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    MRT Video Podcast 28 Nick Santo talks Decoder Buddy V5
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Feb 16
    • 2 min

    MRT Video Podcast 28 Nick Santo talks Decoder Buddy V5

    This week on Ep28 I chat with Nick Santo of NixTrainz about his DCC Decoder Buddy V5. Simply these Decoders Buddy make installing decoder...
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    MRT Video Podcast 26:JMRI vs TrainController
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Feb 6
    • 2 min

    MRT Video Podcast 26:JMRI vs TrainController

    MRT Video Podcast 26: JMRI vs TrainController. This week I talk with Peter Borcherds from the UK about his BNSF Chicago Sub in N Scale. H...
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    Summit Custom Cuts- Per Laursen Interview
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Feb 4
    • 2 min

    Summit Custom Cuts- Per Laursen Interview

    MRT Video Podcast 25: Summit Custom Cuts. This week I speak with Per Laursen about his wonderful HO scale layout and his Summit Custom Cu...
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    MRT Video Podcast 24. Wifi Signalling for a Model Railroad
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Jan 15
    • 2 min

    MRT Video Podcast 24. Wifi Signalling for a Model Railroad

    This week I speak with Speed Muller about Wifi signalling for a Model Railroad using MQTT within JMRI.
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    Marty Jenkins NMRAx and Rabbit Holes
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Jan 10
    • 2 min

    Marty Jenkins NMRAx and Rabbit Holes

    Marty Jenkins NMRAx and Rabbit Holes. This week in Podcast 24 I speak with Marty Jenkins about NMRAX & Rabbit Holes: Remote Operations. N...
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    Big Things in 2021: Remote Operations and NMRAx
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Dec 31, 2020
    • 2 min

    Big Things in 2021: Remote Operations and NMRAx

    his week in Podcast 23 I speak with Brad Anderson about NMRA-X & Remote Operations. NMRA-X has taken the online model railroad fraternity by
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    MRT Video Podcast #17- Padawan Learner of Model Trains- Drew Warrington
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Nov 14, 2020
    • 2 min

    MRT Video Podcast #17- Padawan Learner of Model Trains- Drew Warrington

    MRT Video Podcast #17 we speak with15 year old Drew Warrington the Padawan Learner of Model trains about his model train journey of the p...
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    Digital Command Control/Layout Command Control-not for the faint hearted??
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Nov 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    Digital Command Control/Layout Command Control-not for the faint hearted??

    MRT Video Podcast #16 we speak Dave Barazza about Digital Command Control/Layout Command Control on his New York and Atlantic Model Rail...
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    MRT Video Podcast #13-New Approach-Michigan Interstate Model Railroad-St. Clair Division
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Oct 13, 2020
    • 2 min

    MRT Video Podcast #13-New Approach-Michigan Interstate Model Railroad-St. Clair Division

    Greg FLEX acronym spells out a very unique and new approach to layout design and operations. FLEX forms the outline to every aspect of his
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    MRT Video Podcast #11-Stone Canyon Railroad The Operational Game Changer
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Sep 27, 2020
    • 2 min

    MRT Video Podcast #11-Stone Canyon Railroad The Operational Game Changer

    Stone Creek Railroad The Operational Game Changer MRT speak with John Feraca about his journey from Lone Wolf Modeler as the game changer...
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    Lets meet Model Railroad Techniques Steam locomotives Top 14
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Jul 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    Lets meet Model Railroad Techniques Steam locomotives Top 14

    In this video Model Railroad Techniques will talk you through their top 14 of their favourite steam locomotives. TOP 14
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    The Track Planner's: 7 design elements for a realistic track plan.
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Jun 2, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Track Planner's: 7 design elements for a realistic track plan.

    This week Model Railroad Techniques talks with Bill Beranek "The Track Planner" about his 7 design elements for a realistic track a plan.
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    Model Railroad Operations-Barcode Switchlists-Episode 1
    Model Railroad Techniques
    • Mar 5, 2020
    • 2 min

    Model Railroad Operations-Barcode Switchlists-Episode 1

    Model Railroad Operations using a barcode switchlist developed from MS excel and word
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