MRH introduces TrainMasters TV - 11
and shows us what’s under the hood. He talks about their his-
tory and how they were important to prototype railroading.
So far we’ve been to the ExpoRail museum in Montreal, which
is Ken’s home. We plan to go across the border to New York
state where we’ll do some Alcos and a BL2. I have a soft spot
for the BL2s, so I’m looking forward to shooting that one.
We have Barry’s Backyard, which is a different Barry from me.
Barry Birkett moved to a new house last spring and started a
garden railroad (his second one). We document the process
from turning the sod over, through his opening day for his
operating session. Hopefully next year we’ll get to see some
garden coming up around the trains.
Joe:
What does 2014 look like for TrainMasters?
Barry:
I’m looking forward 2014 and doing a series of projects.
I’d really like to do a project layout, and I’m thinking it might be
set in the Northeast, like the Boston and Maine. A visit to Lowell,
Massachusetts, a town that’s just full of factories, canals and
streets, inspired me. It could make a good project layout.
If we do such a project, it will probably span the course of a
year. We’ll take people through all the steps from design and
concept, right up to the finished detailing, and exhibition of the
layout. We’ll even go to Lowell and research the real location,
taking our cameras with us.
Joe:
Oh yeah! That sounds very interesting.
Barry:
The core of TrainMasters TV is our documentary strand.
I’m committed to having a documentary story in every month’s
episode that will profile someone in the hobby and their pas-
sion in pursuing it.
To me these documentary stories make up the cornerstone
of the show. They’re entertaining and compelling. I don’t care
what your interest is in this hobby, if someone has an interest-
ing story, you’ll enjoy watching it.
Joe:
I knowwhen I first saw a rough cut of the FastTracks seg-
ment in the November show, I was about half way through it,
when I caught myself and said, “Wait a minute, this is something
we’re going to feature on TrainMasters. This is really good!”
I had become so engrossed in the story I forgot I was watch-
ing our content. Because it’s told as an unfolding story, it
grabs you and pulls you in. It’s what all great entertainment
does, whether it’s trains or not.
11: Ken Goslett is the host of
Ken’s Roundhouse
. In his
segment, Ken features a diesel locomotive and take us
back in history and under the hood to tell the story of its
importance in North American railroading.
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MRH-Dec 2013
