Annuals for the railroad garden

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1. A spectacular display of annual flowers edges the mainline of Ned and Phyllis Ruetz’s Rock Canyon Garden Railroad in Michigan. Don Parker 2. White sweet alyssum blooms profusely on the right of a clump of blue lobelia on Tom Speer’s Hard Rock & Dynamite Railroad in Denver. Don Parker 3. What appears to be […]

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Black-leaved clover

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Nancy Norris Common name: Black-leaved clover Latin name: Trifolium repens ‘Atropurpureum’ Plant type: Groundcover USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-10 Cultural needs: Well drained, moist soil; sun to shade Plant size: 3-6″ high by 12″ wide White clover is native to every US State and almost all Canadian provinces. This portrait shows a selection of the common […]

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Accucraft 0-4-2T locomotive

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Marc Horovitz Vital statistics 7⁄8″ scale, gauge 1, live-steam 0-4-2T locomotive Accucraft Trains 33268 Central Avenue Union City CA 94587 Price: $2,200 Website: www.accucraft.com Gauge 1, 7⁄8″ scale (1:13.7) model of a Baldwin 0-4-2T locomotive; live-steam operation; all-metal construction; butane fired; single-flue copper boiler; fittings include safety valve, check valve, water glass, pressure gauge, filler […]

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Crest Electronics Revolution Base Station Super Receiver

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Kevin Strong Revolution Base Station/Super Receiver Crest Electronics The Noble Building, Rm. 230 32 Noble St. Newark NJ 07114 Price: MSRP, $250 Website: www.crest-electronics.net High-current capable (15 amps), sound and control receiver for use either onboard or as a trackside controller for track power. Dimensions: 11/4″ tall, 3″ wide, 41/2″ long] Pros: Able to handle […]

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LGB Lok book

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Lok by Aldo Farneti and Paolo Zanin Edizioni Antilia, Treviso, Italy Available in the US from: Wm. K. Walthers, Inc. 5601 W. Florist Avenue Milwaukee WI 53218 544 pages, hardbound, 12″ x 9¾”, color photos Price: $69.95 Website: www.walthers.com This remarkable book, dedicated by its Italian authors to Wolfgang Richter, covers virtually every locomotive that […]

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Accucraft’s 0-4-2T locomotive

Small 0-4-2 garden scale steam locomotive.

Vital statistics 7⁄8″ scale, gauge 1, live-steam 0-4-2T locomotive Accucraft Trains 33268 Central Avenue Union City CA 94587 Price: $2,200 Website: www.accucraft.com Gauge 1, 7⁄8″ scale (1:13.7) model of a Baldwin 0-4-2T locomotive; live-steam operation; all-metal construction; butane fired; single-flue copper boiler; fittings include safety valve, check valve, water glass, pressure gauge, filler plug; working […]

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Moving the logs on the Little River Rail Road

Moving the logs on the Little River Rail Road

Name:    Tom Grabenstein Railroad Name:    Little River Rail Road Location:    The Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee Scale:    1:20.3 Theme:    Logging Description:   The fifth video from Little River RR productions and Choo Choo Films is a tribute to the 8 and 16 mm films made by railfans and company men toward the end of logging by […]

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