The Miami Valley Garden Railway Society

The Dream of a Garden Railroad began in 1990, but due to being a pastor, my wife and I moved on the average of every 7-8 years.
I gradually began to make purchases and dream. Finally, upon retirement in 2002 I finalized the design and construction began in early 2003. There is an almost constant ascending or descending 2% grade on the 350 feet of single, mainline track.
In addition, there is 65 feet of siding plus 65 feet of streetcar line and an operating coal mine on this scenic garden railroad. There is over 200 bonsai style, trimmed trees.
There are two cities - Rose Rock (at zero elevation) and Crystal City (at 1 1/2 feet of elevation). There are 3 trestles, 4 girder plate bridges, 1 Howell Truss Bridge, 2 seven-foot tunnels and a small pond with waterfalls. Three steam locomotives and one streetcar make up the power on this railroad.
The mainline is divided up into nine separate "blocks" and designed to operate as a "Cab Control" operation. I am presently experimenting and developing an apple orchard (Cotoneaster plant) and an orange grove (Pyracantha bush). Seven buildings and solar lit.