Well.. there are a LOT of garden railways with a C&S theme, but that
doesn't sound like what you want. What location are you in - that as much
as anything else really influences how the "garden" part of the railroad
works. And I'd be less inclined to think O and lean toward 1:32 or 1:29 -
the differences in running in an outside environment vs. running in an
interior space where you don't have to put up with large debris, weather
and critters makes size and mass very telling (and cost is also an issue,
it's actually cheaper to go bigger at that point).
At 11:07 AM 10/15/2004, you 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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