Garden Railways February 2002

We visit Barry Altman's Elora Garden Railway in Canada. This rural, European-themed railway features beautiful plantings and vignettes.

Scratchbuilding 101. Have you wanted to try scratchbuilding, but didn't know where to start? In this short series, Tony Bird, of Wales, explains how to make a simple coach car.

Aristo-craft kitbash. Mike Sheridan (Cuddington, England) purchased an Aristo-Craft U25-B, but soon decided to modify it into a U30-B. Mike describes the process he used to create this impressive kitbash.

Unlimited resources. Everyone would love to have an infinite amount of money to create a garden railroad, but often that's not possible. Our "garden railroading on the cheap" article showcases a railroad built without a lot of money.