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Garden railroading in the snow

By Rene Schweitzer | January 1, 2023

A photo gallery of wintry scenes from the Crow Haven line

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I am a member of the Genesee G Gauge Railway Society and enjoy garden railroading in the snow. My Crow Haven line is in Springwater, NY and was built over the last five years. It is comprised of 300+ feet of track on three levels, three trestles, 72 buildings (each with solar lights), 24 diecast vehicles, 53 planted trees, lots of rock, and 12 tons of gravel.

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Double headed live steam snow plowing

Regner’s Heisler runs after a light snow

Super-size Soo Line plows the snow

close up of rusty model diesel on track

An overworked pint-sized diesel (a heavily weathered Aristo-Craft Lil’ Critter) making a winter run through the Crow Haven yard. Photo by Bob Conge

close up of rusty model diesel on track
model diesel with load of logs on garden railway

Bringing the heat on a wintry day: A heavily weathered Aristo-Craft Lil’ Critter with an Accucraft flatcar with timber load.  Photo by Bob Conge

model diesel with load of logs on garden railway
model locomotive with snowplow clearing the tracks on garden railway

A DB snowplow (LGB) diesel clears the tracks at dusk with a little push from a pint-sized pal (Aristo-Craft Lil’ Critter).  Photo by Bob Conge

model locomotive with snowplow clearing the tracks on garden railway
close up of switcher garden railroading in the snow

A propane powered switcher (built from an MDC Big Hustler kit and weathered) moves through the snowy Crow Haven yard. Photo by Bob Conge

close up of switcher garden railroading in the snow
model steam locomotive plows snow with yellow snow plow

A 2-8-0 Consolidation clears the Crow Haven line behind a gondola with snow plow. (A battery-operated Revolution R/C Bachmann 2-8-0 Consolidation with an Aristo-Craft gondola with snow plow) Photo by Bob Conge

model steam locomotive plows snow with yellow snow plow
model steam locomotive plows on trestle

A 2-8-0 Consolidation plows the trestle across the Genesee river. (A battery-operated Revolution R/C Bachmann 2-8-0 Consolidation with an Aristo-Craft gondola with snow plow) Photo by Bob Conge

model steam locomotive plows on trestle
snowy scene of model auto garage on garden railway

No sales today at Bobby’s Garage due to the snow. (A POLA 1931 Bobby’s Garage building with interior lighting and a lot full of 1:24 scale diecast vehicles.) Photo by Bob Conge

snowy scene of model auto garage on garden railway
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