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My railroad is located in the last 12 feet at the end of my backyard and occupies an area about…
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7 tips for your roadbed and right-of-way: Keep your trains rolling with these easy tips. Learn how to store ballast…
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Common name: Axilflower, Magic Carpet Yellow, Baby Jump Up Latin name: Mecardonia x ‘Magic Carpet Yellow’, M. x ‘Gold Dust’,…
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Kid-friendly garden railroading: We all know that garden railroading is a magical hobby, one that we enjoy sharing with other…
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Six tips for better structures Build better stair stringers To build stairs with identical risers and steps, I cut…
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Common name: Dahlberg daisy, golden fleece Latin name: Thymophylla tenuiloba var. tenuiloba, syn. Dyssodia tenuiloba Plant type: Annual USDA Hardiness…
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Adding water and smoke to an O scale garden railway While picking up my supply of filtered water, I was…
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Hypertufa recipe and techniques How have you made structures and walls with hypertufa or similar cement products? Two reports show…
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In my last column for Garden Railways (Tunneling through tough times), I mentioned learning more about making handmade hardscape using…
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I always wanted to build a Sinclair gas station. As a kid, I remembered a Sinclair gas station in Pennsylvania…
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Industries in northern Ohio: The track and buildings are relatively level, but the walking area follows the contour of the…
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Common name: Coral bark Japanese maple Latin name: Acer palmatum ‘Sango kaku’ (syn. A.p. ‘Senkaki’) Plant size: 15-20′ high by…
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