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Hands-On Clinic: Digitrax LNWI WiFi Interface for LocoNet – Gateway NMRA Meeting Sept. 17, 2018

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, September 17, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Glenn Koproske will present an interactive clinic on the Digitrax LNWI WiFi Interface module for LocoNet. There will be audience partic...
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Arduino and Model Railroading, DCC++ and JMRI – Gateway NMRA Meeting August 20, 2018

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, August 20, 2018 at VFW Post 805 in O’Fallon, Illinois. Illinois Valley Division member Thomas Ose will recap the "Arduino and Model Railroading" clinic he presented in April and go deeper in the usage of Ard...
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Hands-On Clinic: Methods for Applying Decals – Gateway NMRA Meeting July 16, 2018

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 16, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. David Lowell will present a clinic on his methods for applying decals. He'll provide a brief instructional presentation followed by a hands-...
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Pete Smith’s Beautiful Loon Lake Railway & Navigation Co. Sn3 Model Railroad

The Loon Lake Railway & Navigation Co. – Gateway NMRA Meeting June 18, 2018

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 18, 2018 at VFW Post 805 in O’Fallon, Illinois. Pete Smith will take us on a photographic tour of his layout while discussing the design concept and some of the modeling techniques he used. Our monthly ...
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Prototype Modeling Clinic – Gateway NMRA Meeting May 21, 2018

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 21, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Dave Roeder MMR will present his techniques of prototype modeling railroad, vehicle, structure, WWII tank, and dune buggy models. This includ...
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Arduino and Model Railroading – Gateway NMRA Meeting April 16, 2018

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2018 at VFW Post 805 in O’Fallon, Illinois. Illinois Valley Division member Thomas Ose will present "Arduino and Model Railroading." Arduinos are inexpensive, small computers that have many differe...
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Kankakee Belt Model Railroad Layout, Operations and Construction – Gateway NMRA Meeting March 19, 2018

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 19, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Carl Wessel will discuss how he got onto the Kankakee Belt and a bit of it's history, the materials he has to base the layout and operation...
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Milwaukee Railroad Display

Milwaukee Road Display and a Private Rail Car – Gateway NMRA Meeting February 19, 2018

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, February 19, 2018 at Oliver C. Joseph Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM, 3795 IL-15 Belleville, IL 62226. Owner Brad Joseph has arranged loan of a display designed and built by the Milwaukee Country Historical Society...
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Light Emitting Diodes & Miller Signs for Your Layout – Gateway NMRA Meeting Jan. 15, 2018

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 15, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Gary Brandenburger, D.Sc., will return to follow-up on last year’s discussion on Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). Gary will recap what are L...
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Bring It and Brag/Swap Meet – Gateway NMRA Meeting December 18, 2017

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, December 18, 2017 at VFW Post 805 in O’Fallon, Illinois. This month is our annual Bring it and Brag/Swap Meet event. Everyone is welcome to bring your favorite models (engines, cars, structures) and show the...
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Annual Holiday Dinner Party 2017

Annual Holiday Dinner Party – Gateway NMRA Meeting November 20, 2017

As is our tradition, we will not have a meeting in November; rather, we'll be holding our annual holiday party. This year's party will be Monday, November 20th, 6:30 p.m. at the Ballwin Golf Club, 333 Holloway Rd, Ballwin MO. Cost is $18.50 per person. Payment must be received no late...
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Model Railroad Signaling – Gateway NMRA Meeting October 16, 2017

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, October 16, 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 y...
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