Library - "Layouts - G" Magazine Articles

Category Description: G-scale and garden railroads.

Spectacular Mountain Railroading in a Confined Space

Garden Railways 2008-08 pg. 54     Scale: G     Author: Doug Mayes

The author describes how he stumbled into the hobby, and how he designed and constructed his garden layout. Includes a track plan, a listing of the plants used in the layout, and many photos including some close-up ones of structures on the layout.

Ted Greeno's Southwest & Western RR

Railroad Model Craftsman 1996-06 pg. 65     Scale: G     Author: Mary Barstow

This fantasy theme park like layout is in a 900-square foot greenhouse, and features four separate levels. Despite whimsical, the layout is fully scenicked, detailed, and features lit buildings.

The Consolidated Republic Mining Railroad

Railroad Model Craftsman 2008-12 pg. 52     Scale: G     Author: Paul Scoles

This L-shaped layout features a 1:32 scale tram railroad built by Greg Wright. This unique scale requires a lot of scratchbuilding (including the engines), but that was exactly what the owner wanted. Includes a trackplan and many close-up photos.

The Orla Mine Division of the Seath Valley Railroad

Garden Railways 2008-08 pg. 64     Scale: G     Author: Mike Garforth

This 1:24 indoor layout spans two rooms in a small garage in England. Includes a track plan, a 3-D diagram of the layout space, and many photos of the shelf layout. It even allows for night-time operations.

The Tuolomne Country Narrow Gauge Garden Railroad

Garden Railways 2009-04 pg. 50     Scale: G     Author: Bob Brown

This article describes the author's 30' x 60' home garden layout set in the 1920-30 period modeling 1:20.3 narrow gauge. Bob is the editor of the Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette.

The Woodland Railway

Garden Railways 2005-12 pg. 66     Scale: G     Author: Jim Strong

The author describes how he came about building his large garden railroad that travels through the forest on his property.

Visiting New York Central's Big Four Division

Railroad Model Craftsman 2011-02 pg. 42     Scale: G     Author: Noel Widdifield

A large two-room, double-track 1:29 indoor layout, modeling the NYC around 1954. He maintains his own web site.