Model Railroading Blog and News

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 second 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, 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...

Woodland Scenics HO Scale Dugan's Paint Store is the latest addition to my collection of pre-assembled buildings. A warm white LED illuminates the first floor showroom featuring a nice pre-printed interior. Perfect for almost any era, the dripping paint bucket sign, architectural deta...

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...

Dave Lyon’s HO scale Downe & Audt Line Railroad was part of the layout tour for the 2016 Gateway NMRA Train Show. These photos were taken during the tour. The layout started in one 12'x22' room and later expanded into a 7'x14' portion of the adjoining room through a tunnel in the wall...

The beautiful Woodland Scenics J. Frank's IGA Grocery Store came with a great printed shadow-box interior, but you couldn't see it. This model called out for interior lighting, and an LED sign module makes it a 10-minute project....

Preassembled model railroad structures have gained in popularity with more and more modelers as a way to scenic layouts faster. Menard's Hobby Shop is a nice addition to any town scene....

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