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9
9x1
Skunk Train
Episode overview
The Season 9 premiere features an historic rail line on the Northern California coast; a garden layout in the Denver area; a Missouri tourist line; and the spot where the final spike in the transcontinental rail line was driven in.
9x2
Wanamaker, Kempton and Southern
Episode overview
A tourist line in eastern Pennsylvania; a layout honoring one of the longest rail lines in the country; a collector who specializes in repurposing industrial rail parts; and the Colorado Rail Museum.
9x3
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad
Episode overview
The Old Patagonian Express in Argentina; the O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke, Va.; and the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad. Also: a man whose layout ideas come from his own railroad history.
9x4
QJ Steam
Episode overview
Steam trains in Iowa; an N-scale layout in northern Indiana; a Philadelphia-area arboretum's garden railroad; and a Virginia "railwalk" that honors the history of trains and the region.
9x5
Saxon Taura Holiday Park
Episode overview
A Saxon-inspired layout; a garden railroad in northern Kentucky; and a mountain railroad in Japan. Also: a Wisconsin rail artist.
9x6
EnterTrainment Junction
Episode overview
An Ohio rail-themed park with a large indoor train display; rail features in rural Wisconsin; and a privately owned O-gauge track. Also: preserving Pennsylvania's steam heritage.
9x7
Taltree Arboretum
Episode overview
An Indiana arboretum that embraces rail history; the Columbia Star dinner train; a layout in Iowa that's a link to the owner's past; and a train that makes Hollywood magic come to life.
9x8
Miller 'F' Gauge
Episode overview
An F-gauge layout in the Pacific Northwest that showcases the beauty of a Colorado narrow gauge; a Pennsylvania murder-mystery train; an Illinois garden layout; and an East Coast tourist line.
9x9
Layout Under-Glass
Episode overview
How a horticultural conservatory plans, constructs and runs its trains. Also: a Christmas-themed layout; a toy museum; and a New England steam line.
9x10
LGB Friends
Episode overview
A German-themed LGB layout; a military-themed layout in Colorado; the unique Galloping Goose rail car; and an Ohio rail club.
9x11
Tweetsie Railroad
Episode overview
The Golden Eagle in Russia; an Indianapolis "HO" gauge; an interactive Cincinnati layout that brings New York's Coney Island to life; and the historic coal-powered, narrow-gauge line of the Tweetsie Railroad.
9x12
Iowa Interstate Railroad
Episode overview
The Iowa Interstate Railroad; an Arizona garden railroad; and the Iowa Slim Princess.
9x13
Images of the Past
Episode overview
The Season 9 finale features six layouts created by a pair of California twins; a Seattle Sn3 layout; the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay; and a train that treks through the original oil fields of the U.S.

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