Bowmanville Ontario Canada

Thank You so much for your website! I have it bookmarked and I turn to it many times when I have a tech question. Being fairly new to the whole garden railroad scene, your advice is invaluable. Keep up the good work, Russ.

Barrys big trains

Pittsburgh Pa

Being new to outdoor railroading I have found the tips page extreamy helpfull my aristo stainless switches now work flawlessly and my Bachman Climax now has sound AND smoke. Thank you for making all of this informatoin available.

Mr Bach-man on Bachmanntrains

Switzerland

Have you some ideas to repair two Bachmann large scale Shays? Booth has broken gears and one ist falling from a trestle after a deraillment and the steammotor and the inkline are damaged, because the gauge was to wide! Since one year I'm asking periodicaly for spare parts by Bachmann, but they don't have for me till now. Do you know another producer of gears for the Shay like Hillside by the pickups?
I've reading your European trip with a little giggeling. I'm living in Switzerland and many of them you was commenting I'm knowing too. Italien are very known as Helldrivers.... but you forgot the German with no speed limit on Highway. It's a kick to drive my offroader with 180 kmh on German Highway for some hours to visit "little creek" garden railway. In Switzerland a ry tunnel with a length of 50 km is under construction and the Gotthardt Highway tunnel is 19 km long. I absolutely don't like him. I prefere by every weather the climbing and winding passroute.
If I live in Switzerland it's very problemfull to get spare parts from Bachmann. Here it's more simple to get spareparts from LGB.
Maybe you'll help me to get what I need for booth Shay's.
They was still operating on my "oak valley & silver lake" Colorado stile Garden layout, just to the desaster with the gears.
sincerly
Heinz

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Lumberton, NJ

Just about everything you have to know is included on your site. My biggest problem is wiring to operate two train using the Crest TE. Thanks for all your help.

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Madison, WI

Thanks for all your tips. I'm sure you've saved many of us modelers time and frustration along the way.

Guidance from the local large scale community.

Sydney, Australia

Thank you for the site. I have acquired a lot of my equipment second hand, and as such like the articles on older generation equipment.

I have Aristo equipment in the main, and have enjoyed the "tinkeing" opportunities that old equipment gives. My wife insists that I don't have a garden railway, just an ongoing engineering excercise.

Regards

Ray Gilmore

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Toronto, Ohio

I have enjoyed this site, reading, looking at photos. I have started in trains rewcently, have 1 G scale in the sun room , have 4 HO scale running also in the sun room, I am extremely interested in putting a garden scale outside, but totally no experience there. I have a great wood shop for making bridges etc. pointers getting started would be appreciated.

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tuscaloosa , alabama

are you looking for a job?? well then come into EveryTruckJob.com we have over 1000 companies looking for drivers..... so come on in and fill out an application , its FREE....

Thru Aristo's web site a few years ago

Dayton,Oh

Thanks for all your work. I have learned alot.

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philadelphia,pa

iam new to building layout was looking for information oil refinery for HO

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Rochester, New York

Thanks for offering this site. It is a real encylopedia of what large scalers need to know.

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Tokyo Japan

3 years ago,when I found your web site on the first,I felt why this George deal with inexpensive locos in difficult ways. As the result I have built my layout step by step,along with your technical tips.
Thanks a lot!

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Keswick, Va

This has got to be the most useful site for large scale there is. Have learned lots. And your response to e-mail is unbelievable.
Thank , Ed

lsol

ny state

great sight-lots of answers for us beginners-thank you for sharing

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Green Mountain State of Vermont

Great site and info. An amature like myself can learn much from your site. I do have a question, Can a 5401 be used and left in line between a 5460 and a 5470? Too many numbers. We are setting up a new system in an established garden and I splurged for the 5470. Then wondered if it failed, what to do. If I missed this my humblest apologies, if it hasn't been asked I hope others will benefit. Thanks!

Recomended, through an enquiry to 'The Bach Man' re a Shay.

Beverley, United Kingdom

I just could not believe the great wealth of information available, i am sure my hobby will benifit even more now.
Thank you
Peter

Saw it on a Ebay bid sheet by the seller saying "if you have any questions about this item, go to your (this) site and read about this model (a Bachmann Shay)

Boulder City, NV

A excellent site that I will be visiting MANY times!!!

Kaneohe, Hawaii

Have viewed and enjoyed your site many times. Have a question regarding the Bachmann sound modification. Can a ceramic cap be substituted for the electrolitic cap shown for the initial mods.

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Davie, Florida (southeast Florida)

I am an adult/child that wants to get into G Scale!! Your site is amazing! I have a screened in pool area of 55' x 40 feet with 15' of it under a flat roof. By looking at your site, I see that I can build along the inside house perimiter of the protected area and stretch the layout into the open area for briges and running of trains...,but, I have no mechanical skilss and no idea what to buy to start.

LGB has a digital starter set. Would this be a good way to begin, and then add on assessories, bridges, buildings,and track and Bachmann stuff, or should I look for a used total package and build it into my space?. If you would be willing to dialogue with me, I would so appreciate it. Are there people that would make me proposed layouts if I drew the area for them?
Help from someone like you is the only way that I can start up in this fascinating hobby.
Appreciatively,
Ron Beck reallibra25@hotmail.com

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Sacramento

Thank you

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Macomb Illinois USA

Thanks for your tech tips. Whenever I have a problem, I find the solution there. I just fixed an Aristo Coupler that didn't like to close.

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NJ

I have used some of your tips and repairs on my equipment. Outstanding

Your site was mentioned on a lot of other sites.

London, England

An excellent site - lots of very helpful info. Thanks!

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Chicago

Just starting to look at all this stuff. Looks like I'll be busy for a while.

Used MSN search engine. Bookmarked this site back in '96 or '97.

St Augustine, FL

Just a great place to browse. Thanks for doing this.

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Los Alamitos

I hope that I'll be able to learn half of what you have here. That way my layout will be GREAT ! That is, if I get off my duff and start working on it.

Bill

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wilmington, mass.

george, i'm still trying to digest my first three hours on your site.amazing stuff. im thinking of canceling my subscription to GARDEN RAILWAYS and sending you my $25. (only kidding) i'd just like to thank you for sharing your talents. the pics are great.hopefull to begin an outside line soon.well i've got to go, i've got a bachman engine begging to be torn apart! thanks again glenn

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France

Your tips are really very interisting
I just bought a FA1 and you give me answers on a lot of questions.
in our country this scale is growing up and we appreciate your experience.
Thanks a lot for that.

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geogia

Hi GEORGE. Your tech tips are really useful in keeping motive power up and running. I have a question maybe with your expertise you could answer. I'm converting my ART rs-3 to battery power with the rs-3 sound sys installed. Any way to eliminate that sorry-ful little rechargable batt in the sound unit and make it work off of the larger nicads that I have installed? The only way that I can get it to work is with a seperate batt for the sound system. Thanks for any help you can give GENE

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arlington, texas

can you please help me to install a onboard rec 55491 in a LGB mikado with sound for track power it didnot come with a decoder?

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Lake George Colorado

I liked your piece on adding sounnd to the LG tender,Which i am by the way trying to find.

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Orlando, Florida area

Great site.

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Miles, Qld, Australia

Sites like this encourage people in the hobby worldwide.

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Sydney NSW Australia

I am moving and intend to move my layout and enlarge it dramatically 23 m X 13 m, it will be in a rain forest filled ravine at a place called Buderim on the Sunshine Coast. This is just about tropical and it will overlook the Coral Sea about 90 M up a 7 km in from the coast. I only run LGB as I have trouble with just about all others. I think it you have another correspondent from the same area, I think was Andrew H who lives in Brisbane which is about an hours drive south of here. My layout will be called Jurassic Ginger as it hasn't changed geologically since those times and Buderim is the Ginger capital of Australia. I would be pleased to here what anyone would advise me to do or more importantly not to do. regards Ian

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Irwindale,CA.

I am looking for operating instructions for my train so that i can put it together. I'll give you as much information as possibly. The Original Bachmann Hauler, Blue Comet,Atlantic City Express,Complete Ready-to-Run, Electric train set, 4-6-0 steam locomotive with tender, Authentic "G" Scale compatible with all popular brands,steel alloy track. Hope to here from you soon with some good news.

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Cincinnati, OH

I was wondering If you could provide me with contact information for the person who is building the Great Miami Railway. He seems to indicate that he knows you on his links page. I appreciate your assistance.

I looked under "garden railroads" a few months ago

16822 161st Ave SE., Yelm, Washington 98597

I bought a place on one and a half acres and my drive-way has created a turn-around in the shape of a large tear drop where it about twenty five feet across and about seventy feet long. At one end closest to the street I am going to put in a ten foot high water fall, a couple pools of water toward the other end. And I've always wanted to have a garden railroad and this would be a really good place to have one. I also love to do gardening and landscapeing which would fit right in with the railroad.
I'm trying to find a railroad that is about a foot or a foot an a half high to put in my garden but I don't know where to look to find one that is larger that the usual small trains. If you know of any I would appreciate it if you could contact me where to look for one.
Thank you very much.

Lots and lots of searching.

SC

Great site. I have been looking for info on turnouts. This has it. I made a layout for my grandson with a Marklin train and AristoCraft track. I have had lots of problems. Now making your mods. Hope it works. Would like any comments or advice.

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currently Brea Ca, soon 'SunLakes' Banning, CA

Great and informative site, personal info neat too. We were band gophers for Whittier for 7 years. no big trips tho. Look forward to implementing some of your train tips when I get started on my lay-out. Thank you very much, I need help !! Bill

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Guildford Surrey

So much info.
So many goodies.
I keep coming back time&time again.
Thanks George.

John.

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TallahasseeFL.

plan on starting a garden railroad here in tall,fl. I think this is the best site for everything i need to get started in this huge hobbie.Hope to read sum cool stuff here.thanks for all this good information.

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gainesville, fl

looking for forward to the tips text to allow me to get a G scale started out here in the woods of Florida

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Brisbane, Qld.

G'day (yes, we really do say that all the time over here).
I am impressed with the page here George, and most certainly the articles. I have just picked up my second loco (B'mann, 4-6-0). The first was the cute little MDC critter.. I was going to go with r/c ,but with the cost of batteries and a reciever for each loco bought, I am faced with cleaning the rail heads when things get stuck. One good thing about track power is the train can run as long there's no blackouts..
Also the critter won't fit all the gear for r/c like batteries and radio etc.. but I'm hoping it'll fit a smoke generator..I drilled out the stack on it already.
(I'm thinking of making it solar powered using car batteries in the future.)

Anyhoo, great page.Given me some "go" for making my own page.

Kind regards,

Andrew H.

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Pasco, Washington

Love the site, really appreciate the tips. I have been unsuccessfully trying to convert my USA GP7/9 to DCC when I found your site. Thanks for the help.

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Tucson, AZ

Great site with a ton of useful information. I will add a link to it to our web site so our members can enjoy it also.

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Mesa AZ

Great, great site. I've been planning to start my railroad in the backyard, and I've found your track info very helpful. I've also read with a great deal of interest your reviews of locomotives and tech tips. I'll be coming back to this site frequently for info and inspiration. Thanks, greg

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Clinton Twp, MI

Nice site, enjoyed it.

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Epplng Victoria Australia

I am new to large scale railway modelling and also to searching the internet. Ihave found your site very interesting, and I will endevour to keep using this site.

LUCK

LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK

SIMPLY PUT, THIS WAS THE MOST ASTOUNDING MODEL RAILROADING SET UP AND DISCUSSION I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN MY NEARLY 60 YEARS OF LIFE. YOUR COMMENTS AND FIX-ITS ARE POINTED, HYSTERICAL AND QUITE EASY TO FOLLOW. YOUR LAYOUT AND DETAILED PHOTOS & DIAGRAMS OF SAME ARE EXTRAORDINARY! I STUMBLED HERE IN MY SEARCH FOR WHAT'S GOING ON IN A HOBBY I'VE BEEN AWAY FROM FOR ABOUT 45 YEARS. I'LL BE BACK TO ENJOY THIS AGAIN...OFTEN.
THANKS A MILLION, SORRY FOR GUSHING SO.