{"id":292,"date":"2013-10-22T20:55:09","date_gmt":"2013-10-23T02:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crimsonstar.com\/garden-railroad\/?p=292"},"modified":"2023-06-03T12:45:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T18:45:39","slug":"hawk-lake-garden-railroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/crimsonstar.com\/garden-railroad\/photo-gallery\/hawk-lake-garden-railroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawk Lake Garden Railroad"},"content":{"rendered":"

I started my garden railroad in 2005, the year after our water garden was created. The main line is a simple “dog-bone” layout, with a 4% grade connecting the two return-loops.<\/p>\n

ngg_shortcode_0_placeholderIn 2009 I started another line which will eventually include an LGB rack section for my LGB Furka-Oberalp electric locomotive.<\/p>\n

Both lines use LGB turnouts with electric motors, operated by EPL track sensors, train magnets, and a timer (for a timed station stop).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I started my garden railroad in 2005, the year after our water garden was created. The main line is a simple “dog-bone” layout, with a 4% grade connecting the two return-loops. In 2009 I started another line which will eventually … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,22,25,34,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alberta","category-canada","category-edmonton","category-garden-railroads","category-photo-gallery"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t