Top Garden Railroads Sites

Denver Garden Railway Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to all aspects of the hobby of garden railroading. A non-profit organization dedicated to the education, promotion and enjoyment of all aspects of garden railroading. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

About us: We are dedicated to miniature and dwarf plants that are appropriate for small-scale use such as garden railroads, rock gardens, bonsai, miniature gardens and limited space gardens. Our own garden railroad and rock garden, along with the displays of Bonsai, Saikei, and miniature window box scenes, are testing grounds for the mini plants we carry. Some have failed our standards by...

In the past, ride on trains were cost prohibitive for most budgets. However,  I have 4 innovations listed below that make ride on garden railroading both affordable and easy to construct.  My ride on garden railroad is much less expensive than traditional “live steam” scale, or G scale.  Typical costs for track are $1 per foot; for engines $350; and for rolling stock cars $60 per car. Â...

We are a membership of dedicated Garden Railroad enthusiasts located in the Phoenix area. Our interest is G-Scale, or garden railroads. Building train layouts in the garden with natural vegetation and running large scale trains is a hobby that is enjoyed by people of all ages. We always welcome new members who may be interested in building a layout or just wish to socialize and share the...

The Miami Valley Garden Railway Society Large Scale Trains Dayton Ohio. Art built the memorial to recognize members of the Miami Valley Garden Railway Society and the Greater Cincinnati Garden Railway Society who had passed away. The initials of the deceased member are added to the left side of the memorial for the Greater Cincinnati Garden Railway Society and to the right side for the Miami...

The monthly winning photos will be printed and voted on by the members to determine the annual winner which will be displayed on the cover of the following years' roster. If you will not be able to attend a meeting, fill out form and send/give to BOD member to enable a quorum and an official meeting. Want a LIGRS trains calendar? Go to Shutterfly at this link, pick the photos wanted and order....

Much of last year was spent refurbishing the layout…the buildings, the figures and of course the plants. Let’s hope the weather cooperates…that we don’t have a hard freeze and destroy the tender plants. One of the areas that turned out nice was the hobo village located between the tracks. Note in the photo below new items: the hammock; the drink bottles on a new picnic table; the drums,...

Official Southern California Garden Railway Society website produced by SoCalGRS & H. Maculsay. For those who have a Garden Railroad, we encourage you to hold an Open House...call Wendell Hanks (562 943-2721) when you are ready to schedule yours. Some of our members have more than 25 years experience in building garden railways for both public displays and private residences. We are always...

One of the fun and challenging parts of GRU is getting a diploma. Our Bachelors Degrees are awarded by your life experiences or as a gift of love and support for someone you know that is a garden railroader. You can order yourself, friend or loved one a professionally made, four color custom printed, official GRU diploma. These diplomas bear the official seal of GRU and will allow you to obtain...

Due to the upcoming holidays, the November and December meetings will be held the 2nd Saturday of each month instead of the normal 3rd Saturday. This coming Saturday we will be meeting at Jim and Julie Evans’ house. Please check out the November Newsletter for information and directions to Jim and Julie’s house. Jim and Julie are in the beginning stages of their new layout, the Bee’s & Owl...

The New Hampshire Garden Railway Society is a group of individuals who share an interest in promoting the growth of large-scale trains and garden railroading. We meet once a month to exchange ideas and experiences. Meetings are open to the public and we welcome anyone with an interest in garden railroading. If you are looking for a group of people to help you get started with large-scale...

Windy Point Garden Railroads has been building outdoor railroads since 2005. We can create a garden railroad all the way from the initial landscaping and railroad design, through construction, to selecting your railroad equipment, accessories, and operations. If you are familiar with running a train around the Christmas tree over the holidays, why not run it around a tree in your backyard? And...

Some time later Jim, Skip and Charlie decided to start the "Gateway Garden Railroad Club" and solicit new members by running an ad in the relatively new Garden Railroad Magazine. At this point the club was simply a social organization formed to run trains and have a good time. Membership grew and the club and its members began to gain some recognition: Charlie Scherrer built a large-scale...