Podcast Episodes

ATLP Rewind - The Theatrical Approach To Model Railroading with Scott Thornton - August 27, 2024

ATLP Rewind - Originally Released August 27, 2024

What if we looked at our layouts like they were the stage of a grand performance? On this episode, the talented and thought provoking Scott Thornton c…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

What's Happening In Model Railroading - August 2025 - Tony Cook & Matt Stern

Episode 180

A product line that spans generations for over 190 years - that's what Bachmann has brought to our hobby. Matt Stern joins Tony Cook and Ray Arnott to tell us the latest news from this legendary comp…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

2025 Mid-Atlantic RPM Preview with Bernie Kempinski

Episode 179

We keep the RPM theme going on Mondays as we head from St. Louis to just outside our nation's capital and talk to Bernie Kempinski about the 2025 Mid-Atlantic RPM. Bernie gives us a brief history of …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

The OPSIG Achievement Program with Paul Weiss

Episode 177

Getting more model railroaders to discover the magic of operations - that's what OpSig is looking to accomplish as they roll out their new Achievement Program. Executive Producer Paul Cassar and I ta…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

ATLP At The 2025 St. Louis RPM - Part Two

Episode 176

For the second year in a row, we were back at the St. Louis RPM in Collinsville, Illinois. ATLP host Ray Arnott made his rounds, talking to numerous attendees of the show and learning why they made t…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Alan Schroeder & The Marias Pass

Episode 173

How can the gift of a single locomotive change layout plans? That's what we'll find out on this episode of Around The Layout Podcast as we head to Wisconsin to talk to Alan Schroeder about his Burlin…

Published on 3 months ago

ATLP At The 2025 St. Louis RPM - Part One

Episode 175

For the second year in a row, we were back at the St. Louis RPM in Collinsville, Illinois. ATLP host Ray Arnott made his rounds, talking to numerous attendees of the show and learning why they made t…

Published on 3 months ago

Model Railroad Estate Planning with John Sacerdote & Dave Owens

Episode 172

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but, someday, you're going to die. Before that happens, it's time to make a plan, and that's the message Dave Owens and John Sacerdote deliver on this episode of …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

ATLP Rewind - Talking Ops with Don Irace - Freelance Railroad, Prototypical Ops with Tim Garland - September 10, 2024

ATLP Rewind - Originally Released September 10, 2024

We head back to Tim Garland's Seaboard Central to cover what we didn't get to when we interviewed him the first time; operations on his freelance r…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

What's Happening In Model Railroading - July 2025 - Tony Cook & Alex Hoffner

Episode 171

Ever loved a product so much that you just wanted to buy the company? Meet Alex Hoffner, the new owner of ABR Model Works. Alex comes by the ATLP studio to tell us how subscribing to the newsletter w…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago