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Loading ...In 2002 after completing a two-mile long live steam 7-1/2″ gauge outdoor railroad on his 20 acre Oregon farm, master modeler Tom Miller decided to build an F-scale narrow gauge indoor layout based upon a Colorado/New Mexico railroad theme specifically for his use during the winter months. Tom decided to approach the F-scale layout like live theater, scene by scene. [...]
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...It takes all kinds of railroading enthusiasts to developed a segment of a hobby. Fortunately some folks strike out on their own, using a different medium to produce outstanding results. Here’s one man who did. Roberto Heijmans of the Netherlands. He builds his train models from wood. It happened simple enough. Roberto’s father gave him the [...]
(Not yet rated, click on star to rate.) Loading ...It’s always exciting to see and learn from what other G-Scale Garden Clubs are doing in other areas of the country. Some folks love to garden. Some love to tinker with model trains. Others enjoy the detail of constructing scenes for vignettes. Our garden friends from the Washington, Virginia & Maryland Garden Railway Society are no [...]
(Not yet rated, click on star to rate.) Loading ...Illiana Garden Railway Society Membership Application The Illiana Garden Railway Society (IGRS) is a not for profit group of G-Scale enthusiasts from the states of Illinois and Indiana. Membership Application: You may download a copy of the membership application by clicking on the “Download” link. Society members are interested in all areas of garden and [...]
(Not yet rated, click on star to rate.) Loading ...ALL ABOARD!!! Rock Island, Illinois, has a rich and colorful railroad history. Join some of us IGRS Members for a special journey to Rock Island for America’s largest celebration of railroading, Train Festival 2011. Steam locomotives are not only unique time machines, but uncommon in their ability to appeal to people from every background. They [...]
(Not yet rated, click on star to rate.) Loading ...The Bull Moose Line (Nickname): To the delight of onlookers, at the Indiana Pond and Water Show in Crown Point Indiana, the IGRS Portable Railroad Garden made its first appearance in May of 2004. With this showing, the IGRS took its initial steps to promote G-Scale railroading as a hobby in the tri-state area of [...]
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