This garden railroad is track powered with approximately 600 feet of track around three sides of the house. The theme is Creston, Iowa Division of the Burlington Route
(CB&Q). Motive power is primarily 22 various diesels of the era. Some of the 71 buildings are actual scale models of buildings in Creston.

This large scale pike of over 1200' track begins in a landscaped front yard with a waterfall and miniature trees. The line circles entirely around the home through mountains, by ponds, along cedar fences and under a real vineyard before entering the basement. Multiple types of construction methods for large scale railroads are visible on this railroad which has been under development for about five years. The excavated basement has been lined with stone block and valence lighted. Scenery techniques include extruded cast foam as well as natural rock.

All R/C battery power. 80' x 36' layout through and around 7' mountain range across back yard, 600'+ of track, 400' of mainline track, 7 tunnels - one is 40' long, 70' stream with 3 waterfalls and 4 bridges. The LP&W is a single track branch line connecting the mythical transcontinental junction at Lone Pine with the mines in the Lone Pine Mountains. The line main-tains a 1% to 1-1/2% grade by following the Clear Water River into the mountains and with the use of numerous tunnels. This railroad was featured in the June-2014 issue of Garden Railways Magazine.

Camp Creek RR was started in 2007 under three large Scotch pine trees. It took less than six months to realize this location was a bad idea because of the dripping sap and a lot of pine needles. The trees had to go. The road-bed was reconfigured to allow it to run through one of the stumps. Big hit! Opening the area allowed more natural light, was great for the survival of existing plants and adding stepables (groundcover). The railroad was ex-panded in 2012. 390 linear feet of track with two spurs.

This layout has been dubbed the Underground RR since Joe dug out his basement to provide space. LGB track is used and much of the rolling stock is LGB. An outside section has been added on both sides of the house. There is a large display of scratch built and LGB items.