Get a copy of "GARDEN RAILWAYS" Kalmbach, next issue
early Nov. I have heard of O Scale, but not HO, that
don't mean it ain't or can't be done. "G" is your best
bet I think. And there is CB&Q equip. available.
Check with your hobby shop for others in your area
that have garden railroads. They are fun. I started
with a 1/29 "Q" caboose for display and the bug bit
me. My outside track is more for display and photos,
not operation, but I do belong to a garden rail group
in the Twin Cities(Minnesota) with about 35+ outdoor
railroads to operate on. I now have 2-steamers,
3-diesels, 4-C&S woody passenger cars and about
20-freight cars of various eras. Good luck CY
--- kohlj@bellsouth.net wrote:
> Can anyone who has put one together (or at least
> knows some resources for it) help me out with
> decisions and/or ideas on starting a garden railway?
>
> I'm tempted to get rid of all my HO stuff and do a
> garden railway, but I'm not going to dive overboard
> unless I think it's a good thing to do.
>
> 1) I've got HO, but would like to go to O-scale for
> outside. Is that ok for gardens? *Could* HO be
> used?
> 2) My property is very hilly, and certainly (right
> now) could not easily have a 'normal' garden railway
> (it resembles a meadow, with a dog and 5 cats to
> patrol it). The only way I can easily think to put
> something in would be to purposely landscape a
> section of the yard...otherwise I'd be having to run
> trestles all over and then mow around it. Any other
> ideas?
> 3) Are there any good websites/resources for garden
> railways (maybe even with CB&Q/BN examples)?
>
> Cheers!
>
> Jan
>
>
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