[lfalk17]

I am new to G scale and want to create a raised garden railroad. I have and lgb 2019s engine and lgb cars. Working on my layout now.

 

[kormsen]

try to keep the track level. sideways too!
and be welcome.

 

[Pete Thornton]

Welcome, and post some photos as you go.

 

[Greg Elmassian]

sideways = "cross level", especially important on switches/turnouts

 

[lfalk17]

I am new to G scale and want to create a raised garden railroad. I have and lgb 2019s engine and lgb cars. Working on my layout now.

Thanks for the info. Its appreciated. Will post photos and questions as I go.

 

[astack]

When I was planning my railroad, I found this site pretty good for thinking about different options:

Garden Railroading Primer Articles

Hundreds of free 'How-To' articles for beginning and intermediate Garden Railroaders. We have tips for planning, construction, landscaping, and gardening. Save money, time, and frustration by stopping here FIRST.

familygardentrains.com

For a raised bed, this site (mylargscale.com) also has tons of threads on different methods.

Good luck! I found building my railroad to be really fun.

 

[du-bousquetaire]

As Greg said sideways level is most important cause of derailments. I would say worse than bad rail joints at an angle. I once had a twist in the middle of a deep cut (Just as inaccessible as you could want, on a curve, and at a point where you could not make any sight alignement. That is why I made my angle measuring car) This is made from scraps of wood and is useful to measure the inclination on super elevation as well as transverse level.

I had fitted a sprung Märklin SBB box car with a pair of fine scale wheelsets (from Wunder or Dingler) as an experiment, the only place it derailed was exactly at that twist. = result was no more finescale wheelsets, alas!
This car is a sinch to make and most useful doing or adjusting trackwork.

 

[astack]

What a great idea! Now I want to make one too.

 

[Philmo11]

Welcome. Looking forward to the layout.

 

[lfalk17]

When I was planning my railroad, I found this site pretty good for thinking about different options:

Garden Railroading Primer Articles

Hundreds of free 'How-To' articles for beginning and intermediate Garden Railroaders. We have tips for planning, construction, landscaping, and gardening. Save money, time, and frustration by stopping here FIRST.

familygardentrains.com

For a raised bed, this site (mylargscale.com) also has tons of threads on different methods.

Good luck! I found building my railroad to be really fun.

Thanks so much for the link. I have been reading a lot and there are so many different methods