RVers visiting model railroaders across the US

We speak with Shane Wilson from ScaleTrains about his epic road trip visiting model railroaders and his plans for visiting all 50 states.

Plus we visit the Oregon coast and have a great gadget as well plus a peek at a new high-tech boondocking trailer. 

Mentioned on this episode:

• ScaleTrains - our guest Shane from ScaleTrains

  • The ScaleTrains road trip

• Our former resort The Featherbed Railroad - a bed & breakfast made of railroad cabooses

• Shane mentioned an incredible model of the Union Pacific Wyoming Division located in Cornfield, Arizona

• Our podcast episode about RVing and gold mining with Sandy Thuett

• The Dive restaurant in Port Orford, Oregon

• Oregon Dunes National Recreational Area - sand dunes on the beach

• Sea Lion Caves in Florence, Oregon

• Things to see and do in Newport, Oregon

  • One of those is the Rogue Brewing Company

• Incredible plastic sculptures made from things washed ashore by Washed Ashore

• Tony’s review of the 2022 Rockwood Geo Pro 19FBS with the Power Package - a boondocking masterpiece in a small trailer

  • Tony’s RV Reviews on RVTravel.com

• The StressLess Camping Podcast Facebook Group

Model Railroad layout

One of the model railroad layouts that Shane

ScaleTrains locomotives

Several of the very detailed locomotives built by ScaleTrains.

Scale Trains

We speak with Shane Wilson from ScaleTrains about his epic road trip to model railroad layouts.

Allen Whitaker's Tennessee Southern

One of the scale railroads visited by ScaleTrains - Allen Whitaker's Tennessee Southern

Allen Whitaker and the Tennessee Southern

Allen Whitaker and the team from the Tennesseee Southern Railroad in Columbus, Ohio.

The Tennessee Southern railroad

Shane Wilson visits the Tennessee Southern (model) railroad owned by Alan Whitaker, a railroader by day and modeler by night.

Working on the Railroad

Working on the day's plans to operate a large model railroad.

The Pirate and Peggy

Peggy has some fun dancing with the Wavy Guy Pirate in front of The Dive in Port Orford, Oregon

Wavy Pirate brings us in

We stopped at The Dive in Port Orford, Oregon because this wavy pirate beconed us. It was a good decision.

Priscilla the Parrot Fish

Priscilla the Parrot Fish was made entirely of plastic waste that has washed-up on shore.

Chompers the Shark

Another incredible piece of art created entirely from plastic trash that has washed-up on shore.

Rogue Peggy

Peggy gets her wings at Rogue River brewery

Yaquina Bay Bridge

An interesting shot of the Yaquina Bay Bridge in Newport, Oregon

Yaquina Bay Bridge

The Yaquina Bay bridge over Yaquina Bay in Newport, Oregon

Yaquina Bay Lighthouse

The reportedly very haunted Yaquina Bay lighthouse was built in 1874 and decommissioned just three years later.

Yaquina Bay

Yaquina Bay in Newport, Oregon with the Yaquina Bay bridge in the background as boats await crab season loaded with traps.

Beer Samples

Beer sampling at Rogue River Brewing Company in Newport, Oregon

Our video review of the Thetford Titan portable waste tank .