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Proto-Future and The Beginner's Guide to Model Railroading

Proto-Future
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Proto-Future
BGTMRRING
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Welcome to the podcast! Here, you’ll be able to find the episodes from both the Beginner’s Guide to Model Railroading and the Proto-Future Podcast. Happy listening!

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  • Amtrak
  • BGT
  • Bicycle Adventure
  • Bonus
  • Car culture
  • CCHR
  • Construction
  • DEI
  • Design
  • Diversity in Modeling
  • Essay
  • Field Recording
  • Geopolitics
  • Getting Started
  • High Speed Rail
  • Highway Revolt
  • Hobby meta
  • Inaugural Borealis
  • Interview
  • Introduction
  • Layout Diary
  • Miniseries
  • Operations
  • Politics
  • Proto-Future
  • Q&A
  • Railroad History
  • Scenery
  • Speedrun
  • Structures
  • Trip Report
January 31, 2026
John Gardiner
Proto-Future, Amtrak, Car culture, Interview, Politics, High Speed Rail, Design, Field Recording, Geopolitics

Proto-Future 16: Interview with Lucid Stew on High Speed Rail Politics

January 31, 2026
John Gardiner
Proto-Future, Amtrak, Car culture, Interview, Politics, High Speed Rail, Design, Field Recording, Geopolitics

A discussion on Low, Higher, and High Speed Rail, infrastructure politics, and Lucid Stew's history and growth as a creator.

Check out Lucid Stew’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@LucidStew

Stew’s original two videos on CAHSR:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBjsW19jak8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG_DLyxQP14

Stew’s recent video on CAHSR between LA and Orange County: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7wZs5-r-VI

Stew’s old video on Chicago to Detroit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzdKDIrBeAM

Stew’s recent video on Lake Shore Limited HSR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cQbqCrVTig

Stew’s older video on Pennsylvania HSR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFq1zwuJq8o&t=10s

Please consider donating at https://www.patreon.com/bgtmrring

January 31, 2026
John Gardiner
Proto-Future, Amtrak, Car culture, Interview, Politics, High Speed Rail, Design, Field Recording, Geopolitics

Tagged: Proto-future, Amtrak, Interview, Urbanism, Lucid Stew, High Speed Rail, HSR, Higher Speed Rail, HRSR, Brightline, California, California High Speed Rail, CAHSR, Politics

Listen to the show on Apple, Spotify, iheart Radio, Youtube, or Pandora:

Have a Thought? 

Proto-Future is attempting to do something which has never been done in model railroading before. I am here to ruffle feathers, seed ideas, get rusty gears turning, and help the hobby escape the transition-era worshiping rut we’ve been in for 30+ years, thereby better appealing to younger generations and improving the world around us along the way. If you have any thoughts at all – good or bad – pause for a second, think them through, make sure they’re logical, then email me, and we’ll see where it goes.

While the podcast is transitioning to Proto-Future, I still happily accept beginner questions and will address them on-air every now and then. Feel free to email me via the contact form, and I’ll do my best to help you in your quest.

Please consider Donating

This is an expensive endeavor, not just in money, but in emotional expenditures. Any amount you could donate, even a dollar a month, is reason enough for me to keep going. Your generosity would be very appreciated.

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