Tucson Botanical Gardens

In 2002 we were asked to setup a temporary railroad layout to be operated during the Christmas season. We did so and the public reaction to the layout was so positive that we were asked to do another one the following year. The continued enthusiasm for the layouts encouraged the Tucson Botanical Gardens to have us create a permanent layout, Information and photos from the initial 2 temporary layouts are provided here.
Also, photos of the permanent layout and it's evolution from 2009 to the current version are displayed.
 

• Installation of the latest layout (October, 2022)
• Installation of bricks under tunnel to protect from critters (October, 2021)
• Repair of the grain elevator by Glenn Mitchell (February, 2021)
• Added a permanent trolley line to the layout (January, 2021)
• Final touches: new power supply, new control, last track update (October, 2019)
• Finishing siding, painting, new building, cleanup buildings (August, 2019)
• Adding the ballast to the mainline and bricking the siding (August, 2019)
• Final bricking of the mainlines (July, 2019)
• Building of the train shed (July, 2019)
• "Outer Loop" Maintenance (June, 2019)
• Tucson Botanical Gardens (May, 2014)
• Tucson Botanical Gardens (July, 2013)
• Tucson Botanical Gardens (March, 2012)
• Tucson Botanical Gardens (March, 2011)
• Tucson Botanical Gardens (March, 2009)
• Tucson Botanical Gardens - Comparison of the 2002 and 2003 layouts
• Tucson Botanical Gardens - 2003 temporary layout
• Tucson Botanical Gardens - 2002 temporary layout