The Model Train People Podcast
A podcast about the greatest hobby on earth...model railroading. Model Train People is a group dedicated to expanding the model railroading hobby and championing inclusion for all who find joy in playing with trains. Join Dennis, Eddie, Matt, Nick, and Tae as they talk about life, trains, and interview others in the hobby.
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Episodes
Thursday Nov 27, 2025
Thursday Nov 27, 2025
In this episode, we are listening in on the absent-minded discussion that was our original interview with Miles Callan from Interurban Era.
Miles' Links:
https://www.youtube.com/@InterurbanEra
https://interurbanera.com/
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Song: coastline Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios.
Link: https://youtu.be/YFuuXK0maOA?si=ZwYKu7FpEZ-xvdIp | Creative Commons - Attribution ND 4.0
Thursday Nov 13, 2025
Thursday Nov 13, 2025
In this episode, we open the can of worms that is model railroading. Specifically, this episode is a primer to help people who do not have any experience with model railroads or trains in general, but are interested in starting out in the hobby.
Follow this link to see the advice for newcomers to the hobby, provided by members of our community: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RBVOEJOQaesSRWb2kAB3qlxwa-6669W7onUy7LXa-uM/edit?usp=sharing
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Song: coastline Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios. Link: • [background music] coastline - the perfect... | Creative Commons - Attribution ND 4.0
Tuesday Oct 28, 2025
Tuesday Oct 28, 2025
In this episode, we interview Edward Cady of the Happy Valley Hobbies YouTube Channel and learn about his unique modeling of the gauge HOw6 in the 1870s.
Check out Edward's Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/@UCBlg_euje8rKWIxkdq4fXGA
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Song: coastline Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios. Link: • [background music] coastline - the perfect... | Creative Commons - Attribution ND 4.0
Tuesday Oct 14, 2025
Tuesday Oct 14, 2025
On today's episode, we join the Rail Brothers from StackTalk for a discussion on the types of model railroad layouts. But, this is a two parter. For our episode, we will talk about display layouts, and for their most recent episode (link below) we will be talking with them about operational layouts. So be sure to catch the other half over there.
StackTalk Podcast Part 2 here: https://youtu.be/YL4rXSXPPPU
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Song: coastline Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFuuXK0maOA | Creative Commons - Attribution ND 4.0
Tuesday Sep 30, 2025
Tuesday Sep 30, 2025
In today's episode, we meet with two members of our community who model Japanese trains, but are from right here in the USA. We'll take a deep dive into why these gentlemen model what they do, and discuss some of the challenges and benefits that come with modeling railroads from this unique country.
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Thursday Sep 18, 2025
Thursday Sep 18, 2025
In today's episode, we interview Miles Callan, owner of the Interurban Era YouTube channel and website, and the creator of the Alta California Railway.
Miles' Links:https://www.youtube.com/@UCC_qV-wGVow_HapR93TeW4A https://interurbanera.com/
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Tuesday Sep 02, 2025
Tuesday Sep 02, 2025
Welcome to Season Two of the Model Train People Podcast. In today's episode, Sam and Dennis discuss the departure of Eddie from the podcast, as well as covering what happened over the summer and a few upcoming plans.
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Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
The team talks about summer plans as they wrap up the podcast’s first season. Season 2 Episode 1 is scheduled to drop on 8 September 2025, so until then, have a safe summer and we’ll see you soon!
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Monday May 26, 2025
Monday May 26, 2025
Dennis, Eddie, and Sam interview Shawn Dyke, also known as Klawndykes, and talk T-Trak, more on tariffs, and much more.
Visit Klawndykes here: https://klawndyke.com/catalog/
Also! Send Shawn a note here and tell him you saw this video or listened to this podcast to get his bridge module!
https://klawndyke.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=contact_us
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Sunday Apr 13, 2025
Sunday Apr 13, 2025
Eddie and Sam interview Michael Small, the owner of YankeeDabbler and discuss the store's origins, the process of taking an eBay store to a brick-and-mortar location, tariffs, and much more.
Visit YankeeDabbler here: https://yankeedabbler.com/
See YankeeDabbler’s YouTube videos on Engineer Hall’s Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@engineerhall5887/videos
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