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.