Columbus Garden Railway Society
(Web addresses are ever changing. If you find a broken link, please contact the webmaster )
Garden Railroad Clubs and Societies
Club or Society | Area | Link |
Buckeye State Garden Railroaders | Akron, Canton, Cleveland, Youngstown | |
Miami Valley Garden Railway Society | Greater Dayton | |
Greater Cincinnati Garden Railway Society | Greater Cincinnati | |
Northern Ohio Garden Railway Society | Northeast Ohio | |
Scioto Valley Model Railroad Club | Waverly Ohio | |
Indiana Large Scale Railroaders | Central Indiana | |
Gulfcoast Garden Railroaders | Gulfcoast Florida | |
Denver Garden Railway Society | Greater Denver | |
Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modlellers | Great Britain | |
The Gauge One Model Railway Association USA contact | Great Britain Erine Noa, 791 County Farm Rd, Monticello, Ill, 61856 | |
Minnesota G Scale Railway Station | MN/ Midwest States |
Garden Railroad Conventions and Shows
Conventions or Shows | Location | Link |
2025 National Garden Railway Convention | Sacramento CA - June 18-22, 2025 | |
Golden Spike Enterprises - Buckeye Train Show | every December and April at the Ohio Expo Center | |
Train Expo, Inc | annual two day model railroading show at the Ohio Expo Center | |
World's Greatest Hobby | traveling train show - occasionally in Ohio |
Garden Railroad Supplies
Supplier | Location | Link |
Reindeer Pass (store) | Iowa | |
RLD Hobbies (store) | Alion, Illinois | |
G-Scale Junction (by Appointment) | Newark, Ohio **link is down** | phone: 740-967-7300 |
Ozark Miniatures (accessories) | ||
Bachmann | ||
Marklin (LGB) | ||
USA trains | ||
HLW | ||
Accucraft - now LIVESTEAM STATION | ||
Piko |
Garden Supplies
Supplier | Location | Link |
Seely's Landscape Nursery | Columbus, Oh | |
Strader's Garden Center | Columbus, Oh | |
Oakland Nurseries | Columbus, Oh | |
DeMony's Nursery | Columbus, Oh | |
Baker's Acres Greenhouse | Alexandria, Oh | |
Moss Acres | Honesdale, PA | |
Ohio Mulch | Columbus, Oh | |
Semco Stone - #9 crushed limestone (ballast) | 6015 Taylor Rd, Gahanna, Oh | |
Mr. Mulch | 6469 Nicholas Dr, Columbus, Oh |
Tools and Instructions
Source | Link |
The Large Scale Trains Page by George Schreyer | |
Large Scale "How to" site by Greg Elmassian | |
Scale and Gauge Conversion Charts | |
CGRS dual rail bender | Contact Alvin Mann - 614-436-9405 |
Streetcar, Trolley, Light Rail
Source | Link |
All About The Street Car, Trolley and Subways |