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Purpose of MGRR Web Site

To share with the Garden Railroad Community another solution in the design and construction of a G-Scale Train layout integrated into a Southern California garden environment.
The Design / Methods / and Solutions incorporated into this site are not held out by the author as THE WAY, as there are numerous other equal and or better solutions to perform the same outcomes. Many design and construction methods available to use today are directly related to the site location with respect to weather / critter access / designer objectives / technology applications and budgets.
The theme is based on a 1960 to current, Diesel Locomotive era, primarily of Southern Pacific and its subsequent related road names within California. All track is Stainless Steel and all motive power is LI battery. No track power incorporated. Locomotives have two LI batteries installed, with an A or B switch, to facilitate up to a minimum of 6 hours of run time without re-charging.
The Owner / Designer and Operator is an Architect, recently retired from a 45 year practice, and has purposely designed the Garden Railroad theme to exclude buildings and any familiarity thereto. The design theme has concentrated on remote mountainous regions of high timber incorporating an aroma of pine scented fresh air.
The project physically commenced in the Summer of 2011 and was substantially complete in the Summer of 2013.
The author / designer has concentrated primarily to date on the Railroad exterior infrastructure with just minimal train implementation. The next phase is a roll out of approx. 15 locomotives and 80 freight and passenger cars. Additional tabs will be added to this web site in the future to have both static and movie pictures of train runs.
This site was conceived through the numerous hours of probing the Internet, a lifelong history of several HO and N scale layouts, talking to other Train Buffs and attendance at the Ontario Train Show in June of each year.
Specific credit in offering many tips / do's and do not's / and the acquisition of physical components used in the site go to the following vendors:
Track / Turnouts / Pneumatic Switch Activation System
    SUNSET VALLEY RAILROAD
     21616 23rd St Ct E
   Lake Tapps, WA 98391
Decoders / Engine Control Electronics
    AIRWIRE 900
     CVP Products
     P.O. Box 831333
Richardson, TX 75083
Phone: 972.238.9966
email info@cvpusa.com
www.cvpusa.com
Rolling stock and locomotive electronics:
    REINDEER PASS RAILROAD
     10919 N. 173rd East Ave.
     Owasso, OK 74055
     918-361-6084
email vernon@reindeerpass.com
www.ReindeerPass.com
Conifer Trees:
MINIFOREST
P.O. Box 1156
Mulino, Oregon
503-632-3555 between the hours of 8am to 5pm Pacific time
www.miniforest.com
Bridgewerks Bridges
H&R Trains, Inc.
6901 US Highway 19 N
Pinellas Park, FL 33781
(727) 526-4682
http://www.hrtrains.com
Trackside Signals
Z-Stuff for Trains
420 Mills Street
Hinsdale, IL 60521
(585) 377-0925
www.Z-Stuff.net
Track Sweeper Car
    Martin Track Sweeper Car
     email:   Sweepercar@aol.com

Locomotives and majority of Rolling Stock
    USA Trains
     662 Cross St
     Malden, MA 02148
     781-322-6084
www.usatrains.com
Locomotive Sounds
Phoenix Sound Systems
3514 West Liberty Road
Ann Arbor MI 48103-9013
www.PhoenixSound.com

Track Side Active Lighted Crossing Gates
    South Bend Signal Company
     2303 Creek Rd.
     Niles, MI 49120
     Phone: 269-684-4361

And Many, Many others!