Garden Railways has been the leading magazine devoted to the hobby of outdoor, large-scale model railroading for more than 30 years. Each issue brings you step-by-step modeling projects, fascinating photo tours of garden railroads, unbiased product reviews, new product announcements, tips from the experts, and much more!
Plus, subscribers get exclusive online access to the Railroad Gardening Library, product reviews, project plans, bonus articles, and more. Whether you’re new to the hobby or a seasoned veteran, this magazine is for you!
Features
The track game
A life of its own
Scratchbuild a windmill
The WR Railroad
Radio control and battery power
The Lake City & Northerly Railroad
The R&R Friendship Line
From Pennsylvania to pure fantasy
An engineer’s perspective
Garden railway design & construction
Departments
From the Editor
Notes & news
Letters
Questions & Answers
Breaking ground
Basic garden-railroading terms
Looking back
Pathways
Planning and planting–a healthy start
Plant portraits
Snowstorm bacopa and dwarf nest spruce
Scenic root
Dwarf hostas
Scribblings on a workshop wall
Still in search of realism
Events
Online station
Club directory
Product reviews
LGB’s rack locomotive, Aster’s live-steam Lion, and more
End of the line
Big power down under
Insert: Plan #50
Build a 1:20.3 scael one-cord ore car
