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 Burlington Northern Marias Pass layout.

For the second year in a row, we were back at the St. Louis RPM in Collinsville, Illinois.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but, someday, you're going to die.

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 railroad.

Ever loved a product so much that you just wanted to buy the company?

After a two-parter with Thomas Klimoski on small layouts and the potential they hold, it was perfect timing to talk about operations on John Farrington's Somerset & Raritan.

Now that we're back home and rested up from an amazing weekend in Deshler, Nebraska, it's time to catch up on the rest of the folks we talked to during Spring Creek Model Trains Open House & Train Show.

Even when you're thousands of miles away from your prototype, you might not be that far from your people.

As we head towards the end of Men's Mental Health Awareness Month, the June topic episode focuses on the mental health benefits of model railroading.

Looking for a quick and easy way to get your rolling stock looking less like a toy and more like the prototype?

Track. If you're going to run your trains, you're going to need it, and Jeff Otto from Oak Hill Model Railroad Track Supply is all about it.

One man and a multitude of layouts. That's how Steve Pettit has developed his amazing skill set and we learn all about his beginnings on this episode of Around The Layout.

Sometimes, an old layout is worth saving, especially one that is rich in history and has been touched by some model railroading greats.

25 years in business - that surely is something to celebrate!

It's time for part 2 with author and model railroader Thomas Klimoski, and joining us to dig into operations on small layouts is our resident expert on the topic, Don Irace.

Unless you've been living completely off the grid over the last few months, you know that the business of model railroading is facing unprecedented challenges.

Hanging with the homies - that's what we do at the St. Louis RPM.

You know what they say about best laid plans? On this episode of Around The Layout, we do some catching up with Mike Landis and the unexpected challenges of moving his MKT Sedalia Sub to his new home.