Garden Railways December 2003

Cover story
Visit the Cascade Timber & Mining Railroad
Industrial railroading in eastern Iowa

Build a simple passenger shelter
An overview of today’s knuckle couplers by Scott Anderson

Realistic roads
A little stripwood, a little plywood. . . by Marc Horovitz

Buying a starter set
A selection of current large-scale sets for beginners by Rene Schweitzer

Building the Middleboro Railroad
Part 4: Planting and operating by Kevin Strong

The 2003 Garden Railways photo contest
This year’s winners by Marc Horovitz

A garden-railroading timeline
Our hobby throughout the years by Marc Horovitz

Railroading outdoors
from the April 1951 issue of Model Railroader

Deer-resistant gardening
Plants that deer almost never eat by Cecil Easterday

Large-scale holiday displays 2003
Make visiting a garden railway a tradition compiled by Rene Schweitzer

Scratchbuild a warehouse
A simple project in 1:29 scale, part 2 by Vance Bass

Garden railway design & construction
Tools for the railroad garden by Jack Verducci