Garden Railways April 2003

Cover story: The Sierra Nevada Northern Railroad
Visit Andrew De Lucia’s railway, a scenic shortline set in the California mountains.

The Ferrocarril Minerales de Santa Lucia
An indoor Mexican railroad

Make your own stripwood
It's easy and economical to make the sizes you need

Part 2: Large-scale trolley wiring
Hanging the wire and more.

Streams and watercourses for your garden railway
Useful information for design and construction

Build a biofilter for your pond or stream
A homemade unit from hardware-store parts

Synchronize your LGB F7 sound units
Solve the problem with MU lashups
Garden railway design & construction
Groundcovers

Plus: Product reviews of USA Trains GP30, Hartland interurban car, MTH 4-6-4 (click here for our exclusive online photos); Plant Portraits; Raising Steam; tracklaying basics; and more.