Garden trains

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.

Narrow gauge large scale model garden railway. Battery powered, radio controlled locomotives, some Bluetooth. Set in Cheshire UK in 1930s

Gardening and model trains are hobbies that suit each other well, as both require patience and creativity. So it’s no surprise that garden railroads are popping up in front and backyards here.

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

Of all the things to do in Barrington, there’s one event coming up tomorrow that I’m so excited to check out with our kids. The famous “Train Lady” of North Barrington is opening the fabulous train gardens on her 10-acre property to the public tomorrow, June 25th. It only happens once a year and this will be my first time getting a close-up look at one of Chicagoland’s most unique and special garden properties, right here in our own back yard. You have to see to believe the amount of work…

want to build a G gauge trestle not big where do i start ?

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...

Gardening and model railroading; these are two of our favorite hobbies, and they are being combined by many to create garden railways. A number of botanic garde

Introduction to several methods of Garden Railway construction.

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.