Garden Railway & Santa Fe Garden Railroad

As of June, 2007, the roster is as follows:

1	Aristo U25B in blue and yellow-dummy, battery carrier
1	Aristo U25B, red and silver warbonnet, also dummy and battery car.
1	USA GP7, Santa Fe blue and yellow pinstripe, 1 onboard battery set
1	USA GP9, Santa Fe blue and yellow pinstripe, 1 onboard battery set
1	USA GP7, black and white stripes ATSF, 1 onboard battery set.
2	USA GP38, ATSF blue and yellow bonnet, each has two battery sets.
1	USA GP30, ATSF blue and yellow bonnet, two battery sets
1	USA NW2 switcher, ATSF blue and yellow, one onboard battery set.
1	USA F3 ATSF A & B, red and silver, both units have two onboard battery sets, the B unit does not contain a receiver, but cables to the A unit. Takes awhile to charge, but runs forever.
1	USA F3 A unit, ATSF blue and yellow bonnet, 2 onboard battery packs.
1	USA ALCO PA, ATSF red and silver, 2 onboard battery packs.

Smoke units have been removed from all diesels that have them, as they draw current from the packs, and to me, are a throwback to Lionel tin-plate days.

Other than the ALCO PA, everything is 4 axle, even with the wide curves and switches I use, six axles can present problems with derailments in this scale.

Aristo does have a GP40 coming which I will look at, but I can only have one as that is all Santa Fe had, and it was inherited in a merger.

I also have one passenger car, and 3 freight cars rigged with battery packs so they can provide power to engines while running if needed. Needless to say, I have to plan charging times, but I have six chargers so time is reduced.

All diesels have Kadee G gauge couplers body mounted, not always an easy task.

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