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Magazine Articles By Christopher P. D'Amato

Building a Garden Railway Part I

The first installment describes why and how the author got started in building a garden railroad. It covers the design of the track plan and the garden (including a list of plants used), and the start of the project.

Building a Garden Railway Part II

In this installment the author will start the construction phase of his garden railroad. It covers preparing the ground, ballasting, incorporating a tunnel, dealing with grades, incorporating a mountain, building a retaining wall and bridge supports, planting plants, and structures.

Building a Garden Railway Part III

The author continues his series on how he built his garden railroad. This installment covers wiring and finishing the layout, including powering the railroad, wiring a reverse loop, wiring a double-slip switch, A.C. wiring, burying wires, structure wiring, and the control panel.

Canadian National Rwy. 42" Gauge Wooden Van

Prototype information, photos, and scaled drawings of these cabooses in the Newfoundland Division. On page 92 there are more photos of Newfoundland cabooses.

Layout Building in 1:64 Scale

Chris talks about Trevor Marshall's S-scale layout construction. Trevor is modeling the town of Port Rowan in Ontario, Canada in the 1950s.

Steel Mill Railroading

Prototype photos and a description of steel mills in Pennsylvania.