Model Railroading Blog and News

Gene Coffman has spent 10 years creating a layout based on his childhood experiences. His 20x30 foot HO scale Mound City & Western represents the areas around St. Louis, East St. Louis, and Rolla....

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, February 17, 2014 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in O’Fallon, Illinois. The clinic will be a step-by-step video, "Easy Backdrop Painting," which covers the painting of sky color, mountains, valleys, an...

The HO scale Downe & Audt Line Railroad takes two rooms of Dave Lyon's basement. This detailed railroad uses radio DCC control to operate trains through mountain, town, and city scenes that display Dave's modeling skills and humor....

Bob’s HO layout uniquely combines his two hobbies, model railroading and boating. A beautiful harbor scene is the highlight of this fine layout. It is alive with activity from the fisherman straining to haul his large net on to the wharf, to an open-air seafood restaurant. Surrounding...

Don's HO layout, set in 1949 and featuring impressive car and engine facilities, utilizes a 17'x22' folded dog bone design to capture the beautiful mountains and scenic route east of San Bernardino....

The 2013 Gardenland Express Holiday Flower and Train Show at the Missouri Botanical Garden delighted visitors of all ages with G gauge trains traveling along 900 feet of track through a miniature holiday landscape made up of festive decorations and thousands of fresh plants, accented ...

2013 contest results. NMRA conventions and train show events feature a model and photo contest where entries are displayed to be viewed and enjoyed by other model railroaders and the general public. Any NMRA member may enter models and photos into these contests....

The fourth 2013 issue of the Caboose Kibitzer, published by the Mid-Continent Region of the NMRA, is now available online in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format....

LEDs provide a superior lighting solution over miniature bulbs. LEDs stay cool when lit and are very bright, energy efficient, and extremely reliable. Their long life and reliability are extremely important when installed in engines and buildings, where you really don't want to ever o...