In this episode, we are listening in on the absent-minded discussion that was our original interview with Miles Callan from Interurban Era.

Miles' Links:

https://www.youtube.com/@InterurbanEra

https://interurbanera.com/

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Song: coastline Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios.

Link: https://youtu.be/YFuuXK0maOA?si=ZwYKu7FpEZ-xvdIp | Creative Commons - Attribution ND 4.0

In this episode, we open the can of worms that is model railroading. Specifically, this episode is a primer to help people who do not have any experience with model railroads or trains in general, but are interested in starting out in the hobby.

Follow this link to see the advice for newcomers to the hobby, provided by members of our community: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RBVOEJOQaesSRWb2kAB3qlxwa-6669W7onUy7LXa-uM/edit?usp=sharing

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Song: coastline Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios. Link: • [background music] coastline - the perfect... | Creative Commons - Attribution ND 4.0

In this episode, we interview Edward Cady of the Happy Valley Hobbies YouTube Channel and learn about his unique modeling of the gauge HOw6 in the 1870s.

Check out Edward's Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/@UCBlg_euje8rKWIxkdq4fXGA

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Song: coastline Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios. Link: • [background music] coastline - the perfect... | Creative Commons - Attribution ND 4.0

On today's episode, we join the Rail Brothers from StackTalk for a discussion on the types of model railroad layouts. But, this is a two parter. For our episode, we will talk about display layouts, and for their most recent episode (link below) we will be talking with them about operational layouts. So be sure to catch the other half over there.

StackTalk Podcast Part 2 here: https://youtu.be/YL4rXSXPPPU

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Song: coastline Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFuuXK0maOA | Creative Commons - Attribution ND 4.0

In today's episode, we meet with two members of our community who model Japanese trains, but are from right here in the USA. We'll take a deep dive into why these gentlemen model what they do, and discuss some of the challenges and benefits that come with modeling railroads from this unique country.

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In today's episode, we interview Miles Callan, owner of the Interurban Era YouTube channel and website, and the creator of the Alta California Railway.

Miles' Links: https://www.youtube.com/@UCC_qV-wGVow_HapR93TeW4A https://interurbanera.com/

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Welcome to Season Two of the Model Train People Podcast. In today's episode, Sam and Dennis discuss the departure of Eddie from the podcast, as well as covering what happened over the summer and a few upcoming plans.

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The team talks about summer plans as they wrap up the podcast’s first season. Season 2 Episode 1 is scheduled to drop on 8 September 2025, so until then, have a safe summer and we’ll see you soon!

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