Garden Railways December 2011

Create a small-town trailer court
By Steve Monson
A mid-century American icon for your railway
pg. 36

Build a simple, eight-wheel caboose
By Bob Barton
A Hartland flatcar and cardboard produce surprising results
pg. 40

Staff corner: Don Parker
By Don Parker
Building a two-story train shed
pg. 42

D&GRW's pile driver OB in 1:22.5 scale
By Alan Olson
A beautiful, kitbashed model by Don McCullough
pg. 44

Perfect unfailing Kadee uncoupling
By Ralph Larkin
A pneumatic system for better reliability
pg. 46

GR reader gallery
Garden-railway views from around the world
pg. 50

The In-ko-pah Railroad
By Ray Dunakin
A unique line set into a steep hillside
pg. 55

Twentynining a 124 scale boxcar
By Stewart Hay
Effective rescaling of rolling stock
pg. 64

Building a steam-turbine-electric locomotive in gauge 1
By Werner Jeggli
A high-tech approach to steam locomotion
pg. 68