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
What makes a great garden railway?
Handlaid switches: beyond the fundamentals
Rock garden techniques
Josef Schmatz’s dream railroad
Sculpting large-scale figures
Ray Faragher’s Main Street Railroad
The Broadview Loop & Short Creek Railroad
Garden railway design & construction
Departments
From the Editor
Notes & news
Letters
Questions & Answers
Pathways
Growing your own, part 2 Math in the garden, multiplication
Garden railway basics
Harnessing electrons
Scenic root
Adventures in plant hunting
Scribblings on a workshop wall
Modeling flat structures with glass
Events
Club directory
Product reviews
Bachmann’s new Climax and more
Bachmann Climax
End of the line
Just another day
Insert: Plan #38
7/8″ scale, two-foot gauge trucks