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Speakers and Enclosures for Great DCC Sound – Gateway NMRA Meeting October 19, 2015

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, October 19, 2015 at VFW Post 805 in O’Fallon, IL. Rich Velten will demonstrate the use of the various types of speakers and enclosures he installs in HO scale engines when adding DCC sound. Our monthly meeti...
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Researching and Scratchbuilding Steam Locomotives – Gateway NMRA Meeting Sept. 21, 2015

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Phil Bonzon MMR will take you thru the process of building the three award-winning HO scale steam locomotives that swept the 2012 NMRA Nati...
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The Nickel Plate Railroad: History and Modeling – Gateway NMRA Meeting August 17, 2015

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, August 17, 2015 at VFW Post 805 in O’Fallon, IL. Jon Marx will discuss the history of the Nickel Plate Railroad, some of the railroad's more interesting equipment, and resources to aid in layout planning. Ou...
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Weathering Models with Pan Pastels – Gateway NMRA Meeting July 20, 2015

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 20, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Jeremy Janzen will demonstrate weathering with Pan Pastels. These dry paints are easy to apply, low mess, and completely removable if you ch...
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Railroad Dispatching & Signaling (Prototype & Model) – Gateway NMRA Meeting June 15, 2015

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 15, 2015 at the O'Fallon, Illinois VFW Post. Curt Regensberger will discuss various prototype railroad methods of dispatching and signaling. Curt will also discuss how prototype dispatch and signaling m...
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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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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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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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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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Swap Meet and Videos on Model and Prototype Railroading – Gateway NMRA Meeting Dec. 15, 2014

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, December 15, 2014 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in O’Fallon, Illinois. This meeting features a swap meet and videos on model and prototype railroading. Dig out your surplus equipment, clean in up, and...
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Annual Holiday Pot-Luck Dinner – Gateway NMRA Meeting November 17, 2014

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, November 17, 2014 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. We will have our annual pot-luck dinner and the display and judging of the "Kitbashing Contest" models that you built from kits distribu...
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