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PDF: Build a retired boxcar
Jun 19, 2006·Build a Model or Structure

PDF: Build a retired boxcar

Download the PDF of this project here. Note: This PDF is tiled to print on your home printer. Two “overview”…

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Realistic roads
Apr 25, 2006·Projects

Realistic roads

A two-lane road takes traffic through town on the author’s railway. Roads constructed by this method are durable, permanent, and…

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Tin Lizzie project
Apr 21, 2006·Projects

Tin Lizzie project

This railtruck is constructed primarily out of old tin cans. Here it awaits its driver for a trip down the…

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Cheap tricks in timber
Mar 30, 2006·Projects

Cheap tricks in timber

Scrap wood, like that pictured here, is readily available and free for the asking. Rene Schweitzer Trestles! Bridges! Cribbing! Wooden…

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Soldering track
Mar 30, 2006·Projects

Soldering track

Soldering tools. Top row: mini torch; 40/60 rosin-core solder; liquid flux. Bottom row: heavy-duty pliers to align rails while the…

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Build a work caboose
Mar 30, 2006·Build a Model or Structure

Build a work caboose

Download these free plans for a work caboose! They accompany our “Garden railway basics” articles from the June and August…

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