Model Railroad Podcast
hosted by: Ryan Andersen & Will Ayerst
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Model Rail Cast #22
Sun, Jul 20, 2008
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MRC Show # 21 Notes - Designing your MRR World WE REVEAL OUR FIRST GIVEAWAY WINNER!
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Crew Lounge Railway Post Office Roundhouse Coaling Tower Archives Branch Line Interchange http://s145079212.onlinehome.us/rr/index.shtml - Charlie Comstock's Bear Creek & South Jackson
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Well this was unexpected getting to listen to a new episode on the plane flying home Sunday!
Another high quality episode, and very enjoyable to listen to as always. |
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Ryan you are so right ! A wood kit is so much better and is worth the money and gives more more satisfactory results. Very few miss cast parts, No warped parts. They look more complicated than the really. I rather spend the bucks. Do you prime your kits first ? Sprayed solvent base primer, then you can use water base paints without warp age. JimK
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September 8, 1942 - An "unspiking" ceremony is held at Promontory Summit, Utah. This is where the "golden spike" was driven on May 10, 1869 officially joining the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads and opening the first Transcontinental Railroad. The "unspiking" was caused by the War Department's, specifically the Navy's, request for surplus or rarely used rail. The Navy requested 120 miles of rail from the Promontory Branch. In light of the Navy's request and the Promontory Branch's need of lots of maintenance and repair, Southern Pacific immediately began removing the rail following the ICC's approval. A ceremonial "last spike" was removed on September 8, 1942 with many dignitaries in attendance. Don Strack has an excellent article on this topic found at: http://utahrails.net/ogden/ogden-sp.php
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Posted by: Will
 on Mon, Jul 21 2008
www.modelrailcast.comJimsmodeltrains mentioned something in the boast for the main notes - the Haysi RR actually ran a headless B-unit as a switcher by cutting a porthole in the bulkhead, but as far as I know they're the only ones...
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Posted by: ironsidejackson on Mon, Jul 21 2008
Youtube.com/Milwaukeeroad261
Yet another great episode.
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Wow- right smack in the kisser after ironsidejackson... I must say there is something I like about that name...
Guys what a brilliant show- and as for quality, your chemistry was so on fire I actually couldn't tell that the connection had ever broken. Will thanks for personally addressing that question I had left- wasn't expecting to get an "on air" answer- so that was really cool. Ryan thanks so much for continuing this particular series- again, it's very timely for me. Jay- great branchline piece- bout time the F-40 recieved due recognition! Guys I love the interchange- if anything because of an interchange referal I was able to model an area of my layout to roughly conform with a particular area- thanks to the mention of livelocal. Congrats Dbrent!!!! And finally- Will, here's a bit of wacky B unit info! The Rock Island RR had a particular train that it would split enroute to Colorado- the major portion to Denver, and about a three car portion to Colorado Springs. This second unit could have simply been another E A unit, but it was decided that two A's would ruin the symetry and streamlined look of the train- thus they had EMD build about half a dozen freaks that were basically E B units with a cab built in, along with headlights and a pilot- so basically it would remain streamlined within the full train consist- but apparently they weren't concerned with streamling so much once the train broke down as by itself the AB-6 as it was called had the elegance of a pregnant yak- or brick perhaps. It only had one 1000HP Prime mover, the second was removed and a baggage area was built in (so I guess it was half a "cabbage"); and in this form they lasted into the 70's (albeit in commuter service). I'll try and post a pic of it. Once again, great job guys! |
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Posted by: dmcree
on Mon, Jul 21 2008
www.tamvalleyrr.comBravo!
Ryan, you are letting out the secrets of the wood craftsman kit elite! |
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Great job guys. Once again I am impressed in your show. Sorry I guessed the age wrong Will it was my wifes fault she picked the dates. Ryan I am enjoying your craftsman talk and Jay the Amtrack workhorse branchline was very interesting. I think you should keep the interchange.
1879 in Railroad History... Durango, Colorado was founded by the Denver & Rio Grande Railway in 1879. The railroad arrived in Durango on August 5, 1881 and construction on the line to Silverton began in the fall of the same year. In 1879, a railroad, the A.T. and S.F., was built from Wichita, Kansas, to Wellington, Kansas. At about the same time, the Southern Kansas was under construction westward to Harper, Kansas. Prior to the coming of the railroad, Argonia was served daily by a stage coach running from Wellington to Dodge City. The Historic Royal Gorge Route Railroad! Since 1879 - Colorado's oldest scenic railroad Thanks for a great show, Todd |
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It sounds like you guys are getting the hang of this pod-casting thing. You sounded relaxed in this episode. That's good! It sounded like everyone knew their material, was comfortable with the topics, and it was great to hear. Keep it up.
1942: On January 16, 1942, the War Production Board was established. This agency of the US government regulated the production and allocation of materials and fuel in the US durring World War II. The War Production Board effectively cut short the run of the EMD NW2 switcher, directing EMD to produce only road diesels from 1942 to 1945. |
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Hey guys,
Just wanted to say thank you again for the book. I'm looking forward to reading it as I know next to nothing about the deisel era beyond the E&F units I've been buying. Great show as always! - Here's a couple of interview suggestions: Joe Fugate Charlie Comstock Andy Sperandeo (from Model Railroader) Manufacturer Reps (KATO, Walthers, Athearn, etc...) Sam Posey (Former Formula One Driver and avid model railroader - would be very cool!) Bar Mills guys (Art & Jack) TRYTH: Let's see 1942 on the old wiki says: (I'll just post a couple of passenger train items this time) April: Union Pacific Railroad's M-10002 streamliner trainset re-enters revenue service to equip the connection between Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. May: May 1 – The last pre-war streamliner, the Illinois Central Railroad's refurbished Panama Limited, is put into service. July: July 5 – The multiple unit passenger trainsets used by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad on the Prospector between Denver, Colorado, and Salt Lake City, Utah, are removed from revenue service; the train is now equipped with standard locomotives and unpowered passenger cars. Don (the one in AZ) |
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Another great show guys. I too would love to hear some more interviews. It can be from kit makers, train engineers, the guy who owns the local hobby shop, an artist who draws trains, the security guy from the local train yard or even from somebody's mother who threw away all the Lionel Trains that were locked in the attic. Grrr!!!
Since the railroad had such a impact on everything else, why not the cinema?! Random Year 1942 Facts. Movies and Trains Superman Cartoon called BillionDollarLimited. Superman must save a runaway train full of gold bullion from some bad guys who are doing their level best to rob it. Flying Tigers - John Wayne plays a leader of a squadron of American pilots-for-hire in China, pre-Pearl Harbor. One of John Wayne's missions is to bomb a Japanese supply train but the plane is hit during the attack, so Wayne bails out. Woody Jason (played by John Carroll), a reckless, dare devil pilot, stays behind to crash the aircraft into the train. Grand Central Murder - An actress is murdered in a private rail car in New York's Grand Central Terminal, where a convict has just escaped during transport. |
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1942: Nevada County Narrow Gauge ceased operation on July 10th of 1942. Apparently the railroad's scrap value to the war effort was more than its operating value was.
Nice episode guys, well done. Regarding the Coaling Tower segment, how about a questionaire/poll about what books the modelers have as the cornerstones of their modeling interests. Will, I can't believe you even TRIED to apply the zebra stripes on a N scale diesel. To me, that is like painting Jackie Stewart's racing colors on a ant! Ryan, have you heard of the Ohio River & Western ? I believe in ran in a East/West format through Columbus, something to look at, maybe as a interchange. Looking forward to #23. Wayde |
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I really enjoy your podcasts. Thanks for all your hard work.
I am just starting an N scale layout an find your step by step discussions very helpful. I am at the benchwork stage now. Something I have been puzzled about is uncoupling cars at the sidings. Is the "Hand of God" comng down and separating the cars? Thanks Gary |
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Posted by: Ironsiderodger
on Sun, Jul 27 2008
www.ironsaddcasts.mypodcast.comWelcome aboard Otto von S!
It is an interesting conundrum; either it's the hand of God coming down- or its the gigantic magnet of death between the rails that would endanger any crewman with dental implants and a pacemaker. I actually would like to use the magnet- but physically uncoupling the cars isn't neccessarily more unprototypical- real people uncouple cars with their hands when needs be- naturally our hands aren't HO or N hands, but Will has a nice pic somewhere in his gallery of employing a BBQ skewer to do the job which is a great alternative. Anyhow, come join us on the new forums- they're an awesome resource! |
on Mon, Jul 21 2008
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