You may have had a rocky start to your layout operations, but as long as you can adapt and improve, you'll be okay.

Mike Jordan, Ken Zieska, and Thomas Gasior MMR discuss their changes in operations over the years, including feedback discussions, making changes to paperwork before track, and what the future holds.

The Local Modular Club sponsors this episode

Special guest appearance by John Witthaus. Honk, Honk.

This episode we chat about making changes to our layouts, our operations, and how to suggest to others some changes that might improve operations.

Ken Borowski MMR, Greg Dahl, and Thomas Gasior MMR are featured on this podcast.

This episode is sponsored by "Back in MY Day".

What is it like to be invited to an Regional Operations Weekend? Joe Binish, David Hamilton MMR, and Thomas Gasior MMR discuss attending an event. These events are held every month all across the country, and you can join in. 

Check with the National OPSIG community and your local operating groups for information. You can check out the event held in the Twin Cities area ever yother year called MinnRail.

www.MinnRail.org

Our sponsor this episode is Phrases you can use on Model Railoaders, or the kids.

Our podcast crew has been asked to show their latest projects and share them with you. We examine various items on everyone's layout and examine what it takes to bring these models to life. 

April starts with a fun-filled podcast for most of our crew, except Mike Jordan, who suffered from technical issues for most of the recording. It's a good thing he has the full support of the cast.

This episode's crew is Joe Binish, Greg Dahl, David Hamilton MMR, Mike Jordan, William Sampson Jr., Ken Zieska, and Thomas Gasior MMR.

Our sponsor for this episode is the MAKE ONE FOR ME guy.

Plus, our usual outtakes and bloopers. 

Operations are supposed to be fun. This episode discusses the social aspects of hosting and being a guest. 

This episode's crew is Joe Binish, Mike Jordan, and Thomas Gasior MMR. 

Our sponsor is the Foam engine, which you can throw across the room.

In this episode, we discuss hosting an Operations weekend. How do we pick layouts, how are guests invited, and what can a host do to prepare for time visitors?

The crew in this episode is Joe Binish, David Hamilton MMR, Ken Zieska, and Thomas W Gasior MMR as the host.

Our show is sponsored by the Jordan-Walker Bowling Ball Factory kit.

This episode we discuss how busy we want to be at an operations session, and how busy do we want our crew members when we host a session?

The crew this episode is Mike Jordan, William Sampson Jr, Ken Zieska, and hosted by Thomas Gasior MMR

We are sponsored this episode by "The Sleep Inducing Clinic".

This episode we are joined by Lee Caulkins and Brett Issacs. The main force behind the huge, and we mean HUGE, N-scale modular set up. This past year it was held in Evanston Wyoming at the Historic Union Pacific Shops. 
Ken Borowski MMR and Thomas Gasior MMR help our guests explain what it takes to run this event. 
It may be N Scale, but it is open to all modelers of any scale. It might be time to build that T-Trak or FreeMo module.

This episode is sponsored by the guy who runs his layout by Timetable and Train Orders. 

In this episode, we discuss layouts with no mainline. One, if any yards, and minimal staging. Can you create a fun, operational layout that will stand the test of time? We discuss how a smaller layout can be more nimble, or accommodating to operators of any skill level. No clearing up for the express, no Train orders to decipher, no dispatcher to boss you around the railroad.

Greg Dahl, Dan Dossa, and Thomas Gasior MMR discuss these ideas and more.

This episode is sponsored by the David Hamilton Geography Bender and more. Plus the usual outtakes at the end.

In this episode, we discuss the operations of a freight house. We also discuss Cold storage and security storage facilities. Joe Binish has one of the best-run operations for working the freight house on his Central of Minnesota layout.

The crew for this episode is Joe Binish, and Ken Zieska, and hosted by Thomas Gasior MMR.

This episode is sponsored by: The Operations Day Soldering Iron