About this episode

Christopher Palmieri discusses freelance railroading and new developments at Home Shops.

Freelance Railroading, Elevated. That's the new slogan from today's leading voice in freelance railroading, Home Shops. Owner Christopher Palmieri joins us and tells about a new partnership with a familiar name that has already started to elevate the offerings from Home Shops with a bunch of exciting annoucements. Chris tells us what he's looking for in a freelance railroading when planning projects and provides guidance for those looking to create their own plausible railroad. Later, Eric Hansmann stops by with the RPM Report and a familiar voice provides us with What's Trending. Learn more about this episode on our website: aroundthelayout.com/234 This episode of Around The Layout is Powered By Rapido Trains: https://rapidotrains.com/ Thank you to our episode sponsor, Spring Creek Model Trains: https://www.springcreekmodeltrains.com/ Thank you to our episode sponsor, ModelTrainBox.com: https://modeltrainbox.com/ Visit our website at aroundthelayout.com Become a member of our Operating Crew for chances to win and much more! aroundthelayout.com/crew Around The Layout Podcast is a production of Thirty Five Productions LLC ©2026 Thirty Five Productions LLC. All rights reserved. The…

People in this episode

Host: Ray Arnott

Guest: Christopher Palmieri

Topics covered

• freelance railroading
• model railroading
• home shops
• project planning
• railroad creation

Keywords

• model railroading
• freelance railroading
• Home Shops
• project planning
• railroad design

Sponsors

Rapido Trains, Spring Creek Model Trains, ModelTrainBox.com

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Home Shops, Thirty Five Productions LLC

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