Columbus Garden Railway Society
Current CGRS Newsletter
updated: 2025-11
Trains, Museums, Eats
updated: 2025-05
The Columbus Garden Railway Society (CGRS) is a unique, organization whose goals are to have fun with garden railroading and the sharing of information. We have no formal organization, constitution or by-laws. We are simply an informal gathering of people interested in gardening and railroading.
Our only rule is the 10-foot rule, which loosely translates to “If it looks good from 10 feet away, then it is good enough”.
Membership in the Columbus Garden Railway Society (CGRS) is open to anyone. While the name of our organization refers to garden railroading, ownership of a garden railroad is not necessary. Many of our members have a G-scale railroad in their garden or yard, others may have one in their basement or other room of their home, and yet others may choose to not have one at all. That is not important. What is important is that all of our members share a common interest in the hobby.
Benefits of Columbus Garden Railway Society (CGRS) membership include an informative monthly newsletter (sample newsletter), monthly meetings at host railroads, the multi-club tour, and the fall foliage trip. Meetings may include presentations or clinics on various aspects of modeling, gardening, railroading, electronics, or controls. Guests are always welcome. For more information go to the membership page or contact the Columbus Garden Railway Society (CGRS) membership on our contact form.ayM
•We have another all-new Large Scale Live this Sunday 11/30/25 at 7:00 PM Eastern! We’ll be hitting the workbench and diving into some repairs and upgrades for your G scale trains! Join us as we tackle real fixes and enhancements live during the stream — from troubleshooting common issues to adding new features that keep our trains running smoothly and looking their best.
•Alongside that, we’ll also cover the latest buzz in the G scale world—from upcoming events (including exciting news about the 2026 Great Lakes Large Scale Train Expo!) and product announcements to general news and community highlights.
Who’s who in CGRS
Newsletter, related business,
articles and classified ads
Tim Dove
Principal Business Contact
Bill Logan
Bills and Invoices
Lisa Dove
Meeting hosts
David Bush
Membership / Address Change
Bob Collins
NewsTable items
Jed Hacker
Display Layout
Open Position
General Information
Kent Kloes
Webmaster
Kent Kloes
