Garden Railways December 2013

The 30th anniversary of Garden Railways
By Vance Bass
Ruminations on three decades of the magazine
pg. 32

Staff corner: Nancy Norris
By Nancy Norris
Building and maintaining our club’s outreach trailer
pg. 34

Build a large scale workbench
By Jim Kottkamp
This project maximizes functionality in minimal space
pg. 36

DCC for large scale: A beginner's guide
By Kevin Strong
Part 3: How decoders work
pg. 40

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The Tortoise & Lizard Bash Garden Railroad
By Todd Brody
Visit a well-developed, 1950s diesel line
pg. 44

Scale and gauge
By Marc Horovitz
Revisiting the mysteries of this confusing topic
pg. 52

Modifying a Ruby to 7/8" scale
By Eric Schade
Part 1: The design, the saddletank, and more
pg. 54

Make a no-solder metal railing
By Steve Kamm
Standard hardware-store materials do the trick
pg. 61

Visit the Sundance Central
By Frank Palmer
A 1:20.3-scale modular railroad owned by a club
pg. 64