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Preview April and May Garden Railways content

By | April 1, 2023

Kitbash a Texaco gas station, working with hypertufa, and more

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Preview April and May Garden Railways content

While we may no longer be printing Garden Railways magazine, we’re adding new content to Trains.com every week! Here’s a few recent items, and a preview of what’s coming in the next month. Become a Trains.com member so you don’t miss any of this great content!

Kitbash a Texaco gas station

Using broken pieces of a structure, Bill Barnes created a Texaco station for his railway.

model Texaco gas station on a table
The Texaco station is ready to serve customers. The author purchased the decals and gas pumps online. Photo by Bill Barnwell

Make a durable grade crossing

John DeBeck wanted a grade crossing that would withstand full-size car traffic. Learn how he installed one in a parking lot.

man holding pair of trucks on gauge-1 track
EngineHouse Services’ Dick Foreen uses a set of trucks to check the gauge of the tracks before blacktop sealer is placed outside of the gaps on each rail. Photo by John DeBeck

COMING SOON. . .

Meet Mark Botrill

Meet the UK garden railroader who models 1980s Conrail.

man next to a GG1 locomotive
The author in front of a GG1 at the Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum during one of his many railfan trips to Conrail territory.

Use hypertufa on your garden railroad

Nancy Norris is back with a brand-new article on using this concrete-based product on your line.

man on garden railroad near sculpture of human head
Nancy Norris photo
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