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July 31, 2025
John Gardiner
Proto-Future, Car culture, Construction, Hobby meta, Layout Diary, Politics

Proto-Future 11: Layout, Life, and Podcast Update, 2025

July 31, 2025
John Gardiner
Proto-Future, Car culture, Construction, Hobby meta, Layout Diary, Politics

This episode is a layout construction progress update amid some pretty major life changes: writing my and defending my Ph.D. dissertation, and looking to move overseas for safety. What will happen next to the layout and podcast? Listen on...

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July 31, 2025
John Gardiner
Proto-Future, Car culture, Construction, Hobby meta, Layout Diary, Politics

Tagged: Proto-future, Bicycle, Manifesto, Trump voters, Germany, Layout, Layout Diary, Rochester Minnesota, DMUs, Politics

John Gardiner

Proto-Future 10: Introducing the Centre County Highway Revolt

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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.

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