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Beginners
Garden Railways
Starting Your Own Garden Railroad

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Garden Railways
How to price and sell your large scale collection

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Garden Railways
Resources for live steamers

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Garden Railways
Tips for your right-of-way

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Garden Railways
Troubleshooting problems with gauge-1 switches

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Garden Railways
Basic parts of a gauge-1 switch

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Garden Railways
Common questions about live steam locomotives

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Garden Railways
Earthwork on the project railroad

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Garden Railways
An overview of garden railroading

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Garden Railways
Questions and answers about large-scale track

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Garden Railways
Have questions about getting started in garden railroading? Start here.

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Garden Railways
Permanent garden railroads you can visit

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Garden Railways
Maintain your large-scale equipment

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Garden Railways
Where can I buy large-scale rolling stock decals?

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Garden Railways
Where can I buy scale rules for garden railways, or trains in larger scales?

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Garden Railways
Glue for outdoor wood kits on garden railroads

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Garden Railways
FAQs

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Garden Railways
Welcome to garden railroading!

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Garden Railways
How to create a believable large-scale scene

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Garden Railways
Comparative sizes of large-scale figures