Gateway 2001 Layout Tours

This is an online reference to the model railroad layouts that were on layout tours during the Gateway 2001 NMRA National Convention in St. Louis (July 2001). The layouts are described as they appeared during the July 2001 layout tours. Current descriptions of Greater St. Louis Area Model Railroads are available in the Around Town section of our website.

Gateway 2001 Layout Tour Introduction

A National Convention isn't complete without lots of high quality layout tours. Great layouts, too many to visit even in a week, abound in the St. Louis area, all conveniently located within only 45 minutes of the Convention Hotel. We have home, club and garden layouts. From N and TT to live steam, narrow gauge, standard gauge, tinplate, short lines, mainlines, indoors and out, you'll find layouts you want to see in St. Louis.

Layouts scheduled on Gateway 2001 tours are listed here. This list is subject to change based on availability of access to the indicated layouts and changes which occur between now and the tour. Please note that we cannot guarantee timely return. Therefore convention attendees are discouraged from booking back-to-back tours.

Layout Tour Etiquette

Would you want a guest in your home to pick up everything, to look it over without first asking, or perhaps put down wet glass on a nicely polished wood table? Of course not! The rules of good etiquette one observes as a house guest also apply when visiting a model railroad.

• Never pick up anything. If you need a better view, ask the owner for permission.
• Never lean on a layout.
• Do not touch, scratch, feel or move anything.
• Do not smoke in a host’s home.
• Don’t be so quick to point out a "better way."
• Be tolerant of scale and skills. If you can’t say something nice, well … silence is golden.
• Sign the guest book and thank the host and hostess.
• Respect the host’s property, both inside and outside him home.
• Do not dominate the host’s time. Others may have questions or comments, too. The same goes for the best viewing area. Let everyone enjoy the layout.
• If you see someone violating the rules, remind them.
• Ask permission to take photographs. Any photos you take are for your own personal use and are not to be sold or used commercially. Commercial photo rights belong to the layout owner. Remember that others want to see the layout too. Don’t block aisle ways when photographing.
• Above all, don’t be so serious! This is, after all, a hobby and it is fun!

Layout Tour Program

Tours visit all of the layouts listed for that tour. When there are multiple buses for a tour, all the layouts on that tour will be visited by each bus, but in a different order so that only one bus is at a layout at a time. Check the daily updates for any layout changes or cancellations.

Note: These links are not working now during the web site update.

Spirit of St. Louis
Tour #21114, Mon 8:00 am-12:15 pm, $18
Tour #22114, Mon 1:15 pm-5:30 pm, $18
Bill Beilstein
Ken Hartley, Baltimore & Ohio
Bob Lenz, Colorado & Western
Ty Treutelaar, Aina Nani Railway

Missouri River Eagle
Tour #22101, Mon 12:30 pm-6:00 pm, $18
Tour #33101, Tue 5:30 pm-11:00 pm, $18
Ric Golding, Kaskaskia Valley Railway
Brad Joseph, MMR, Union Pacific
Ralph Miller, Midwest & Northern Rail System
John Winter, JDS&E / Pennsylvania Railroad

Banner Blue
Tour #22109, Mon 1:15 pm-5:30 pm, $18
Tour #23109, Mon 6:30 pm-10:45 pm, $18
Scott Bimson, Alton and Southern
Kevin Hampton, CSX Cumberland Division
Gary Hoover, Missouri, Kansas & Quincy
Mike Peters, Wyoming RailLink

Mark Twain Zephyr
Tour #22113, Mon 12:30 pm-5:15 pm, $18
Tour #23113, Mon 6:00 pm-10:45 pm, $18
Big Bend Railroad Club, Ozark & Springfield
Glenn Mueller, Mississippi Valley Traction Co.
Cliff Saxton, Cochran Valley Scenic Railway
Les Walker, Tweetsie and the East Broad Top
Ted Williams, Wabash Tenth District

Sunshine Special
Tour #23102, Mon 6:00 pm-10:45 pm, $18
Tour #33102, Tue 1:00 pm-5:45 pm, $18
Ralph Boyd, R&N Railroad
Kenneth Kroschwtz, K-10 Model Trains
Metro East Model RR Club, Litchfield & Madison
Don Take

Twentieth Century Limited
Tour #23118, Mon 6:00 pm-10:15 pm, $18
Tour #33118, Tue 6:00 pm-10:15 pm, $18
Richard & Venita Lake
El Dorado & El Reno Railroad / CRI&P
St. Louis HO Gaugers, Missouri Central Lines
St. Louis Lionel Club
Ulrich Wagner, Gottardt-Simplon-Bahn

Daylight Special
Tour #31116, Tue 7:30 am-12:15 pm, $18
Tour #41116, Wed 7:15 am-noon, $18
Len Applebaum, New Mexico Western
Greg Gray, San Miguel Southern Railroad
John "Helix" Hardy
St. Jacques Northern / Great Northern
Richard Schumacher and Suzi Mestres
St. Louis Southern

Blue Bonnet
Tour #32106, Tue 12:30 pm-5:30 pm, $18
Tour #33106, Tue 6:00 pm-11:00 pm, $18
Noel Baker, Santa Fe La Junta Sub
Eric Brooman, Utah Belt
Chuck Graham, Cumbres & Toltec
Bob Johnson, Pseudo SOO
Bill Wehmeier, Katy, KCS and Wabash

City of St. Louis
Tour #32112, Tue 1:15 pm-5:45 pm, $18
Tour #43112, Wed 6:00 pm-10:30 pm, $18
Bob Buschart
Herb Gilden, Hi-Sioux Southern Railroad
Randolph Meyer
Canyon & Rocky Mountain Railroad
Don Reineri, Chesterfield & Eldon

Ann Rutledge
Tour #33115, Tue evening tba, $18
Tour #53115, Thr 6:00 pm – 10:45 pm, $18
Craig Brown, Copperplate / Rio Grande Southern
Kirkwood Railroad Association
Bob O’Neill, Pennsy & NYC
Dave Roeder, Webster Groves & Fenton
Mike Swederska

Cannonball
Tour #33107, Tue 6:00 pm-11:00 pm, canceled

Colorado Eagle
Tour #42103, Wed 12:30 pm-5:15 pm, $18
Tour #43103, Wed, 6:00 pm-10:45 pm, $18
Jim & Sheila Heizer, Union Pacific
Dee Joseph, Harriman-Hill Lines
Pete Smith, Loon Lake Railway & Navigation Co.
Carl Winkler

Morning Star
Tour #42111, Wed 12:30 pm-4:45 pm, $18
Tour #51111, Thr 7:45 am-12:15 pm, $18
Dave Bartz, Santa Fe
Rich Jennings, Megan’s Ferry Railroad
Dr. Harvey & Betty Walker, B&H RR
John Welther, Pheasant Run Railway Co.

Zephyr Rocket I
Tour #43119, Wed 6:00 pm-10:30 pm, $18
Hank Kraichely, Burlington Route
Dave Lyon, Downe & Audt Line
Dave Reed, Southern Pacific
Ken Thompson, Baker Creek & Sun Valley

Zephyr Rocket II
Tour #42119, Wed 12:45 pm-5:15 pm, $18
Hank Kraichely, Burlington Route
Pat Mullins, Connecticut Yankee RR
Dave Reed, Southern Pacific
Ken Thompson, Baker Creek & Sun Valley

Ozark Zephyr
Tour #43120, Wed 6:00 pm-10:30 pm, $18
Tour #53120, Thr 6:15 pm-10:45 pm, $18
Jim Anderson, Eureka and Western
Lawrence Sayre
St. Louis & Rolla RR / Sunshine Railroad
Jack Templeton, Buffalo, Pittsburgh & St. Louis
Ty Treutelaar, Aina Nani Railway

Blue Bird
Tour #51110, Thr 7:00 am-12:15 pm, $18
Tour #52110, Thr 1:00 pm-6:15 pm, $18
Kevin Hampton, CSX Cumberland Division
Gary Hoover, Missouri, Kansas & Quincy
Ray Magoffin
Don Taschner

Green Diamond
Tour #51117, Thr 7:30 am-noon, $18
Tour #61117, Fri 8:00 am-12:30 pm, $18
John C. Kalin, San Juan Southern
David Lotz, Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
Mark Soughers
Dave Stortzum, Burlington Route

Katy Flyer
Tour #52105, Thr 1:15 pm-5:45 pm, $18
Jim Agnew, Ajuga Flats
Ray Boismenue, Brittany Short Line
Curt Regensberger, The Streator Connection
Pete Smith, Loon Lake Railway & Navigation Co.

Texas Special
Tour #53104, Thr 6:15 pm-10:45 pm, $18
Jim Agnew, Ajuga Flats
Ray Boismenue, Brittany Short Line
Curt Regensberger, The Streator Connection
Carl Winkler

Lone Star
Tour #53108, Thr 6:00 pm-10:45 pm, $18
Noel Baker, Santa Fe La Junta Sub
Eric Brooman, Utah Belt
Genevieve & James Liston
Ron Schlueter, San Jose Southern

Evansville Express
Tour #54125, Thr 7:00 am-5:00 pm, $45
Rick Rideout, Louisville & Nashville
Jim Bengert, Railroad Express
Also visits the Evansville Transportation Museum and CSX Yard (Evansville, Indiana).

Ozark Mountain Ridgerunner
Tour #63121, Fri 5:00 pm-11:00 pm, $18
John C. Kalin, San Juan Southern
Herb Koenig, Cordite and Flatriver
Bob Lenz, Colorado & Western
Randolph Meyer
Canyon & Rocky Mountain Railroad
Ty Treutelaar, Aina Nani Railway

Model Railroad Photography with Gary Hoover
Tour #41155, Wed morning tba, $30
Tour #42145, Wed afternoon tba, $30
Tour #43122, Wed 6:30 pm-10:30 pm, $30
Gary Hoover, Missouri, Kansas & Quincy

Realistic Scenery with Eric Brooman
Tour #42123, Wed 1:30 pm-5:30 pm, $30
Eric Brooman, Utah Belt

Painting Realistic Backdrops with Greg Gray
Tour #52124, Thr 1:00 pm-5:00 pm, $30
Greg Gray, San Miguel Southern Railroad

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