Garden Railways June 2007

Detailing an Accucraft 13-ton Shay
A fine modeler shares his work
Randy Rieck

Staff corner: Kevin Strong
"Upscale" modeling
Kevin Strong

Scratchbuild some switchstands
These working switchstands are both functional and robust Bruce Chandler

Cover story
The Rooster Creek Railroad
Building a railroad and town you could live in
Carol & Richard Abate

Improve the reliability of Bachmann and LGB knuckle couplers Two ways of achieving better performance
Terry Veldhuizen

Barry Bogs'' Colorado & Western
Spectacular indoor modeling of a high-country railroad
Jan Heine

Vinyl lettering for your rolling stock
An in-depth look at current technology
Dep Tapparo

A large-scale layout for San Diego Children's Hospital
Fanciful design and bright colors make this layout work
Tom Rey

Garden railway design & construction
Converting MTH coaches into full-length cars, part 1
Jack Verducci