{"id":1876,"date":"2016-09-01T16:03:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T23:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purchasegreen.com\/blog\/the-fairplex-garden-railroad\/"},"modified":"2022-08-02T08:19:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T15:19:26","slug":"the-fairplex-garden-railroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purchasegreen.com\/blog\/the-fairplex-garden-railroad","title":{"rendered":"The Fairplex Garden Railroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At one point or another, almost everyone has found trains to be a source of wonder and delight. Some of us just as children, some of us for our entire lives.<\/p>\n<p>For more than 90 years, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fgrr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fairplex\u00a0Garden Railroad<\/a>\u00a0has been introducing &#8211; or reigniting &#8211; interest in trains. People of all ages and all walks of life have marveled at one of the world&#8217;s largest and most elaborate model railroads.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cydGgG9NYMc\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This year, some sections of the railroad are undergoing an overhaul and Purchase Green artificial grass is proud to both sponsor and be an integral part of the Garden Railroad. We were honored to be able to provide some of our amazing grass to help update this Southern California treasure. This Labor Day weekend is the perfect time to visit the Fairplex Garden Railroad and take a few moments to revel in this wonderful, miniature world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At one point or another, almost everyone has found trains to be a source of wonder and delight. Some of us just as children, some of us for our entire lives. 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