Proto-Future and the Beginner's Guide to Model Railroading

In part one of this three-part series, I explain the recent history and political implications of modern transit, being: walking, bicycling, busses, streetcars, trams/straßenbahnen, light rail, stadtbahnen, tram-trains, DMUs, heavy rail subways, schnellbahnen/RERs, intercity rail, long distance/night trains, High-eR Speed Rail (HRSR), and HSR, High Speed Rail. Please consider donating at https://w...

Everything you need to know to begin operating on your, or any model railroad. CTC, ABS, Timetables, Train Orders, Car Cards, and Waybills are all exhaustively, thoroughly, and clearly explained. Please consider donating at https://www.patreon.com/bgtmrring

Part 2 of an interview with modeler savant, Tyler Trahan, talking about passenger trains, modeling, politics, news, and urbanism. Link to the WTYP Bonus Episode Preview on Dining Cars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikq0lP9oQgI Please consider donating at https://www.patreon.com/bgtmrring

A bonus narration of my sole-author peer-reviewed scientific literature review in mBio: https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.00873-25?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed Please consider donating at https://www.patreon.com/bgtmrring

A bonus discussion on urbanism, advocacy, and completely banning cars. Please consider donating at https://www.patreon.com/bgtmrring

This episode covers the history of the Class III shortline and narrow-gauge railroads in the Mid-Atlantic Region, including the Camden and Amboy, Ma&Pa, and Surry, Sussex, and Southhampton. Please consider donating at https://www.patreon.com/bgtmrring

A discussion on Low, Higher, and High Speed Rail, infrastructure politics, and Lucid Stew's history and growth as a creator. Check out Lucid Stew’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@LucidStew Stew’s original two videos on CAHSR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBjsW19jak8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG_DLyxQP14 Stew’s recent video on CAHSR between LA and Orange County: https://www.youtube...

Part 2 of how to ride Amtrak, finding a train, understanding service classes, booking a ticket, waiting at the station, and the onboard experience, recorded from the Coast Starlight.

Part 1 of an interview with modeler savant, Tyler Trahan, covering his history in model railroading, museum, and steam railroading, and his thoughts on manifestos, passenger trains, virtual modeling, club inclusivity, and public outreach. Please consider donating at https://www.patreon.com/bgtmrring

Part 1 of how to ride Amtrak, giving a brief history and describing the destinations and operations of every single route on the timetable, recorded onboard the Sunset Limited.

The second part of a pilot episode I recorded in 2023, exploring Pittsburgh and biking on the GAP trail back to Connellsville. The City Cast Pittsburgh episode on the Silence of the Lambs house can be found here : https://pittsburgh.citycast.fm/podcasts/spend-the-night-at-the-silence-of-the-lambs-house Go support my friends at City Cast if you’re in any one of their 13 (soon to be 15) cities!

This episode is a layout construction progress update amid some pretty major life changes: writing my and defending my Ph. D. dissertation, and looking to move overseas for safety. What will happen next to the layout and podcast? Listen on... A final reminder to support CAN: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org

In this episode, I describe a project I've been working on with some friends to end car-dependency all across America, not just in cities, and details the many reasons why cars are always harmful to the environment, our health, and our economic prosperity. The Centre County Highway Revolt is a citizen-led organization opposing any new automobile spending in Pennsylvania, and instead promotes build...

The first part of a pilot episode I recorded, testing out the concept of PFP before I released the Manifesto, where I Amtraked from Connellsville to Pittsburgh, explored Pittsburgh, and biked back. A reminder to support CAN: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org

This episode finally gets us around to the "model" part of model railroading, teaching you how to prepare, paint, glue, brace, and detail either plastic or laser-cut wood kits. The different types of kits and glues are discussed, as well as scratch-building and kit-bashing, painting with an airbrush, and how to affix structures on the layout in a realistic manner.

This episode covers the history of the Class II railroads in the Mid-Atlantic Region, primarily the Reading, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Penn-Reading Seashore Lines, and Northern Central.

G4's take on NYC's Congestion Pricing, just in the nick of too late. Plus a report of a recent trip to a live show between City Nerd and the War on Cars in NYC, as well as bicycling around Baltimore, DC, NYC, and Philly.

Much thanks to all those whom asked a question! Feel free to reach out here: https://www.bgtmrring.org/contact Link to the subsequent interview with Tom Barbalet on Model Rail Radio found here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/model-rail-radio/id335536272?i=1000634820061

A one(-ish) year checkup with Tom Barbalet, talking about his incredibly enduring perspective of model railroading, how the hobby has changed over the years, the direction of modeling, transit, urbanism, geopolitics, artificial life simulations, and exobiology. Model Rail Radio/Video Listen to the original interview, from last year: Model Rail Radio November 13th, 2023: Tom Barbalet Talks with Joh...

This episode addresses the elephant in the room: that America is a now a fascist, dying country. What do we do now, and how do we fight back against the racist conservative idiots that are stealing our freedoms? Please, please donate to: The Freedom from Religion Foundation Nova Ukraine Anera Black Lives Matter The Rail Passengers Association The High Speed Rail Alliance The Sierra Club The Parkin...

In case you all forgot what it was to live like under Tronald Dump. Vote correctly! Once again, if you want to know more, you can Extra-special thanks to Puzzle in a Thunderstorm and all their podcasts. You can find their website here: https://scathingatheist.com and their podcasts following: And the diatribe in question can be sourced here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW2k4qf_0mc&t=5s&amp...

This episode covers the history of the Class I railroads in the Mid-Atlantic Region, primarily the New York Central and Erie-Lackawanna. Roundhouse Podcast M497 Black Beetle Episode: https://theroundhousepodcast.com/2018/03/19/jet-powered-train-the-story-of-m497/ Well There’s Your Problem Penn Central Episode 1: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/well-there-s-your-problem/id1487829595?i=1000552...

David Sotokarlin's Chicago 2040 Plan: https://www.davidsotokarlin.com/chicago2040 Lucid Stew's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LucidStew/videos And the episode in which I got a shout-out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffdJAM5RZro Learn more at https://www.bgtmrring.org/ Episode Patreon blog and donations here: https://www.patreon.com/bgtmrring

In this brief episode, I explain why I'm delaying Borealis 4 and offer a bonus essay on a trip to Madison, Wisconsin. The bicycle in question is here: https://www.ternbicycles.com/us/bikes/473/vektron-s10

The League of American Bicyclists Zoom given by Derrick James and Moriah Morales is here: https://youtu.be/YE6oJ7quCnM?si=CQetZzVpGOMgCHFE Learn more at https://www.bgtmrring.org/ Episode Patreon blog and donations here: https://www.patreon.com/bgtmrring