RailScapes
A podcast for railfans and railroaders alike. Tune in for news about the railroad industry, all scales modeling, and the hobby in full.
Episodes
On this episode, the crew discusses their recent railfanning trip on the Berkshire and Eastern, Linc hits a mostly all scale model spotlight, and the crew talks about Amtrak's $3 billion funding. They close by teasing the next show's topic.
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On this episode, Linc fills us in on some new releases from Atlas Model Trains, and the crew touches on a recent derailment on Horseshoe Curve. Also, Chris tells us about his vacation to Italy (getting stuck in Germany).
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On this episode, Linc shares some info regarding releases from Rapido Trains during his model spotlight. Greg fills us in on his experience working the Tall Ships event in Boston, and we discuss some equipment updates finding their way onto Amtrak's Downeaster.
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On this episode, the crew picks their top locomotive from the America 250 tier list, and Linc and Kendal share their experience catching Big Boy 4014 in western Pennsylvania.
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On this episode, Linc discovers the sound effect buttons and sprinkles them in throughout the show. He also provides a great tribute to the Big Boy and its recent excursion celebrating America 250. The crew wraps up their rankings of all railroads' America 250 paint schemes.
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On this episode, Linc teaches us a lot about the Sikorsky Turbo Train during the Model Spotlight, and the crew continues to rank all of the railroads' America 250 locomotives.
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On this episode, Linc tells us about the history of the Zephyr during his Model Spotlight, Chris fills us in on some recent railfanning he's done while on vacation, and the crew begins to discuss all the railroads who have painted a locomotive in America 250 paint schemes (to be continued).
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On this episode, Linc fills us in on some cool Amtrak releases by Kato Models. The crew also discusses Metro North's year-long shut down of the Waterbury branch in Connecticut for maintenance.
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On this episode, Linc covers a brief history of the General Electric U-Boat in his Model Spotlight, and Chris discusses the feasibility of an animal heist using trains based on a Reddit post. The crew also talks about a few current events topics.
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On this episode, Linc provides a heartfelt model spotlight, Chris updates us on some of the confirmed dates for the Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern Big Boy Eastern Excursion, and Greg puts on his professor cap, teaching us in-depth information about tank cars.
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On this episode, Chris updates us on the Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern Big Boy Eastern Excursion, as some display locations have been released. Linc and Kendal had the opportunity to visit Greg in Chicago for the conclusion of his work stay out there, and they regale all of the great railfanning experiences that they had.
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On this episode, we hear from Chris, who just returned from a trip to Tunisia. We also learn about the culture, some of the experiences he had, and the rail network of the country.
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On this episode, the crew celebrates St. Patrick's Day the best way they know how: by talking about trains. They spend some time discussing Amtrak's equipment portfolio where they highlight some of their past power and showcase some of their present/upcoming locos and passenger cars.
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On this episode, the crew gives their thoughts in response to ConnDOT's announcement to potentially revert back to diesel-powered trains rather than electric. Also, Greg tests the crew's knowledge on some of Amtrak's current equipment, and we hear Linc's most novelistic spotlight yet.
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On this episode, we get an update from Greg on his trip to Chicago, which is winding down very soon. We also discuss the restoration of a Union Pacific DD40AX and the likelihood of a Big Boy excursion to the East Coast. We apologize in advance as we had a few technical difficulties during this episode.
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On this episode, Linc updates us on a few rolling stock offerings during the model spotlight. Also, the crew continues their discussion on locomotive design failures from last episode, and Greg updates us on his railfanning in the Midwest.
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On this episode, Chris leads a discussion on locomotive and equipment design oddities, and the crew talks about whether or not these locos were ultimately failures.
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With the first show of the new year, Linc updates us on a couple new releases available for purchase in O-scale, and Greg fills us in on some of the cool railfanning he's been able to do during his time in the Midwest.
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On this episode, Linc profiles some stats between the Big Boy and the Allegheny. Greg tells us about his trip to Zurich, and he also updates us on how his time railfanning in the Midwest has been so far.
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On this episode, we hear Linc's update for his model spotlight, and the crew compiles their top 5 best movies that feature trains.
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