<p><a href='http://www.archive.org/download/SeanLambTheRipTrackPodcast_episode12/012_TheRipTrackPodcast.mp3'>Listen to Episode 12</a></p><p><a href="/files/image/podcast/012_1948_program_cover.jpg"><img width="200" hspace="10" height="260" align="right" src="/files/image/podcast/012_1948_program_cover.jpg" alt="Cover of the 1948 Chicago Railroad Fair's Official Guide Book" /></a>We start this episode with a look at the preparations for the Snow Train at Mid-Continent Railway Museum.&nbsp; Then, we review the legacy of the &quot;last great railroad fair&quot; which occurred in 1948 and 1949.&nbsp; Finally, in the Modeler's Moment, we discuss tips and strategies for building a prototypical freight car fleet on a model railroad.</p> <p><object width="640" height="26" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /> <param name="quality" value="high" /> <param name="cachebusting" value="true" /> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /> <param value="http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf" name="movie" /> <param name="flashvars" value="config={'key':'#$aa4baff94a9bdcafce8','playlist':[{'url':'012_TheRipTrackPodcast.mp3','autoPlay':false}],'clip':{'autoPlay':true,'baseUrl':'http://www.archive.org/download/SeanLambTheRipTrackPodcast_episode12/'},'canvas':{'backgroundColor':'#000000','backgroundGradient':'none'},'plugins':{'audio':{'url':'http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.audio-3.2.1-dev.swf'},'controls':{'playlist':false,'fullscreen':false,'height':26,'backgroundColor':'#000000','autoHide':{'fullscreenOnly':true},'scrubberHeightRatio':0.6,'timeFontSize':9,'mute':false,'top':0}},'contextMenu':[{},'-','Flowplayer v3.2.1']}" /><embed width="640" height="26" flashvars="config={'key':'#$aa4baff94a9bdcafce8','playlist':[{'url':'012_TheRipTrackPodcast.mp3','autoPlay':false}],'clip':{'autoPlay':true,'baseUrl':'http://www.archive.org/download/SeanLambTheRipTrackPodcast_episode12/'},'canvas':{'backgroundColor':'#000000','backgroundGradient':'none'},'plugins':{'audio':{'url':'http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.audio-3.2.1-dev.swf'},'controls':{'playlist':false,'fullscreen':false,'height':26,'backgroundColor':'#000000','autoHide':{'fullscreenOnly':true},'scrubberHeightRatio':0.6,'timeFontSize':9,'mute':false,'top':0}},'contextMenu':[{},'-','Flowplayer v3.2.1']}" quality="high" bgcolor="#000000" cachebusting="true" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.2.1.swf"></embed> </object></p> <p><a href="http://riptrack.net/podcast-012" target="_blank">read more</a></p>