Railphile Nick Benson & Lou Capwell
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We discuss railroad photography from the perspective of a railfan. Biweekly episodes feature authors, photographers, railroaders, and modelers who are passionate about trains like we are.
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#5: Spaceships & Circus Trains with Walter Scriptunas II
Walter Scriptunas II is a railfan and professional photographer based in West Virginia and Florida. We talk about shooting the final days of the Space Shuttle program and Ringling Brothers circus train.
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#4: Writing in Montana with Justin Franz
Justin Franz is a writer and photographer in Whitefish, Montana and a correspondent for Trains Magazine. We discuss railfanning with publication in mind, police blotters, mirrorless cameras, and the end of rail service in downtown Kalispell.
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#3: CRPA and the Travels of Scott Lothes
Scott Lothes, President and Executive Director of the Center for Railroad Photography & Art, talks about the Center, their convention, and his railfan travels throughout China, Switzerland, and the United States.
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#2: Quebec's North Coast with Mathieu Tremblay
Mathieu Tremblay talks about "bush railfanning" on Quebec's North Coast, from SOPOR's car ferry in Baie-Comeau to the ore haulers in Port-Cartier and Sept-Iles.
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#1: Meet Nick & Lou
Meet Nick Benson and Lou Capwell, a couple of dudes who're giving this podcast thing a whirl. We talk about our backgrounds, our plans for the show, and go off on a strange tangent on monorails.