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
A buyer’s guide to power supplies
Build “stone” structures from auto-body filler
The magic of Diamondhead
The Seattle & Black River Railroad
Scratchbuilding for beginners
Cincinnati, trains, and you in 2002
Save those trees!
An inexpensive rail bender
Garden railway design & construction
Departments
From the Editor
Notes & news
Letters
Questions & Answers
Garden railway basics
Build a solid foundation
Looking back
Pathways
A pruning primer
Plant portraits
Dwarf cattail and creeping fig
Scenic root
Tips for starting out or expanding
Scribblings on a workshop wall
Experimenting with structures
Events
Raising steam
Lubricators and steam oil
Online station
Club directory
Product reviews
Northeast Narrow Gauge caboose kit, Aristo-Craft and USA Trains hopers, and more
End of the line
A summer’s day on the R&L Lumber Company
Insert: Plan #56
Build a 1:20.3 scale ore car