One of the most appealing aspects of garden railroading is the fact it can be enjoyed year-round in the great outdoors! And with the proper equipment at hand, large scale trains can even run in a moderate accumulation of fresh, crystalize precipitation. In this video, you’ll see the efforts a few resilient railway owners made to keep the line open and their trains (live-steam power to modern battery power to massive 1.6” scale motive power) dashing through the snow!
Want to learn more about what it takes to operate large scale trains in the snow? Read more about the challenges and rewards of besting Mother Nature in articles archived in the Winter 2019 issue of Garden Railways magazine — available to Trains.com Unlimited Members.
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