Lucas Green, 10, from San Jose, gets some ideas for creating his own railroad as he watches a train pass Saturday at Elia Family Railroad during the 2013 Garden Railroad Tour.

The 20th annual Railroad Garden Tour, a fundraiser for the St. Joseph’s Center and the Community Food Pantry, will take place throughout South Santa Clara County and North San Benito County Saturday, Aug. 16. 

The eight-stop self-guided tour features local model railroad displays and gardens at area businesses and residences. The tour starts at the Llagas Creek Railway on Llagas Road in Morgan Hill, and continues to numerous stops in Gilroy including Garden Accents Nursery, Big Iron Garden Railroad and the Mount Madonna Railroad. The tour concludes at the Smith Family Railroad in Prunedale. 

Donations to the Railroad Garden Tour will benefit the St. Joseph’s Center in Gilroy and the Community Food Pantry. 

For more information, call (408) 848-1440 or (408) 842-1843, or send an email to da**********@ve*****.net.

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