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.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 254
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Joe Parker & The Pixel Depot
The creator and star of "The Pixel Depot", Joe Parker, stops by and tells us a bit about himself and his passion for model railroading and how this has led to his widely successful YouTube channel. J…
01:03:06 |
Tue 28 Feb 2023
What's Happening In Model Railroading February 2023 - Tim Blackwell
Tim Blackwell, Editor and Publisher of Cowcatcher Magazine, makes his Around The Layout Podcast debut and tells us about his magazine that is entering it's 20th year of publication. Ray and Tim discu…
00:47:50 |
Tue 21 Feb 2023
Thomas Klimoski & The Georgia Northeastern
There are no shortage of topics when Thomas Klimoski comes to the Around The Layout studio. A retired firefighter, author, trainman and accomplished model railroader, Tom tells us about his beginning…
01:09:06 |
Tue 14 Feb 2023
Don Irace & The Providence & Worcester
He’s been talked about a lot on Around The Layout, but now it’s time to hear from Don Irace himself. Don’s original Providence & Worcester layout in Scituate, Rhode Island was known by many as the la…
01:08:46 |
Tue 31 Jan 2023
Mark Herrick & The BNSF Montana Division
We give Streamyard the night off as Mark Herrick does an in-person visit to the Around The Layout studio and tells us about his model railroading journey that has led to the BNSF Montana Division. Li…
01:09:29 |
Tue 17 Jan 2023
2023 Railroad Hobby Show Preview with John Sacerdote
With all of the holiday decorations put away, there's one more big event to look forward to, and that's the 2023 Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show. With over 350 exhibitors and 50 operating…
00:47:20 |
Mon 16 Jan 2023
John Farrington and the Somerset Industrial
We’re off to the Sunshine State for a visit to Sebastian, the town that might become the capital of model railroading in Florida, and meet up with John Farrington. We learn how his grandfather helped…
00:57:51 |
Tue 03 Jan 2023
Dean Ferris & Oregon Joint Line
On this episode, we head down to Decatur, Texas and head above the garage to check out Dean Ferris’ Oregon Joint Line in N scale. Dean tells us how railfanning as a youth and as a college student pla…
01:05:27 |
Tue 20 Dec 2022
Sammy Carlile & Santa Fe Hereford Subdivision
It’s Santa Fe All The Way on this episode of Around The Layout as we talk to Oklahoma’s own Sammy Carlile about his Santa Fe Hereford Subdivision HO scale layout. We learn how train trips as a kid fo…
01:29:27 |
Tue 06 Dec 2022
Thanksgiving 2022 Live Special
On Thanksgiving Eve 2022, I went live on Facebook and YouTube to express my thanks to the many folks who have made Around The Layout possible. Here's the recording of that event. Find out why I don't…
00:33:01 |
Thu 24 Nov 2022
Tom Johnson & Cass County
What do you get when you combine an art teacher with a love of model railroading? You get Tom Johnson and a spectacular layout filled with super detailed scenes that tell the story of the late 70's i…
01:05:41 |
Tue 22 Nov 2022
What's Happening In Model Railroading November 2022 - Lorne James
For the November edition of What's Happening In Model Railroading, we take a (virtual) trip to Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada to Otter Valley Railroad and talk to owner Lorne James. Lorne tells us abou…
00:52:56 |
Tue 15 Nov 2022
John Sacerdote & Berlin, Bangor and Maine
While most know Bloomfield Connecticut's John Sacerdote as the well dressed Show Director of the Amherst Railway Society's Railroad Hobby Show, this episode focuses on John the layout owner as we exp…
01:07:52 |
Tue 08 Nov 2022
Greg McComas & Michigan Interstate St. Clair Subdivision
On this episode, we head back to the Lone Star State and talk to Greg McComas, owner of the Michigan Interstate St. Clair Subdivision and MAC Rail Products. Greg fills us in on how the idea for his f…
01:11:35 |
Tue 25 Oct 2022
Scott Thornton & The Milan Branch
There are some folks who aren’t afraid to take on a challenge, and Scott Thornton is one of them. Join us as Scott tells how he’s not only building his first layout, but also writing about it in an o…
01:24:24 |
Tue 11 Oct 2022
What's Happening In Model Railroading October 2022 - Tony Cook
There wasn't a What's Happening in Model Railroading episode in September, so we needed the right guy to get us back on the rails, and that guy is none other than the editor of Model Railroad News, T…
00:56:14 |
Mon 10 Oct 2022
Chris Palmieri, Home Shops & The Meridian Speedway
In this episode of Around The Layout, we go deep into the vivid imagination of Chris Palmieri and learn about the alternate railroading reality he has created in the freelance world of "The Meridian …
01:03:49 |
Tue 27 Sep 2022
Chris Atkins & The Sheridan and Everywhere West
They say “everything is bigger in Texas” and Chris Atkins’ Sheridan and Everywhere West HO Scale Layout is beginning to live up to it. Chris tells us how he came to own his former Texas & Pacific sec…
01:04:07 |
Tue 13 Sep 2022
Isaac Fabris & The CN/IC Heyworth Spur
Illinois’ own Isaac Fabris climbs aboard and tells us about his CN/IC Heyworth Spur and the events that led up to him modeling his hometown railroad. Isaac shares his thoughts on layout design and gi…
00:57:26 |
Tue 30 Aug 2022
What's Happening In Model Railroading August 2022 - Tony Cook
On our first “What’s Happening in Model Railroading” show, we catch up with a very busy Tony Cook, Editor of Model Railroad News. Tony tells us about some of the exciting product announcements at the…
00:54:28 |
Tue 23 Aug 2022
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