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Grand Central
Trains magazine celebrates Grand Central Terminal’s 100th anniversary in our February 2013 issue with a comprehensive look at America’s most famous railroad station, from its planning and construction a century ago, and the thwarted attempts to place a skyscraper above it in the 1960s, to the incredible restoration work completed in recent decades that has […]
Two easy bridge projects
Enter your email below to instantly download our guide to building a simple deck-girder bridge and a low deck bridge. You’ll learn: What materials to use How to construct a bridge How to install a bridge […]
Three track cleaners you can build
Enter your email below to instantly download our guide with three ideas for track cleaners. The guide includes: How to build a passive track cleaner Make a 1:15 scale scratchbuilt cleaner A beginner project for a battery-powered vehicle […]
75 tips & tricks for your garden railway
This special collection of tips from Garden Railways magazine staff and readers includes: Easy ways to keep your trains running smoothly Guidance on plants to use in your garden railway Workshop safety tips An overview of etiquette when visiting garden railways Enter your e-mail below and instantly receive a FREE 14-page download, as our gift. You’ll also […]
Tools & techniques for the garden railroader
Whether you’re just starting out in the hobby or have been involved for years, our special supplement has something to help you make the most of your garden railroad! Enter your e-mail below and instantly receive a FREE 14-page download, as our gift. You’ll also receive twice-monthly news updates from Garden Railways. Inside this special supplement, […]
Ideas for raising your railroad
Raising your garden railroad from toe level to something approximating eye level can be quite a bit of work, but it is worth the effort. Imagine yourself saying to your friends “Just lie down on your stomach here on the ground and see how realistic the train looks coming around the bend.” You can guess […]
DCC for Large Scale: A Beginner’s Guide
Thank you for signing up for your FREE download and Garden Railways’ FREE twice-monthly e-newsletter. Click on the link here to instantly download your free gift. To view the PDF package, you will need to have the latest Adobe Acrobat® Reader installed on your computer. Feel free to click on the link to install the […]
Garden Railways Product Review LGB Construction Site Starter Set
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! […]
Garden Railways Product Review LGB Construction Site Starter Set
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! […]
Final days of steam in western China
Editors’ note: The author and photographers are graduates of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s rail engineering program. This is their first Trains byline. In North America, the days of steam railroading are a distant memory, and coal traffic is slowly headed the way of steam. In Europe and Japan, steam enthusiasts eagerly attend steam […]
About a third of tank cars meet updated US safety standards NEWSWIRE
Tank car design changes Illustration: Rick Johnson WASHINGTON — A third of U.S. tank cars met upgraded flammable liquids safety requirements in 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. The more than 34% of Class 3 flammable liquid tank cars at DOT-117 and DOT-117R standards were up from 20% in 2018, according to a […]
