The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 17, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Dale Dewitt will present on model railroad photography. Why do you want to take photos of your modeling or layout? What type of photos do mo...

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 19, 2017. Our originally scheduled clinician had to cancel due to a work commitment. Instead, Gateway Division member and Master Model Railroader Pete Smith has agreed to host the June meeting as a layo...

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 19, 2017 at VFW Post 805 in O’Fallon, Illinois. Adding signals to your model railroad layout not only looks nice, but it also helps with realistic operations. When configured properly, signals help you ...

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 15, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Carl Wessel will present on traction power (e.g., Metrolink), electrically powered rail systems using overhead wires. Some the topics Carl wi...

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 17, 2017 at VFW Post 805 in O’Fallon, Illinois. Brian Post will follow up on his DecoderPro presentation given last year with additional information, including updates to the JMRI suite with emphasis o...

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, October 17, 2016 at VFW Post 805 in O’Fallon, IL. We learned how to lay track and ballast it at our June meeting. Now, our “Basics of Model Railroading” series continues with Brian Post's discussion on how t...

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, September 19, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Jeremy Janzen will demonstrate the computer-aided drafting program called XTrkCAD. This free computer software can help you plan your n...

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, August 15, 2016 at VFW Post 805 in O’Fallon, IL. John Marx will demonstrate how to build simple shacks from plastic sheet and other items already in your scrap box. Our monthly meetings are always open to th...

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 18, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Gary Brandenburger will present an LED lighting clinic which covers both the electronics basics that folks need and how to do things with LE...

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 20, 2016 at VFW Post 805 in O’Fallon, IL. Gregor Moe will present a short discussion on track laying and ballasting, followed by a hands-on exercise. Bring your own favorite tool you use for ballasting....

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 16, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Rich Velten will demonstrate the use of the various types of speakers and enclosures he installs in HO scale engines when adding DCC sound. O...

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 21, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. David Lowell will present a history of the Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway, an examination of the 121 mile long class 1 short line locat...