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The Nashville Garden Railway Society is honored to host the 36th National Garden Railway Convention in our beloved Nashville, TN. The event is scheduled to cover the days from May 31st, 2020 to June 6th, 2020. There are tons of exciting things in store for the convention so check out the information here and make your plans... see you in Nashville. Use left/right arrows to navigate the...

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 artists, accountants, airline pilots, architects, teachers, students, families with children, and much more. But we all share one thing in common – A love of trains, and the enjoyment of building and running them, especially outdoors in… Read More. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to the education, promotion, and enjoyment of all aspects of garden railroading. Read More About...

SVGRS promotes the hobby of garden railroading in the greater Sacramento area. SVGRS members enjoy the opportunity to particapte in the social aspects of garden railroading all year around. Our typical schedule includes monthly meetings at member’s homes, open house railroad tours around Sacramento Valley, a fall BBQ, a December potluck, January dinner, February clinics, as well as numerous...

The Comprehensive Garden Railway Service for G Scale, Gauge 1, 16mm, 5 inch and 7.25 inch ride on locomotive enthusiasts. FREE Delivery over £250. The Comprehensive Garden Railway Service for G Scale (G45 & 64), Gauge 1, 16mm, 5 inch and 7.25 inch ride on locomotive enthusiasts. Garden Railway Specialists - Homepage - Garden Railway Specialists. This website uses cookies and third party services.

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...

NOTE: If you wish to contact us, please send all correspondence to lakeshoregrc@gmail.com or talk to us in person, at one of our events listed. Below) or meeting to view a garden train layout. If you are interested in joining the LGRC. Established organization with over 25 years of operational, experience. Our club meets. Lakeshoregrc@gmail.com or our Facebook page and we will respond as soon...

Hi, and welcome to our website. Bridgemasters started out in 1991 offering a display trestle for G-scale enthusiasts to show-off their favorite loco on a mantle or bookshelf. After we attended a Garden Railroad convention, and talked to fellow hobbyists it became apparent that pre-assembled, reasonably priced trestles and bridges were desired. BridgeMasters was the first with a modular trestle...

Instead we update our web site with articles and photos, and then post a news flash about the recent additions on this Home and News Page. Links for previous articles and events are found in the Changes Log. May 9th: Inaugural ops session of the 2020 season weather permitting and then ops sessions on all Saturdays hereafter until October. – A Calendar of Events, Rail Traffic Control, a...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

January 1, 2020 a winning ticket was drawn today at 4:45pm at the Cradle of Aviation Museum to determine the winner of a starter train set, complete with track, trains and electrical supply. Tickets were sold at both the Clark Botanic Garden and the COA. Winner of the Cradle of Aviation/Clark Botanic Garden raffle is Stephanie Franco of Oceanside. She chose the Piko Starter Set as her prize. We...

A Site On The Internet For backyard riding trains and cars. This is what we call the GP7 LowRider Train Set, It is a complete train set with the riding engine, bench seat car, Gondola car, the caboose that has a removable top for storing things like covers for the train set or what ever you want to store and a 20 foot X 33 foot oval track. The train set was designed with saftey in mind, it is...