Garden railroad

Introduction to several methods of Garden Railway construction.

The term G-scale is something of a misnomer, since its proportions can vary from 1:30.3 to 1:32, depending on country and manufacturer. The following track plans can stimulate your own garden railroad.

The layout consists of 389 feet of track and 259 trestles and encompasses three independent operating loops. A freight or passenger train runs on the lower outer loop while a train hauling cars filled with clay for the brick factory operates on the lower inner loop. The upper loop simultaneously carries a logging train taking logs to the lumber mill.

The most solid, and one of the easiest methods of permanent garden railway construction.

Reviews, recommendations, and links for garden trains, track, buildings, and related products.

Laying down a temporary line just to get something running could be the answer to keeping up your enthusiasm while planning a permanent model railroad in the garden.

Mark Hann of O'Fallon, Missouri who is a Cuivre River Electric Cooperative, does garden railroading in his backyard.

For next month's issue of Rural Missouri I did a story on Mark Hann of O'Fallon, who has taken his hobby of model railroading outside to the...