Yes, there's been another gap between my newsletters. But news keeps happening that I want to squeeze in. If you're in touch with any of the garden railroading communities, you know by now that Garden Railways magazine has been shut down by Kalmbach, and more train manufacturers are either shuttering or planning to shutter. The good news is that LGB, PIKO, and USA Trains are still making quality products, and many clubs and forums are still operating and sharing knowledge.
And in case you wondered whether this years' crazy circumstances have hurt the hobby in any other way, you should know that people stuck at home are doing a lot of work in their back yards. Pressure-treated lumber is almost unobtainable in some parts of the country, for example. What about garden railroads? At least one track company (Llagas Creek) sold out of rail for a time because of high demand.
One feature in this newsletter - the updated series on "Garden Railroading on a Shoestring" - has actually been in the works for months. Its purpose is to help people with more imagination than money ease into the hobby. That doesn't mean that this is our planned new direction for the hobby as a whole. It's just another set of options for folks starting out, or thinking about starting out. READ AND SEE MUCH MORE HERE.
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