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Hi Dennis , <br />Glad to hear you got bit by the bug. <br /> <br />Marty always has good ideas. I build garden layouts as a business and I build indoor layouts also. Two different worlds. I built a Garden Railroad for a few nurseries and this year we built a 64ft X 17 Ft Garden railroad in Tinley park illinois for them on their miniature golf course. This area is out in the open and wind can be a problem. What we did with all buildings is we cut the steel rebar that is used in sidewalks. The Rebar is cut about 24 inches long. We put one in each corner and have it just under the roof line. We have had storms with winds up to 85 mph and no problems. As Marty said steel wheels are the answer and if real windy you can have USA flat cars which are low and made very heavy, no box cars if bad wind. Never had to stop running trains. <br /> <br />We also use Dwarf alberta pines to help block wind along the tracks, Same idea as Marty's <br /> <br />Larry Jankowski <br />
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