This site is primarily devoted to Large Scale model trains although several other railroad related topics have crept in. Since I can't share my railroad and railroad experiences with very many people in person, I will instead virtually share my humble railroad through the magic of the Internet. Grab a beer, pull up a chair and plan to stay awhile, there are many hours worth of reading available here.

Large scale model trains are those that run on #1 gauge (45 mm) track. The actual scale can vary from 1:13.5 for trains that represent 2' gauge prototypes to 1:32 for those that represent standard gauge prototypes. The popular designation of "G" scale falls into this more general "Large Scale" category.

• Large Scale Trains Pages
  • The Geologically Improbable Railroad. My outdoor large scale railroad. 20 Jun 08
  • The Geologically Improbable Railroad, Mountain Division. 20 Jun 08 My indoor large scale railroad.
  • The Geologically Improbable HO Railroad. My son's 4x8 HO layout. 3 Apr 09
  • Large Scale Trains Technical Tips. 3 Dec 08 If you don't look anywhere else, look here.
  • The Fairplex Garden Railroad. A very large outdoor display layout located at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds.
  • Short Video Clips taken on the GIRR.
• Really Large Scale (ride on) Trains
  • Pictures from the Riverside Live Steamers 1998 Fall Meet..
  • The Los Angels Live Steamers.
• 1:1 Scale Trains
  • A Trip To Ride Alaska's Railroads. Now with video. 1 May 09
  • Wrecks and Relics.
  • An American's Review of Travel on British Rail.
  • The Grand Canyon Railway, 1992 and 1993. 23 Apr 09
  • The Durango & Silverton Rail Road, 1993. 25 Apr 09
  • The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Rail Road, 1993. 25 Apr 09
  • The Operating Railroad Grand Tour, 1996. 26 Apr 09
    • Cass, Pike's Peak and the Georgetown Loop
  • The California Western RR, aka The Skunk Train. 1 May 09
  • The Fillmore Western RR. 1 May 09
  • The New Zealand National Narrow Gauge Railroad. 1 May 09
• Books On-line. Some old but still interesting books.
  • The US Army Corp of Engineers Military Railways Handbook, 1917.
  • Electric Railways. A 1901 text book describing "modern" electric railway systems. Many good illustrations and diagrams.
  • The Locomotive Catechism By Robert Grimshaw. An 1893 book available off Google.
• Links
  • George's General Links Page. Links to all manner of noncommercial and commercial web sites somehow related to railroads.
  • Other Technical Tips Pages. Other authors have compiled technical tips also. Find some of them here.
• Non train related stuff
  • Web Site Info. How I made this site.
  • A Pox On Spam. Forever cursed be those that clog up your email.
  • The Schreyer Family Home Page

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