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Frisco 1522 Stories by Dave Roeder and Don Morice – Gateway NMRA Meeting May 18, 2015

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 18, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Dave Roeder and Don Morice will present "1522 Stories" - short stories and discussion about their experiences during the restoration and oper...
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Spring 2015 RPO, Vol 23, No 1

The Spring 2015 Issue of The RPO is Now Available Online

The Spring 2015 quarterly members newsletter of the Gateway Division NMRA, The RPO, is now available online in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format....
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History of the East St. Louis & Suburban Traction System – Gateway NMRA Meeting Apr. 20, 2015

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 20, 2015 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in O’Fallon, Illinois. John Carty will present "A Brief History of the East St. Louis & Suburban System" - a look at the Great East Side Electric Railway S...
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Easy Loads for the Classic Metal Works Stake Bed Truck

3 Easy Loads for the Classic Metal Works Stake Bed Truck

Stake bed trucks have been hauling merchandise and supplies for the last 100 years. The Classic Metal Works 1946 Chevy stake bed truck is a great model for all transition-era layouts but a detailed load is needed for this truck to really set the scene....
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Learn and Do Event: Basics of Operation and Operating Session – Gateway NMRA Meeting Sat, Mar 21, 2015

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. The focus of this special meeting will be on operations with an opportunity to operate on a local model railroad layout. The activities s...
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Caboose Kibitzer, 2014, Vol. 64, No. 4

Volume 64 Issue 4 of the Caboose Kibitzer is Now Online

The fourth 2014 issue of the Caboose Kibitzer, published by the Mid-Continent Region of the NMRA, is now available online in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format....
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Litchfield Train Group's HO Scale Illinois Model Railroad

Litchfield Train Group’s HO Scale Illinois Model Railroad

The Litchfield Train Group's 55'x44' HO scale layout depicts the ever-gentle rolling countryside of Illinois from Centralia to Chicago. The scenery of the main room is set in the 50s/60s-era when steam engines were becoming extinct and diesel locomotives were gaining in popularity. Th...
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Bob Boedges’ Fussin & Fumin N Scale Model Railroad

Bob Boedges’ Fussin & Fumin N Scale Model Railroad

Bob has created a beautiful fully-sceniced modern-era BNSF N scale model railroad empire in the two-car garage and lower level of his split-level home. The layout features a single-track mainline with hidden staging and an industrial branchline that leads to a highly detailed, very im...
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Model Railroad Planning 2015

Gary Hoover’s Norfolk & Western Featured In Model Railroad Planning 2015

St. Louis modeler and photographer Gary Hoover is nationally known for his beautiful model railroads and amazing model photography skills. He is currently in the third major rebuild of his 24'x49' basement model railroad, and the design goals and philosophy, new track plan, and his mo...
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Design and Operation on the Litchfield Train Group Layout – Gateway NMRA Meeting Feb. 16, 2015

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, February 16, 2015 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in O’Fallon, Illinois. Lonnie Bathurst and Mark Lewis will show photos of the Litchfield Train Group layout and describe the various scenes and towns. T...
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Railroad Modeling In The Computer Age – Gateway NMRA Meeting Jan. 19, 2015

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 19, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Jim Ables will give a presentation on Modeling In The Computer Age. The presentation will include information on using the internet for r...
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Winter 2014 RPO, Vol 22, No 4

The Winter 2015 Issue of The RPO is Now Available Online

The Winter 2015 quarterly members newsletter of the Gateway Division NMRA, The RPO, is now available online in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format....
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