Interurban Era - Invidious

Interurban Era

Interurban Era is a channel that weaves together learning about history using digital and analog scale models. I specialize in 20th century industrial history but branch out across the sciences, culture and much more.

The Joy of Kitbashing - A Scale Modeling Series

Follow along as I put together, paint, letter and weather scale models to make them look real. Often informed by extensive research these models, usually railroad models, you'll learn about why the real equipment exists.

Layout Construction Series

I'm building multiple model railroads for myself & clients in the region that I live. Follow along as we build a variety of different layouts, exploring new construction techniques and enjoying the process of bringing an empty spare room into a gorgeous miniature world.

PRESIDIO BAY - A Cities Skylines series.
It is currently in a pre-production phase for the rest of the first series. A lot of prep is needed before the next part debuts.

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BLI Mystery box FAIL! : What a literal train wreck.

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The Immense power of the TRIX USRA 2-8-2 Mikado!

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Unboxing 2 Mystery Boxes of HO scale Trains sent by friends! + Runby

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Vasona Branch Layout Visit: Bay Area California HO scale model railroad tour.

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ALTA Layout Update! From Decks to Depots on the HO scale Alta California Railway : pt. 16

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4 Great Small Switchers for your HO layout

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Modernizing the ALTA Railway: ALTA 15

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How NEW is New? Comparison Review: USRA 0-6-0 | Bachmann Roadname Specific 0-6-0 HO Scale locomotive

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Gearing up for the Prototype Modeler's Meet! | Alta Railway 14

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Friday Run-By! Alta California Railway ALCOs haul manifest freight train in 1968. HO scale

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Roster Tour! Pt 2: Project Diesels for the ALTA Railway

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Roster Tour! Alta California Railway | Part 1: Completed Locomotive Collection

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Mystery Train! NYC J3 Hudson pulls NYC's oldest passenger cars

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Making the World COME TO LIFE on the HO scale Anchor Bay Railway | EP 4

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HYDRAULICS HEAD TO HEAD! Piko vs Rivarossi! | Krauss Maffei ML4000 Comparison Review HO scale

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Mexican Motive Power Arrives! Plus: A New Brewery | Alta Railway 13

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ALTA locomotives visit GIGANTIC model railroad club: Donner Pass to West Oakland Yard

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Rescuing a Kitten: Chessie System ALCO S4 restoration + weathering | Joy of Kitbashing

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OOPS, All cabooses! J3 Hudson pulls holiday train on the Alta California railway

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Custom Boxcars & Scratchbuilt Art Deco Causeway | ALTA Railway 12

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Custom Detailing a Freelance Bowser FT in HO | The Joy of Kitbashing

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Ask Me Anything 2 | ALTA Railway Questions Answered

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Building a Bascule Bridge & Painting Diesels for the Alta California Railway | Alta 11

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$9 Model Train Show MYSTERY BAG! 40 HO scale models, will all the locomotives run?

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Alta California 1st Anniversary Layout Update! | ALTA 10

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Bachmann's Best Ever? | New York Central J3a Hudson Review | HO scale Steam Locomotive

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Interurban Line & Industrial Spurs on the Alta California Railway| ALTA 09

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Anchor Bay Returns! Four(!) Kitbashed Bridges | HO scale Coastal California Shortline EP3

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Building an HO model railroad town with history! | ALTA 08

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The Joy of Kitbashing: NdeM ALCO RS-1 in HO scale

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Professional Model Railroad Builder Answers Your Questions | Volume 1

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Building New Cabooses & Slide Fences: ALTA Railway EP 7

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Custom Superdetailed Steam on the Alta California | EP6

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Worth the hype? Rapido ATSF Refrigerated Car Review

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Building Exciting Mesas & A Charming Village | ALTA 5

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Interurban Era's Best Models, Toys, and Gifts of 2022

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ALTA II EP04 New Scenery, New DCC system, DCC decoder bonanza for the HO scale Alta California Ry.

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Modern Trams in HO Scale?! 1/87 Stuttgart SSB DT8.12 LRV model review

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ALTA II EP03: Laying super elevated track in HO scale!

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Anchor Bay EP2: How to Carve Insulation Foam Scenery & Grades for an HO scale model railroad.

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ALTA II EP02: Sturdy Benchwork, Foam, & Roadbed for my HO scale model railroad

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ALTA II EP 01: Planning, Givens, & Druthers for the new HO scale model railroad.

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Welcome to Anchor Bay EP1: Coastal California Model Railroad in HO scale

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The Original Alta California Railway Layout from beginning to demolition.

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The Greenbrier Presidential Express In Miniature: An HO scale PBS American Experience Parody

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Iconic Replicas 1/87 Flxible Bus: Is it any good? A Review

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3 Expensive Boxcars: RIP OFF or Treasure?

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Do you even LIFT bro? Is the PECO Loco Lift any good? A Review.

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Can you name them all? Model Trains from all around the world visit my HO scale Layout!

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This Old Toolbox: Refining a Lifetime Collection of Model Railroad Tools for the 21st Century

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That 70's Layout: Restoring a half century old vintage model train layout.

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Building a Massive 14x42' HO Model Railroad: Part 3 - Creating realistic rocks and mountains

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Weathered Beast: C&O J2 steam locomotive in HO scale weathered by Interurban Era

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Southern Pacific M-4 (PE 1621) with Tsunami 2 test run-by. IHC 2-6-0.

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Santa Fe EMD F45 pair rolls through the desert in the early 1970s HO Train Model

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Building a Massive 14x42' HO Model Railroad: Part 2: Dual Gauge Redwood Forest Logging Branch

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Tangent HO scale Freight Car Review Greenville Hicube & X-58 + Interurban Era channel update!

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CalMod: Multi-Modal Model Monday - Picking up the Caltrain EMU model!

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Behind the Scenes at Niles Canyon Railway feat. Drone Footage!

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Building a Modern Container Terminal & Industries in HO Scale

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