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FALL 2019 | Volume 36, Number 3
FEATURES
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GR Readers’ Gallery
Garden railway scenes from
around the world
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Get a Grip on Hand
Tools
We’ve found great gear
for your railway garden
By Rene Schweitzer
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Backwoods in the
Backyard
Explore a new line built for
logging and live-steam
operation
By Shawn Viggiano
COVER PHOTO BY SHAWN VIGGIANO
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Rehab My Railroad
Part 3: Helpful suggestions
arise when a special guest
walks the line
By Kent Johnson
(^46)
5-step Steamer Startup
A pictorial guide to firing a
live-steam locomotive
By Steve Sweeney
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Build a Steel-frame
Snow Plow
Part 1: Plow design and
assembly
By Mike Lafond
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IN EVERY ISSUE
6 From the Editor
Movers and makers
8 News
11 Letters
13 Garden Railway Basics
DIY power supply
16 Video 101: Along the
Line
18 Greening Your Railway
Waterscape your railway
22 Plant Portraits
Dwarf parrot’s feather
55 Events
56 Product Reviews
66 One-Page Project
New spin on a trusty
motor tool
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