Latest Amtrak Podcast Episodes
Fire Service and the Railroads
Lets Talk Trains - September 05, 2015 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 32 ratingsWe recently asked a St. Louis Fire Department Captain to come to the Route 66 Railfan Center in Pacific, Missouri and give us some insight in how they prepare and deal with problems along the rails. Fire Captain Ali Shahriary. Ali is also very interested in trains. Ali got started in model trains...
LTT On The Road -- Spring Creek Model RR Show & Introducing APRHF Rail Rangers
Lets Talk Trains - August 06, 2015 11:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 32 ratingsOn this episode of the American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation's The Let's Talk Trains Show, Kansas City Nathan is on the road, at the Spring Creak Model Trains Show, which took place in Deshler, Neb., over the 4th of July holiday. We will be talking to different clubs, as well as a few guys ...
LTT Visits With Passenger Train Journal's Editor Mike Schafer
Lets Talk Trains - July 18, 2015 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 32 ratingsOn this episode of the American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation's "The Let's Talk Trains Show," we visit with the editor of the White River Production's Passenger Train Journal, Mike Schafer. Mike is a well known railroad photographer, travelled all over the U.S. and Canada. Mike has written ...
The Amazing Chris Guenzler returns to talk about the NRHS 2015 ConventionTrip
Lets Talk Trains - July 10, 2015 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 32 ratingsThe Amazing Chris Guenzler returns to talk about the 2015 NRHS Rutland Convention Trip. Learn about everything he did before, during and after that event. Chris will tell you about Tourist Trains he rode, Trolley Museums he visited, finishing up the Amtrak system again, getting to La Plata and t...
LTT On The Road -- N&W 611 Homecoming
Lets Talk Trains - May 30, 2015 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 32 ratingsThis week, on a very special edition of the American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation's The Let's Talk Trains Show, a lot of railfans will be traveling towards Roanoke, Va. as Norfolk & Western No. 611 steams back to her birthplace. During the show, KC Nathan will be on the train--with 611 lead...
10th Annual " 24 Hours @ Saginaw" 2015
Lets Talk Trains - May 23, 2015 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 32 ratingsYour host is Skip Waters, organizer of the 10th Annual "24 Hours @ Saginaw" 2015, a 24 hour railwatching event sponsored by the North Texas Chapter, NRHS. Joining us will be local guests attending "24 Hours @ Saginaw" as we share the fun and exciting activities happening at the Saginaw Chamber o...
Railroads: How the Media, Congress and Unions view them.
Lets Talk Trains - May 16, 2015 17:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 32 ratingsOn this week's program, we will take a look at how our nation's railroad's are viewed by the media, legislators and the unions. With the recent tragic crash outside Philadelphia, PA and reports that followed, we will talk with some people that deal with those areas, and how they interpret what is...
12 Hours at Temple - Railfan Railwatching Party
Lets Talk Trains - May 09, 2015 17:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 32 ratingsJust like "24 Hours @ Saginaw" we are attending "12 Hours @ Temple" for NATIONAL TRAIN DAY! A 12 hour extravaganza railwatching event to be held in Temple, Texas on the Temple Railroad and Heritage Museum grounds. It's also the Amtrak Station. There is a lot planned when attending this event, ...
LTT On The Road - The Trail's End, in Sedalia, Mo
Lets Talk Trains - April 25, 2015 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 32 ratingsThis week, on the American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation's "The Let's Talk Trains Show," Kansas City Nathan travels two-hours east to the Missouri State Fairgrounds, in Sedalia, Missouri, for the Trails End event (www.thetrailsend.org). The event celebrates the men who drove cattle from Texa...
Host Spotlight: Hayley Enoch
Lets Talk Trains - April 18, 2015 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 32 ratingsA few weeks ago, the APRHF's Let's Talk Trains podcast put out a call for people passionate about trains and what they mean for the world to join our team. This week, ShuttletrainTED introduces us to one of our new hosts. Her name is Hayley Enoch. She is from the big state of Texas. Hayley has sh...
The Railroad's Visual Command - Signaling Systems
Lets Talk Trains - April 04, 2015 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 32 ratingsThis week on the American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation's The Let's Talk Trains Show, Kansas City Nathan and co-host APRHF President Bob Cox, will be discussing the world of railroading communications via signaling. Joining us this week, as our Featured Guest, will be Lindsey Fowlers, who wo...
Railroader To Railfan and Railfan Meet-ups
Lets Talk Trains - March 28, 2015 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 32 ratingsThis edition of the American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation's Let's Talk Trains Podcast we talk to a Railroader that has retired and is now one of the biggest railfans in Chicago, John Green of Greenrail1 productions on YouTube has worked for the American Association of Railroads (twice), the...
Show-Me Central NMRA Preview and Railfan Turned Railroader Scott Nauert
Lets Talk Trains - March 21, 2015 17:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 32 ratingsThis week, in advance of our visit to the Show-Me Central NMRA Covention in June, we visit with Brad Slone who describes what makes the Convention so interesting, and how the model railroading hobby is growing in the midwest. During the second hour of the program, we visit with a railfan who's p...
The Life of A Railroader--the good, the bad, everything...
Lets Talk Trains - March 14, 2015 17:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 32 ratingsThis week, on the American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation's The Let's Talk Trains Show, we welcome a man who has worked railroad industry for many years--working several years for a freight railroad and another 25-years as an Amtrak Conductor. Kansas City Nathan will welcome Wes Archibald to ...
Engineer Dockins Visits With APRHF's Let's Talk Trains
Lets Talk Trains - March 07, 2015 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 32 ratingsThe youngest engineer to ever operate an Amtrak train over Donner Pass visits the American Passenger Heritage Foundation's Let's Talk Trains program. Jonathan Dockins and his mom Dee Dee, stop by to talk about their adventure and how it all came to be, They will lead us through the trip of a life...
Model Train Shows: Are They Good or Bad For The Hobby?
Lets Talk Trains - February 28, 2015 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 32 ratingsThis time on the APRHF's Let's Talk Trains Show we will take a look at Model Train Shows. We will ask you, the listeners, what makes a great train show? What makes a bad one? Does having a swap meet at the show, make the show feet cheap? Why are there not more manufacturers's coming to the show...
Saving Our Past -- Preserving Historic Railroad Sites
Lets Talk Trains - February 21, 2015 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 32 ratingsThis week, on the American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation's The Let's Talk Trains Show, we will be talking about railroad preservation. George Li will be joining us to talk about preserving the Northern Pacific Railroad's Cheney, Wash. depot, with the "Save Our Station - Cheney Depot" project...
Indiana Rail Road President and Chief Executive Officer
Lets Talk Trains - February 14, 2015 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 32 ratingsThe APRHF's Let's Talk Trains turns it's focus from Illinois to Indiana this week. Indiana Rail Road President/CEO Thomas Hoback recently announced his upcoming retirement. We will visit with him to get his story along with his railroad's story. We will find out how the Indiana Railroad came to b...
Is Trespassing A New Media Fad?
Lets Talk Trains - January 31, 2015 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 32 ratingsThis week, on the APRHF's Let's Talk Trains Show, we welcome the Executive Director of Missouri Operation Lifesaver, Rick Mooney. With all the press about Bravo Network's "Work Out" star, Greg Plitt---who was killed while trespassing on the right-of-way, shooting a commercial for an energy drink...
Respondek Railroad President Terry Respondek Visits With ShuttletrainTED
Lets Talk Trains - January 24, 2015 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 32 ratingsTerry Respondek describes how he built his Shortline Railroads from one engine. Terry also details why he decided to become a railroad executive. Call in and ask him questions. The call in number is 646-716-7106.
Dale Jenkins: A Well Traveled Railroader
Lets Talk Trains - January 17, 2015 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 32 ratingsThis episode of The APRHF Let's Talk Trains, features railroader Dale Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins stops by fills us in on the various positions he has held with several railroads. He has been called out of retirement to serve the railroads again. Mr. Jenkins has held such titles as leverman, operator, S...
Chris Guenzler's Final LTT Show What Railfan Trips are you planning in 2015
Lets Talk Trains - January 03, 2015 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 32 ratingsThis is the Amazing Chris Guenzler final LTT Show that he will host. What railfan trips are you planning in 2015? Call in this week and let everyone know where your headed, what are you planning on doing while your there? Will you be riding, photographing or just watching? Do you plan to go to S...
2014: Year In Review
Lets Talk Trains - December 27, 2014 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 32 ratingsJoin all of our LTT Hosts, as we remember the Twelveth Season of the American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation's "The Let's Talk Trains Show." The Hosts will tell which programs stood out for each of them, this year, and what each host has planned for 2015. Listeners can also comment on t...
What Would Christmas Be Without Model Trains?
Lets Talk Trains - December 20, 2014 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 32 ratingsOn this edition of the American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation's Let's Talk Trains, we will discuss the role model trains play at Christmas. Model Trains have been a part of Christmas as long most of us can remember. From going to the local department store window to the President's park, Mod...
Talk With A Pullman
Lets Talk Trains - December 13, 2014 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 32 ratingsThis edition of the American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation Let's Talk Trains we discover what a modern day Pullman does, why they do it. We find out about the perks and the challenges of being a modern day Pullman. Join us in the chat room at: www.letstalktrains.com.
Host Spotlight: Elizabeth Alkire
Lets Talk Trains - December 06, 2014 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 32 ratingsThe Amazing Chris Guenzler will be Interviewing Elizabeth Alkire during this weeks show. We will learn how she got into trains, all the things she has done and many more. We will learn about here city pin collections and how train trips come into that, We will learn what steam engines she has rid...
Post Turkey Day Stuff
Lets Talk Trains - November 29, 2014 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 32 ratingsOn this editon of the American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation's Let's Talk Trains will digest some leftovers. So in otherwords, we will talk a whole range of guests. APRHF's Trails To Rails, Santa train from Laplata, Missouri, The difference between Amtrak and VIA, The Great Dome, but wait, e...
Model Railroading in the 21st Century
Lets Talk Trains - November 22, 2014 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 32 ratingsModel Railroading has been a popular hobby for many decades. This week, Kansas City Nathan, a model railroader himself, will be discussing the Model Railroading in the 21st Century. Long gone are the cracker-jack boxcars or half-hearted attempts to create quality locomotives and other rolling ...
Holiday Themed Trains All Around
Lets Talk Trains - November 15, 2014 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 32 ratingsSince the movie Polar Express, Christams trains modeled on the Polar Express have become almost as big as Thomas for museum fund raising efforts. Not just museums, but shortline railroads and even some Class I's have joined the effort. Bob and Elizabeth will talk about many of these activities o...
Amazing Chris Guenzler relives reaching 1.4 Million Rail Miles
Lets Talk Trains - November 08, 2014 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 32 ratingsThis week, Chris talks about reaching his 1,400,000.0 rail-mile, why it took so long, and what he will be up to next. We will have some guests on join us and Chris will relive his past trips with you. We will talk about the Chris' trips in the United States, Mexico and Canada, as well as tourist...
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