
The Crossing Gate. Model railroad discussion.
Hosted by Mike Jordan and Thomas Gasior · Twin Cities Division NMRA
4.9from 104 ratings
- 103
- Episodes
- 6
- Transcribed
- 104
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About The Crossing Gate. Model railroad discussion.
Discussion of model railroading and operations.
- Publisher
- Twin Cities Division NMRA
- Category
- education · history · leisure
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 20 Jan 2021
- Latest episode
- 12 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
6 of 103 episodes have a transcript.

12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#101 - Questions from Seasoned Operators

29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
#100 - Networking with others in Model Railroading

15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
#99 - TCD goes to the NMRA National Convention
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#101 - Questions from Seasoned Operators
Published 12 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I want to understand what's going on. If I've been there a hundred times, okay, now let's make it a little more of a challenge because I know how the flow and I know where the cars go, but let's make it a little more. On my Northeast job, there are a couple of places where this works if people pay attention or if they care to. My team track has a ramp. Logically, you put the flat cars that have things to unload next to the ramp, right? And the box cars get unloaded anywhere. 40% of the time we're better. I get there and the flat car is not next to the ramp or the box car is next to the ramp where it doesn't need to be. […]
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- Joe Binish
- David Hamilton
- Diana Gassior
- Jay Bickford
- Diana Gasior
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 67 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 37 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 25 / 100
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- Quality
- 15
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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