2015 contest results. NMRA conventions and train show events feature a model and photo contest where entries are displayed to be viewed and enjoyed by other model railroaders and the general public. Any NMRA member may enter models and photos into these contests....
David Lowell's award winning Havana Transfer coal dock diorama was entered in the 2015 Gateway Division NMRA model contest. This coal dock is one scene on David’s HO scale Chicago & Illinois Midland Railroad which depicts the 121 mile route between Peoria and Taylorville Illinois in t...
Dave Roeder's "Morgan Auto Sales 1949" diorama won Best of Show at the 2015 Gateway Division NMRA model contest. Most of the structure details and finishes were created on an inkjet printer. Here are seven photos of that diorama....
The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, November 16, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. We will have our annual pot-luck dinner. Bill Levin will give a presentation on his recent trip to South America. Members please bring a...
The Annual Gateway Division NMRA Train Show and Model Contest will be held November 7, 2015, 9 am to 3 pm, at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. The Gateway Division Train Show features clinics on model railroading, swap tables, model and photo contests, and home train ...
A railroad-related side trip needs to be part of any vacation. Since we were in the Tampa area, Alex and I took a morning trip to the Florida Railroad Museum. The Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday and operates diesel-powered train excursions on Saturdays and Sundays on six miles...