FEATURES:
Build an inexpensive Howe truss bridge for your indoor layout - Basic wood shapes and simple construction result in a satisfying project by Jean Yves Mazzoleni
Staff corner: Jeff Young - The Huntsville & Lake of Bays Porter locomotives - by Jeff Young
How to make wooden vats - Pickle tubs make an interesting flatcar load - by Jim Typrowicz
Garden railway basics - Finishing the fix— From toy to model
Greening your railway - Maturity, part 2: Aging your railway
Plant portraits - Eastern red cedar
Miniscaping - What rock gardens can teach us
Raising steam - Just like the real thing?
COVER STORY:
Birth of the OS&F Railroad - Detailed scenes create an inviting environment - by Dart and Dottye Rinefort
ADVANCED SCRATCHBUILDING TECHNIQUES: PART 2:
Making doors and windows with a laser cutter - Simple shapes make this easy - by Jack Verducci
Convert engines to battery power and radio control - Part 2: Battery selection - by Tom Gaps
Doggy doors for trains - Get your rolling stock in and out quickly
REGULARS:
From the Editor - Notes from Marc
Notes & news - What’s new for the garden railroader
Letters - Views from our readers
Events - Upcoming shows and exhibits
Online station - A large-scale guide to the Internet
Product reviews - Cabin car kit, Soundtraxx Econami board, ore and hopper loads, and more
One-page project - Create fences from discarded wire baskets
COVER FEATURES:
How to choose a battery for a locomotive
How to add details to a steam locomotive
Detailed scenes create an inviting railroad
Build a Howe truss bridge
Make wooden vats for your flatcars
Use a pet door for indoor/outdoor operation
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