Model Railroading Blog and News

The Federal Railroad Administration today outlawed molded-on plastic handgrabs on all freight and passenger cars on model railroads, citing safety concerns....

Video tour of the 1927 "Oliver C. Joseph" private observation car on display at Oliver C. Joseph Chrysler Dodge Jeep and RAM in Belleville, Illinois....

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 15, 2013 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars‎ Hall in O’Fallon, Illinois. Pete Smith, MMR, will present his techniques for finishing wood structures. Pete builds and finishes absolutely fabulous wood struc...

Create your landscape with materials that come free with items bought on-line. Here's how I used it combined with other techniques and products....

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 18, 2013 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Dale Jenkins, the President of the Illinois Traction Society, will present a prototype clinic on the history and operations of the Illinois...

Everyone seems to enjoy dinner and a movie, and every town during the golden age of cinema boasted at least one movie theater even if it was just a Nickelodeon. This theater and restaurant were built using Uncle Al’s Grocery sold by Model Power as a starting point. This is an easy kit...

When you encourage your husband to attend NMRA meetings in an effort to give his mid-life crisis some direction, the results cannot be foreseen....

The Winter 2013 quarterly members newsletter of the Gateway Division NMRA, the RPO, is now available online in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format....

The 2012 Gardenland Express Holiday Flower and Train Show at the Missouri Botanical Garden featured G gauge trains and a streetcar traveling through miniature holiday landscapes from redwood forests to mushroom fantasies, all surrounded with Christmas decorations, wrapped present tunn...