We are building a Garden Scale Railroad.. It is located next to our ride-on railroad, and will soon have some track applied.
More here on this updates Post
Background
What is a Garden Scale Railroad? It’s an outdoor model railroad about 1/25 scale.
Members are building this as part of our Paradise Valley Railroad as a further service to the community. We will build and maintain the track, operate some rolling stock, and invite the public to enjoy seeing a model train operating. We hope that local G-Scale owners will bring and run their cars on our track.
For a long time, we have considered adding a G-Scale railroad to our operation at the Paradise Valley Railroad. The idea is active now because of a donation of rolling stock and track from the estate of long-time member Geoff Stubbs.
See the latest here: http://qathet.prfhs.org/g-scale-garden-railroad
The G-Scale platform stays inside a line between the railroad crossing sign and the west end of our track.
The planned site was a 24′ x 14′ rectangle shown with these benches; an elevated platform 30 inches high with rock sides.
It turned out as planned
Rolling Stock
Some of the donated logging railroad rolling stock from Geoff’s G-Scale railroad. .
Track
16 R3 pieces make an 8 ft diameter circle; we have 33 so far, many straights, some flex, and many smaller radius
Previous activity
Our thinking back in, Aug, 2025, was to pause the idea of an outdoor loop in the grove next to our shed. until we have a detailed plan, or choose another site. More here
On Jan 24, 2025, members of our G-Scale committee met with Dawn, lifted the railroad ties from the outdoor garden display, marked the boxes and stored all the material in Dawn’s shop.
Photos from a visit to Geoff Stubbs’ G-scale railroad June 13, 2024
The gift contains three logging locomotives, some log cars, some bridges, and most of the tracks from Geoff’s layout.
Some of our plans for the Garden Scale Railroad are located here