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Garden Railroading: Getting Started in the Hobby | 
 enlarge | Author: Kent Johnson
Brand: Kalmbach
Category: Book
List Price: $22.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 345091
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 8.1 x 0.3
MPN: KAL12217
ISBN: 0890243697
Dewey Decimal Number: 790
EAN: 9780890243695
ASIN: 0890243697
Publication Date: April 2002
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Product Description
Garden Railroading is a 144 Page Book from Kalmbach Books that will get you started in the hobby of Outdoor Model Railroading. FEATURES: Enjoy following the practices of a full-size railroad while working with the landscape, existing gardens, trees, and other natural materials in the comfort of your own backyard! An increasing number of women, children, and families are enjoying garden railroading together. Many beautiful railway gardens have been created by people who claim not to be gardeners. Inside the pages of this book you'll find plenty of suggestions and resources available to help you get started. Glossy softcover 144 page book. Eight sections provide detailed information/instructions on the the following: -Starting -Surveying -Planning -Groundwork -Trackwork -Power -Planting -Maintenance A separate section provides the detailed information to build your own Colorado & Pacific layout. A glossary is provided with the basic garden railroading terms. Colored photos and line drawings. INCLUDES: One Garden Railroading Book SPECS: Pages: 144 Size: 8-1/4"" x 10-3/4"" kr4/16/02 ir/kh
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So good I bought it twice! August 18, 2008
I bought this as part of a four book purchase including "Getting Started in Garden Railroading: Build the Railroad of Your Dreams... in Your Own Backyard" by Allan Miller (5 stars), Gorgeous Garden Railways" by Marc Horovitz and Pat Hayward (4 starts), and "Practical Garden Railways" by Peter Jones (2 stars).
After ordering I found I already owned this book having bought it a few years ago and stored it in the basement when we moved. This book does a lot well. Lots of subject matter, plenty of pictures, and, despite the small print, an easy read. This almost got 5 stars but then I read Allan Miller's book and that was my new standard. Of the two however this is probably the better book for the beginner.
 Garden railroading January 21, 2008
It is a good basic book for someone new to the hobby. And I'm about as new as you can get.I also found Getting Started in garden Railroading by Allan Miller, very helpful.
Garden Railroading is a good place to start, but you'll need more! September 21, 2005
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Garden Railroading is a good place to start. It gave me some great general knowledge, but I have to admit it was missing some much needed information. I know nothing about small trains and was looking for more information as to the sizes available. Off to the hobby store (an hour away).
 Good Collection of Great Articles September 1, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a collection of beginner-oriented articles from Garden Railroading magazine. This is not a single "how-to" source as much as it is a source of encouragement. It is also a great companion to Allan Miller's book, as it fills in some of the (admittedly small) gaps and shows a few alternative ways to accomplish things. Many people appreciate the great photos, which also appeared in Garden Railways magazine at one time. Authors include Jack Verducci, Pat Hayward, Marc Horovitz, Kevin Strong and many other best-known writers on the subject of Garden Railroading.
-Paul Race, editor for Family Garden Trains (tm)
Best Book for Starting a layout March 3, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have bought seceral books on this subject. This book shines WAY above the rest that I have seen. On almost every page I am amazed with the great ideas and things I never thought of.
If you get any book about how to get it done, get this one!!
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