Scene and scale lighting options for your garden railroad

Solar powered lighting

Scene lighting allows you to shine a spotlight on your favorite railroad scenes. Again, the idea is to draw the viewer’s eye toward something you want to emphasize, like ridges, waterfalls, and pathways. You can be as creative as you want. You’ll want to hit the landscape lighting section at your local home improvement store. […]

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Pros and cons of solar lighting in the garden railway

Solar garden light in the dark

Solar lights are convenient and are available in a wide variety of styles. You just put them where you want them and you’re good to go. The sun charges the battery during the daylight hours, and the lights come on after dark. On a good charge, they may stay on all night, but they’re supposed […]

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Garden Railways Product Review LGB Construction Site Starter Set

Man bent over and assembling large-scale circle of track encircling track box on a faded wooden deck. White-letter text overlays the scene.

Check out this Märklin/LGB large scale Construction Site Starter Set demo, as presented by Editor Hal Miller (and his dog Finn). Of course, you can read a complete review of the model in the Fall 2020 issue of Garden Railways magazine! […]

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PIKO America powered re-railer

PIKO America powered re-railer

Open the box and you might be tempted to dismiss the contents as two sections of thin (⅛”) plastic, each measuring 16″ long. Closer inspection reveals the top side of one section includes two 12″ metal plates (slot-and-tab installation) extending two-thirds its length. Probe a bit further to find an end cap, Phillips-head screw, and […]

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Fall 2020

Garden Railways Fall 2020 cover

Features Readers’ gallery Engineer a compact industrial switcher By Crispin Hollinshead 40 years on the Woodland Railway By Kevin Strong Scratchbuild stronger structures By Richard Weatherby Build a pond replenishment system By Jim Kottkamp Construct a case that does everything By Raymond Parent DEPARTMENTS From the Editor Touching a lot of lives Notes & news […]

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Garden Railways to cease publication

Garden Railways

For more than 35 years, Garden Railways has been the leading magazine devoted to the hobby of outdoor model railroading. While we remain committed to serving garden railroaders, we regret to announce that we are discontinuing publication of Garden Railways magazine. The Fall 2020 issue will be the last. However, the Garden Railways brand will […]

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