Garden Railways April 2005

Cover story
The D&R Loop Garden Railroad
A famous railroad faithfully reproduced in miniature

Large-scale wooden railroading
Spur80: Narrow-gauge models in 1:11.25 scale

Convention railways preview
Some of the Chicago-are railways on tour at this year's National Garden Railway Convention

Battery power and radio control
Part 4 of our series wraps up some loose ends and discusses battery technology, sound output, and antennas

Build a gauge-1, panning video-camera car
Take better videos of your railway

Staff corner: Peter Jones
Modeling big

Garden railway design & construction
Protecting your pond and garden

Enter our mini contest!
Submit your beginner-level projects.