Join us for this week's episode of Roundhouse Crosstalk. We often talk about how the railroad has shaped our communities, but we don't often get to dive into real world examples of this phenomenon. In this episode Amanda sits down with Derek Whaley to discuss how the railroad helped shape Santa Cruz California. 

 Derek Whaley's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Santa-Cruz-Trains-Railroads-Mountains/dp/1508570736/ref=asc_df_1508570736/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312126490544&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2513460548026114491&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032523&hvtargid=pla-571153649988&psc=1

In this week's episode of Roundhouse Crosstalk we sit down with Dr. Kevin Waite to learn about his new book West of Slavery The Southern Dream of a Transcontinental Empire. We discuss the South's vision for expansion westward, their desire for a transcontinental railroad, and what the South's connection to the West says about our past. 

Learn more about Dr. Waite's book: https://uncpress.org/book/9781469663197/west-of-slavery/

Join us for this week's episode of Roundhouse Crosstalk. In this Halloween Special we sit down with Tony Reevy to learn about the history of ghost stories and the railroad.

To learn more read Tony Reevy's book: https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Train-American-Railroad-Legends/dp/1883089417

Join us for this week's episode of Roundhouse Crosstalk. In this bonus episode we commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month by learning more about the railroads' role in the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century. 

For this topic we interviewed Desun Oka about his new digital exhibit for the museum available here: https://express.adobe.com/page/EZberU5iy1oNE/

Join us for this week's episode to Roundhouse Crosstalk! In this week's episode we sit down with Dr. Ethan Blue, a professor at the University of Western Australia, to learn about the connection between deportation and the railroad in the 19th century. 

For more information about this topic, you can read Dr. Blue's new book The Deportation Express: https://www.amazon.com/Deportation-Express-History-American-Crossroads/dp/0520304446

Join us for this week’s episode of Roundhouse Crosstalk, a podcast hosted by the California State Railroad Museum. Today we’ll be hearing from Professor Scott Huffard about the spread of Yellow Fever, traditionally common in port towns, to inland towns after the construction of the railroad. How did people react to these outbreaks and did they understand its causes? What does can disease teach us about a society’s politics, infrastructure, and scientific knowledge? Stay tuned to find out!

You can follow Professor Huffard on twitter here: https://twitter.com/shuffard

You can access Professor Huffard's website here: https://scotthuffard.wordpress.com/

You can find Professor Huffard’s book here: https://uncpress.org/book/9781469652818/engines-of-redemption/

What do the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, the Women’s Suffrage movement, and the golden age of Hollywood have in common? The Central Pacific Commissioner’s Car was there for them all! Tune in to this week’s episode of Roundhouse Crosstalk, a podcast hosted by the California State Railroad Museum. The Commissioner’s Car, now over 150 years old, is one of the newest additions to the museum’s collection of locomotives and train cars. Join us as we talk to Wendell Huffman, the previous curator at the Nevada State Railroad Museum, about the history of the Commissioner’s Car and its significance today.

Join us for this week's episode of Roundhouse Crosstalk! This week we sit down with Dominique Bregent-Heald an associate professor at Memorial University to discuss how railroad films helped create the modern idea of tourism and helped with the conservationist movement in both the United States and Canada. 

In this very special bonus episode we swap places with @The Roundhouse Podcast hosted by Nick Ozorak to learn about Railroads Online, a new immersive video game about 19th century railroading.

Listen to more of @The Roundhouse Podcast here: https://theroundhousepodcast.com/2022/03/15/kelly-lynch-fort-wayne-fmw-solutions/

Join us for this week's episode of Roundhouse Crosstalk! This week we sit down with Nick Ozorak from The Roundhouse Podcast to discuss his love of railroading, what he's learned as a railroad podcaster, and learn about railroad simulators. 

The Roundhouse Podcast: https://theroundhousepodcast.com/2022/03/15/kelly-lynch-fort-wayne-fmw-solutions/