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Another year draws to a close and once again we look to one of model railroading’s gate keepers to for their views on the current state of the hobby. This year we have the editor of Railroad Model Craftsman and the social media expert for White River Productions. It’s an interesting discussion on the future of the hobby and which direction we might be headed next. The population of this hobby is much younger than the age put forth by the NMRA and this podcast helps explain why. Enjoy!!

Can’t remember what you were doing six months ago?? Well if you were in Benton, Tennessee at the end of May we’ve got you covered, otherwise you’re on your own. It’s more interviews from the ScaleTrains.com Hiawassee River Rail Excursion, a very relaxing fifty mile round trip and a good time was had by all. So grab yourself a big bowl of shredded tunnel motor radiator grills, a tall glass of standing puddle water and enjoy !!!

Have you ever wanted to find out firsthand what it’s like to takeoff and land from an aircraft carrier during the Vietnam war or perhaps you’ve wondering what it’s like to be the NMRA’s director at large. Maybe you’ve considered moving from Florida to a four hundred acre farm in New Hampshire or perhaps you’re considering building structures from cardstock and just not sure where to start. So clear the decks as the AML Nation gets ready to take off another exciting podcast assignment. Enjo

Here’s the audio from our first ever full length feature film entitled “Slide Night.” It’s a stirring drama about a man and his love of the steel rails that’s bound to tug at your heartstrings, starring Tony Cook and the Evil Overlord. We decided to release the audio from this epic film so use your imagination and all the slides will be there in living color for you. It’s pretty easy listening, so grab yourself a big plate of shredded Fujifilm, a tall glass of development fluid and enjoy!

We are spanning the globe to find you all of the most interesting people in this great hobby. This episode of the All-Star variety hour as I was talking to YouTube sensations, modelers with enough modules to sink a ship and future of the hobby. It’s an interesting collection of folks so grab yourself a big bowl of shredded road maps, steaming hot mug of recycled wash bay detergent and enjoy!!

Ever wonder how it feels to be the president of a leading model railroad manufacturer?? Rapido Trains has been creating high-end model trains and accessories in HO, OO and N (North American 1:160 and British 1:148) scales, with fully-detailed cars and locomotives. Jason is well known in the model railroad community and author of TurboTrain: A Journey. He’s also “the guy” with a train in basement and a model railroad of CN’s Kingston Subdivision from Toronto and Brockville, Ontario. Enjoy !!

We’ll travel anywhere in the world to ask the “Kelly Questions” just so long as we don’t have to leave our studios on the forty-eighth floor of the Stewart L. Sterling building in downtown Busted, Knuckle, Kentucky. It’s time for another contestant to strap on the tin foil helmet and tell us their inner most thoughts on a wide variety of model railroad subjects. So throw another shrimp on the barbie and enjoy !!

It’s not all doom and gloom for every model railroad shop around the country, in an era when so many of today’s hobbyists are going online to do their shopping, Midwest Model Railroad is bucking the trend having just opened a brick and mortar location. Social media continues to make our hobby more exciting everyday with the availability of YouTube videos like those seen on Ron’s Trains N’ Things. On this episode we here from two very successful people each which their own special niche’ in the

Another great podcast with the usual cast of characters. Enjoy !!

The AML crew gathers together to share stories and memories of Joe Cummings who passed away suddenly at the all to early age of fifty-three.

This month the director of The Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show a.k.a. the “Springfield Show” dropped by the AML studios to try his hand at the toughest series of questions in the hobby. It’s an inside look at what makes the man who keeps the biggest model railroad show in North America running smoothly for all of to enjoy. It’s a fun podcast for all to enjoy !!

This is the first year for the Tracks Ahead Youth Summit, a new program from the Colorado Model Railroad Museum which houses America's largest HO Scale prototypical model train layout. The building is 9,500 square feet featuring a 5,500 sq. foot HO gauge model railroad layout and displays over 1,100 railroad artifacts from across the United States. The summit is headed by Norm Wolstein the “Grateful Dude,” and is expected to get bigger and better every year. Enjoy.

This hobby welcomes all sorts of personalities, from those who just want to enjoy the most basic of what model railroading has to offer, to those who dare challenge themselves by taking part in the Master Model Railroader program. This month we get a first hand account of what it takes to reach the hobby’s highest honor. MMR #635 discusses the pros and cons of such an undertaking and explains all the positives associated with completing such a rewarding journey. Enjoy!!

It's easily said that one of the hobby’s most influential modelers was John Allen and his Gorre & Daphetid Railroad. A pioneer in the hobby, as a photographer with artistic talent and attention to detail, he was able to create some incredibly realistic scenes. Through his numerous published articles he shared what many consider to be one of the great model railroads of all time. In this podcast Bruce the Moderately Agitated Mailboy takes us on a tour of his railroad and the man behind it all. Enjoy!!

What sort of questions do you ask a lighting engineer on “The Great White Way” and who owns one of the finest model railroad shops in the midwest?? The Kelly Questions of course, a series of hard hitting questions designed to discover the man under the no nonsense exterior of a tough businessman. Unfortunately Kelly didn’t write down any of those questions but we do manage to waste another hour of modeling time. So grab yourself a large bowl of shredded blue box kits, a tall glass of Solvaset and e