Model Railroading Blog and News

Mike Satke's N scale 1964-era model of Union Pacific in northern Utah is an "L" shaped layout with a 50-foot mainline run. This beautiful layout features a large scratch-built bridge, many detailed structures and scenes....

The Spring 2009 quarterly members newsletter of the Gateway Division NMRA, the RPO, is now available online in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format....

Hank's layout depicts the St. Louis to Hannibal portion of the CB&Q Railroad’s northbound main known as the "K" Line in 1963. The Francis branch running from Old Monroe to Francis is also modeled....

Sat., Oct. 4 was a beautiful fall day, and 26 members from the St. Louis Chapter NRHS and the Gateway Division NMRA toured the UP Car Shop Facilities in the heart of downtown Desoto, Missouri...

Some friends and I in the NMRA have challenged each other to become Master Model Railroaders. I thought the challenge would make a great opportunity for other fellow NMRA members in the Gateway Division to improve their skills and work on obtaining new skills for modeling. By working ...

Phil's goal is to capture the character and surroundings of the ERC&L and BC&G and bring them back alive through his layout. The layout will be a never-ending project and hopefully, a constantly improving one....

The Winter 2009 quarterly members newsletter of the Gateway Division NMRA, the RPO, is now available online in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format....

Railroad-themed bears make wonderful presents, and especially at Christmastime. Alex now has two railroad bears in his stuffed animal menagerie....

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....