Model Railroading Blog and News

Jack and Ellen Bray started JEB Mfg., LLC about 4 years ago to create "what is not being made that people want" and "things that are not made anymore" using 3D printing. He started with one 3D printer and added another with a smaller nozzle for detail parts. The models are made in O, ...

Make sure to attend these clinics which are part of the 2017 Gateway NMRA St. Louis Train Show on Saturday, November 4, 2017. Learn about custom decals, kitbashing, Chicago & Illinois Midland Railroad, and speakers for Digital Command Control. Find out more at https://www.gatewaynmr...

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...

The Fall 2017 quarterly members newsletter of the Gateway Division NMRA, The RPO, is now available online in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format....

The third 2017 issue of the Caboose Kibitzer, published by the Mid-Continent Region of the NMRA, is now available online in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format....

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...

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...

When Gregor Moe relocated from St. Louis to Chatham some modules from his original layout moved with him. For this module he extended the scenery on both sides of the original trackwork, and hid the slide-switch turnout controls within the new highly-detailed scenery....

The Summer 2017 quarterly members newsletter of the Gateway Division NMRA, The RPO, is now available online in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format....