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Garden Railways Magazine 2005 June Spectacular Steam Groundcovers for shade Stru
Garden Railways June 2005 Vol 22 No 3
CONTENTS
FEATURES
54 Chicago-area garden railways
A preview of the railroads at the 21st National Garden Railway Convention by Jim Rusch
56 An introduction to Digital Command Control
Is it time to consider DCC for your railroad? by Fred Hughes
60 Staff pages: Don Parker
Scratchbuild combination wood-and-plastic structures by Don Parker Cover story
62 The Crystal Springs Railroad Garden railroading on a hillside by Jack Verducci
70 Wiring an alternating passing siding
Use this circuit and LGB components for automatic, two-train operation by Allen Nickels
72 A permanent attraction
Visit a garden railroad this summer by Rene Schweitzer
74 Steamin' in Mississippi
Highlights of the 2005 International Small Scale Steam Up by Jeff Young
78 Garden railway design & construction
Landscaping with model structures by Jack Verducci
DEPARTMENTS
6 From the Editor
Notes from Marc
10 Notes & news
What's new for the garden railroader
16 Letters
Views from our readers
25 Questions & Answers
We respond to your hobby questions
27 Garden railway basics
A question of scale: Part 2
31 Looking back
A glance into the history of garden railways
43 Pathways
Top 10 groundcovers for shade
51 Plant portraits
Dwarf Serbian spruce and hardy dusty miller
83 Miniscaping
Understanding microclimates
96 Scribblings on a workshop wall
...with a paintbrush
98 Online station
A large-scale guide to the Internet
100 Raising steam
LBSC's influence
102 Events Upcoming shows and exhibits
104 Club directory
Garden railroading around the world
108 Product reviews
Bachmann Shay, LGB boxcar, and more
128 End of the line
Descending the grade
PLUS Insert: Plan #71
Build a 1:20.3 scale drovers' caboose
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