Garden Railways June 2016

Preview the National Garden Railway Convention
Visit the Crystal Creek & Rock City West RR
Visit the Deer Vallley RR

Converting locomotives to battery power and radio control
By Tom Gaps
Part 1: What to consider before you start

Visit the Porcupine Gulch
By Bill Ralph
Old West family fun for everyone!

Staff corner: Marc Horovitz
By Marc Horovitz
Kitbashing a live-steam rack locomotive

A laser cutter makes detail parts easily
By Jack Verducci
New methods speed construction

Railroadin' kids
By Tom Murray

Grade-schoolers build simple trains and a layout for lots of fun at train shows
Automatically activate sound on your LGB circus car
By Arvin Gossman

This project turns the sound on or off as the car leaves or enters a siding.
High tech modeling for garden railroaders
By Steve Berneberg
Part 2