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Latest Episodes

#5: Spaceships & Circus Trains with Walter Scriptunas II
February 05, 2019

Walter Scriptunas II is a railfan and professional photographer based in West Virginia and Florida. We talk about shooting the final days of the Space Shuttle program and Ringling Brothers circus train.

#4: Writing in Montana with Justin Franz
April 24, 2018

Justin Franz is a writer and photographer in Whitefish, Montana and a correspondent for Trains Magazine. We discuss railfanning with publication in mind, police blotters, mirrorless cameras, and the end of rail service in downtown Kalispell.

#3: CRPA and the Travels of Scott Lothes
April 11, 2018

Scott Lothes, President and Executive Director of the Center for Railroad Photography & Art, talks about the Center, their convention, and his railfan travels throughout China, Switzerland, and the United States.

#2: Quebec's North Coast with Mathieu Tremblay
April 11, 2018

Mathieu Tremblay talks about "bush railfanning" on Quebec's North Coast, from SOPOR's car ferry in Baie-Comeau to the ore haulers in Port-Cartier and Sept-Iles.

#1: Meet Nick & Lou
April 11, 2018

Meet Nick Benson and Lou Capwell, a couple of dudes who're giving this podcast thing a whirl. We talk about our backgrounds, our plans for the show, and go off on a strange tangent on monorails.