The Portage Railway: An Illustrated History of the Huntsville & Lake of Bays Railway by Jeff Young and Peter Foley Available from: Credit Valley Railway Company 2900 Argentia Road, Unit 24 Mississauga ON L5N 7X9 Canada www.cvrco.ca 12 1/4″ x 9 1/4″; 204 pages, including 10 9″ x 18 1/2″ foldout drawings; hardbound The Huntsville […]
Magazine: Garden Railways
Garden Railways, October 2018
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Märklin Inc. celebrates LGB’s 50th anniversary
A Grizzly Flats volunteer educates attendees about the restoration work being done on the Grizzly Flats Chloe locomotive. Steven Stepanek Chloe’s first class passenger car, No. 7 Stephen van Cleave The LGB 50th anniversary RhB class Ge 4/4 II Electric Locomotive on display. (Look for a review of this product in the December 2018 issue […]
How a Big Boy works
Where does the fire burn? Where does the water boil? Where does it travel? What are all those pipes about? Our simplified drawing of how a Big Boy works shows how this king of the rails made and used steam to pull long freight trains up to 70 mph in Wyoming and Utah from 1941 […]
Viaduct construction–a balancing act
Photo 1 If at first you don’t succeed, get better materials, says Stan Ames, whose previous viaduct lasted less than five years. This strong and graceful viaduct, a good fit in Massachusetts, is in its ninth year serving the SJR&P. Read how in Regional reports. Stan Ames Photo 2 A master of mechanical principles and […]
Dwarf balsam fir
Nancy Norris Common name: Dwarf balsam fir, dwarf silver fir Latin name: Abies balsamea ‘Nana’ Plant type: Dwarf conifer USDA Hardiness Zones: 3-8 Cultural needs: Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soil; sun or part shade Plant size: 10″ in 10 years Dwarf silver fir’s dark green, fragrant needles (silver underneath) form a compact mound. Trim lower […]
New large-scale products from the October 2018 issue of Garden Railways magazine
Mamod Brunel LGB Napa Valley Wine Train Fall-themed Egg Haulers Piko 25-ton diesel Engines & rolling stock Mamod Ltd, Unit 1A, Summit Crescent Industrial Estate, Smethwick, West Midlands B66 1BT, United Kingdom, has released a model of a small diesel-electric locomotive in 16mm scale called Brunel. The engine, battery powered by eight AA rechargeable batteries […]
Accucraft live-steam 0-6-0T
Marc Horovitz 1:32 scale, gauge 1, live-steam 0-6-0T Accucraft 33260 Central Ave Union City CA 94587 Price: $1,156 Website: www.accucraft.com Gauge 1, 1:32 scale, live-steam model of a Victory-class 0-6-0T; all-metal construction; gas fired; single-flue boiler; two double acting, piston-valve cylinders; piston-valve reversing via a lever in the cab; all drivers flanged; displacement lubricator with […]
Missouri Locomotive Company three-truck Shay
Marc Horovitz Gauge 1, 1:20.3 scale, three-truck Shay Missouri Locomotive Company PO Box 243 Jefferson City MO 65102 Price: $1,995 + $90 s&h Website: http://moloco.biz 1:20.3 scale, gauge-1 model of a Lima three-truck Shay; electrically powered; all-metal construction; directional lighting; four-foot minimum radius; ready for installation of sound, smoke, and other electronics; motor geared to […]
Garden Railways, August 2018
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MRVP Layout Visit: Ray and Renee Grosser’s Nostalgia Trip Outdoor Railway
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page You won’t find the Grosser’s railway in a basement. Instead, they’ve built a 7½” gauge ride-on railroad empire on their rolling property in Southern Kentucky. In this MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit, you’ll get to explore a battery-powered locomotive, 200-pound freight cars equipped with […]
Display at the San Diego County Fair
Name: Mark Lovelace Railroad Name: SDGRS San Diego County Fair 2018 Location: Del Mar, California Scale: 1:24 Theme: How Sweet it Is Description: This is a cab ride on the largest line of a 6-line railroad the San Diego Garden Railroad Society built for the 2018 San Diego County Fair. The video of the train […]