The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, September 18, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Gary Hoover will present a clinic on why and how he changed his layout from the Santa Fe in 1951 to the N&W in the mid-50s. Slides will...

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, August 21, 2017 at VFW Post 805 in O’Fallon, Illinois. Gregor Moe will conclude the basics of model railroading series with a clinic on Terraform to create the land part of your scenery. He will demonstrate ...

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, March 20, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Bill Linson will present "What Now," focusing on the basics of disposing the model railroad, railroad memorabilia, and "railroad stuff" aft...

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, February 20, 2017 at VFW Post 805 in O’Fallon, Illinois. Jon Marx will explain and demonstrate how to build a simple structure that can be easily modified, depending on the intended purpose, and show just ho...

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 16, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Dave Lowell will discuss techniques he uses to create his highly detailed gondolas. Techniques include how he adds dents and creases to m...

This year's Division Holiday Party will be a catered event at a new location. The party will start at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, November 21, 2016 at the Ballwin Golf Course, 333 Holloway Rd., Ballwin, MO 63011. The event will be catered by Callier's Catering. Cost is $11 per person. Please...

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...