellow churchgoer's layout inspired him. We also hear how a change of employment led him to the Iowa Interstate and opened up a new world of railroading and friendships.Learn more about this episode on our

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58:44

Dustin Whitten & The N&W South Branch

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2024/07/09

You've probably have heard of model railroaders that go on to become railroaders, but how about a railroader who starts their model railroading journey after hiring on to the railroad? That's the story of Dustin Whitten, a long time employee of Norfolk Southern who despite growing up near Southern Railway, has fallen for the Norfolk & Western. Dustin shares the lessons learned through 4 different layout builds and a run at freelance that led him to the N&W. Thank you to our episode sponsor,

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52:11

What's Happening In Model Railroading Special - Tony...

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2024/07/08

Model Railroader - the "Rolling Stone" of our hobby - the magazine many of us grew up with, inspired us, and the one we dreamed of being on the cover someday. For those reasons and more, we're passionate about the publication and when the news hit that Kalmbach Media was purchased by a new owner, there was concern about the future. On this special episode of What's Happening In Model Railroading, Tony Cook and I talk to Firecrown Media CEO Craig Fuller and learn more about the new home for Model

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54:39

Michael Spoor & The Burlington C&A Divisions

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2024/07/02

In this hobby, it's far too often that we see a layout meet its demise when its owner passes on, but on this episode, we hear the complete opposite in Michael Spoor's story. Michael shares with us how he has brought his late father's CB&Q layout back to operations, much to the delight of his father's friends, and has put his own signature on it with a slight change in time period and added the capability to move the clock forward to the time of his own youth. Thank you to our episode sponsor,

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81:48

ATLP Rewind - Marty McGuirk & The Central Vermont...

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2024/07/01

ATLP Rewind - Originally Released June 6, 2023There's good news to deliver on this episode of Around The Layout - progress is being made in Washington DC - but only on the model railroading front. That progress is being made by Marty McGuirk, who joins us to share his model railroading story. Learn how a visit to New London, Connecticut became the precursor to an outstanding career and love for the Central Vermont. Marty also shares how a kitchen remodeling project eventually yielded a brand new

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54:55

Brian Sopke & The Benton & Southern

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2024/06/25

A litte freelance model railroading amongst friends - that's what we get with Brian Sopke's Benton & Southern. Brian shares with us his model railroading journey that led him to team with a friend to create a freelance model railroad that connects them together. Additionally, Brian tells us what he learned by starting over, taking down a layout of frustration and creating his current railroad using lessons from the past.Learn more about this episode and find photos and additional links on our

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61:41

ATLP Rewind - William Sampson - Father & Son and The...

Around The Layout - A Model Railroad Podcast ·

2024/06/24

ATLP Rewind - Originally Released June 12, 2023With Father's Day less than a week away, we got the father/son duo of William Sampson and William Sampson together to share their bond over model railroading. William Sr. tells us how railroad is in the Sampson blood, with ties to railroading in several generations. He then tells us how he got started in the hobby, with influences from his past leading him to model the Great Northern in 1970. He then shares how his model railroading journey got even

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55:57

What's Happening In Model Railroading - June 2024 -...

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2024/06/18

Who is Prairie Shadows Model Railway Co? Jeff Arnold, Rob Gruber and Brandon Nawrocki join Tony Cook and Ray Arnott to tell us about how Prairie Shadows got its start working with model railroad manufacturers on special projects to breaking out on their own with projects in N and HO scale. The team shares the challenges of creating highly detailed and accurate models and the steps they take to ensure the model matches the prototype. Later, Tony Cook tells us about his big project of late - the HO

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54:17

Lonnie Bathurst, Scott Thornton & The 2024 St. Louis RPM

Around The Layout - A Model Railroad Podcast ·

2024/06/17

Saint Louis, Missouri - home of the Gateway Arch, and just about in the shadow of this national landmark resides the granddaddy of all railroad prototype modelers meets. Lonnie Bathurst, show producer, and frequent attendee Scott Thornton, tell us what makes the STLRPM a show that draws so many to the midwest in July to share models, knowledge, skills and, most importantly, comradarie. Lonnie shares this year's show theme, highlights the must-see events and tells us what we need to know to attend

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