Garden Railways December 2012

Make a weather resistant retaining wall
By David Kalata
A tile product makes installation quick and easy
pg. 36

The Yucca Gulch Railroad
By Ted Staub
A run down, three-foot-gauge logging line
pg. 40

Staff corner: Jeff Young
By Jeff Young
Modeling the Eaton Hall Railway in 1:12 scale
pg. 46

Battery packs demystified
By William Canelos
Make your own low cost, lithium-ion battery packs
pg. 48

Scratchbuilding wooden hoppers in 1:20.3 scale
By Bruce Chandler
A detailed description of the construction of these finescale models: Part 1
pg. 56

Smoothing out your analog point-to-point railroad
By Jeff Norgate
This simple circuit and an inexpensive reversing unit will provide more realistic operation
pg. 62

Build a rustic structure
By Ray Dunakin
Styrene construction is easier than you think: Part 1
pg. 66

Readers' gallery
Garden-railway views from around the world
pg. 72