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Proto-Future and the Beginner's Guide to Model Railroading

This is a joint feed for the Beginner’s Guide to Model Railroading (BGT) and the Proto-Future Podcast (PFP), a fresh take on model railroading which covers modern transit, intercity passenger rail, and walkable, climate-just, and racially equitable urban environments.

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Sep 25, 2026
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Jul 31, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 25, 2026

    [Audio] Modeling US DMUs Part 3: NCTD Sprinter (opens the original)

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    Audio from the YouTube video series describing my journey to visit, ride, and bicycle every DMU system in the US

  2. Episode · Sep 18, 2026

    [Audio] Modeling US DMUs Part 2: NJT River LINE (opens the original)

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    Audio from the YouTube video series describing my journey to visit, ride, and bicycle every DMU system in the US

  3. Episode · Sep 11, 2026

    [Audio] Modeling US DMUs Part 1: Introduction (opens the original)

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    Audio from the YouTube video series describing my journey to visit, ride, and bicycle every DMU system in the US

  4. Episode · Sep 8, 2026

    MUSDMUs Part 0: Teaser (opens the original)

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    Audio from the YouTube video series describing my journey to visit, ride, and bicycle every DMU system in the US

  5. Episode · Aug 31, 2026

    Proto-Future 20: How to model Modern Transit, Part 3: FLIRTing with Layout Design (opens the original)

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    In part three of this three-part series, I explain the ways in which layouts can host modern transit and modeling-relevant operations, giving examples for layouts small, medium, and large for how to realistically and entertainingly model walking, bicycling, busses, streetcars, trams/straßenbahnen, light rail, stadtbahnen, tram-trains, DMUs, heavy rail subways, schnellbahnen/RERs, intercity rail, long distance/night trains, High-eR Speed Rail (HRSR), and High Speed Rail (HSR).

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