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	Building where the Frost Line is extreme	paulrace	0	36342	Wed Jan 27, 2021 1:12 pm paulrace
	Ladder Construction questions	paulrace	0	28452	Wed Jan 27, 2021 10:28 am paulrace
	Garden Trains in Brutal Weather Conditions	paulrace	0	39268	Thu Oct 31, 2019 9:51 am paulrace
	Hand-laid Dual-Gauge Track Outside?	paulrace	1	26871	Sun Jun 16, 2019 12:27 pm paulrace
	Outdoor Christmas Display Train	paulrace	0	34619	Tue Feb 27, 2018 12:44 pm paulrace
	"Train Tables" Outside: advantage over raised 2"x6" Roadbed	paulrace	0	35197	Mon Sep 25, 2017 11:57 am paulrace
	Is Bending Straight, Non-Flex, Track OK?	Perryo	1	18910	Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:00 pm paulrace
	Expansion issues of HDPE	Tom	1	32741	Fri Oct 31, 2014 7:19 am paulrace
	Raised Roadbeds on lumber - more work, less maintenance	paulrace	1	19667	Thu Oct 30, 2014 8:37 am paulrace
	Easy curved roadbed with plastic lumber	paulrace	2	17952	Tue Oct 28, 2014 6:54 pm paulrace
	Mind the Gap	paulrace	0	14499	Wed Sep 24, 2014 11:13 am paulrace
	Near-ceiling Railroad for Ice Cream Parlor	paulrace	0	20366	Mon Sep 22, 2014 4:03 pm paulrace
	How does Flex Track work outside	paulrace	0	14419	Fri May 16, 2014 12:08 pm paulrace
	Trench railroading - ground-level railroads on concrete	paulrace	0	29740	Fri May 16, 2014 11:17 am paulrace
	Getting a railroad installed quickly	paulrace	0	17242	Fri May 16, 2014 11:12 am paulrace
	Garden Railway Construction Options	paulrace	0	15394	Fri May 16, 2014 11:03 am paulrace

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Intro to Garden Railroad Construction How do you decide what kind of railroad is best for you?	5	5	Wed Jan 27, 2021 1:12 pm paulrace
Raised 2x6" roadbed For decades, raised pressure-treated 2x6s were the "gold standard" for garden railroad construction in non-desert climates. What are your experiences?	3	4	Mon Sep 25, 2017 11:57 am paulrace
Quicky or Temporary Railroads Sometimes you want something running in the short term, and you don't really need a 5-year installation. What do you need?	2	2	Tue Feb 27, 2018 12:44 pm paulrace
Trench ("Ground-Level") Railroads If you want a ground-level railroad, you have to start out below ground. What is your experience?	1	1	Fri May 16, 2014 11:17 am paulrace
HDPE "Plastic Lumber" Roadbed Architect Bill Logan designed a ladder framework you can make with plastic lumber (or composite lumber in some cases). It allows a lot more flexibility than 2x6 construction. What is your experience?	2	5	Fri Oct 31, 2014 7:19 am paulrace
Flextrack? If you come from HO, where flextrack really is flexible, you might have the wrong idea about Garden Railroad "flex-track." But big, elaborate curves seem to demand this approach, and the railbenders and other tools that go with it. What's your experience?	3	5	Sun Jun 16, 2019 12:27 pm paulrace