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We met Brooks an through email we received at the ole’ AML headquarters. (It had fallen behind the filing cabinet.) He's perfect candidate for an interview, young, self motivated and dedicated to model railroading. It's an excellent interview exploring how life intertwines with this great hobby of and helps to strengthen the fabric of who we are as individuals. When he is not busy searching for Blue box models he’s running his business, Western Audio Works.

Enjoy !!

Wondering what those bright lights were last night above your house, your Aunt Mabel claims she was abducted by aliens on Tuesday and they took her ’79 Pinto wagon with them. You’re convinced Area 51 is nothing more than a cover for the real UFO’s in Area 73. This all sounds quite reasonable but be prepared to go back… Way back.

It’s the latest edition of the X2F Files as we take a look back at some of the hits and misses from model railroading’s yesteryear with Model Railroad News editor To

Scott Thorton is on the road again spreading joy throughout the model railroading world with the new ProtoThrottle from Iowa Scaled Engineering. We managed to take Michael Petersen the builder of throttle away from the booth for a few moments for a quick insight. Enjoy!!!

You need a vacation, somewhere warm to go, someplace exciting, a new adventure. Well here at the ole’ AML Network that’s a no can do but we can help you waste an hour and a half of your life without even going outside. Come with us as we once again cruise the murky waters of your imagination and try to figure out why socks are shaped like the letter “L”.

Grab yourself a big bowl of discarded train show hot dog wrappers, a tall glass of reusable fountain water and enjoy !!!

Lego trains are definitely part of the model railroading community and BrickModelRailroader.com is quickly becoming an important representative by building the Lego train hobby one brick at a time.

Lego trains constantly evolve and this segment of the hobby continues to grow. Many scale modelers are drawn to Lego trains and many folks are introduced to scale model railroading through because of Lego trains.

So sit back and enjoy another great podcast about another segment of this great hobby.

It’s an all star cast with Kaylee Zhang answering the Kelly Questions and Shawn Becher providing all sorts of interesting thoughts to ponder.

After a brief investigation it would appear Shawn’s segment scheduled for an earlier virtual hobby shop show somehow was lost.

If we hadn’t been power washing the office we’d never have discovered Shawn’s on air segment jammed under a filing cabinet covered with green goo created when the model railroad hobby simply exploded. Enjoy.

All the news that is the news is right here at your fingertips thanks to our crack reporter Tony Cook – editor of Model Railroad News. Tony has risked life and limb traveling around the globe looking for the latest and greatest products helping to turn your dream pike into a reality.

On this episode learn all about the evolution of using a forty foot box car for bulk transport to the development of covered hoppers and some of the new models available such as Tangent’s High Side Covered Hopper.

“Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show” the biggest model railroad show in North America, dating back to the‘60s when a group of students and faculty members from the University of Massachusetts hosted a swap meet on campus. In ‘82 they moved to the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield.

Fast forward almost 40 years where show president John Sacerdote and his tireless army of volunteers is ready for a crowd of 25,000 folks excited to see what’s new and different this year. Enjoy!

I’ve met so many interesting people right here on the ole’ AML Network so we thought it’s the perfect time of year to find out what they’d like to see happen in the future.

It’s a whole bunch of your favorite AML regulars wishing you all the best for the new year and talking about there hopes of a bright future for the hobby and people in general.

So get yourself a big bowl of shredded party hats, a warm mug of leftover eggnog and enjoy.