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About Us
Your "Gateway to Model Railroading Fun"
The Gateway Division is the greater St. Louis area
chapter of the National
Model Railroad Association (NMRA), the largest
organization devoted to the development, promotion, and
enjoyment of the hobby of model railroading.
The Gateway Division includes St. Louis City and County,
St. Charles and Jefferson Counties in Missouri, and
Southern Illinois. We are a 501(c)(3)
not-for-profit educational organization incorporated in
the State of Missouri.
You are invited to visit any of our open-to-the-public monthly meetings, and we
encourage you to attend our next Annual
Fall Meet and Train Show, which includes a Model and Photo Contest.
We offer the following benefits:
- Education: We have
monthly clinics on various model railroading
topics. We have an annual fall meet and train show which
includes dozens of clinics for members and the
public. Our quarterly publication, the RPO, and web
site includes articles and modeling tips.
- Fellowship: A variety of
events and meetings allow area modelers to meet,
interact, and share ideas and the fun of model
railroading. Monthly meetings alternate
between a St. Louis county and an Illinois
location so that as many area modelers as
possible have an opportunity to attend. We are
not a club with a model railroad to support and
promote. We have members modeling and interested in all scales,
of all
experience levels, and building and running all kinds of layouts (including
club, home, garden, high-rail, and future
layouts).
- Promotion of the hobby:
We have a booth at most area train shows to
promote the hobby and the NMRA, and to answer
modeler's questions.
- Advancement of your skills:
Our members can help you improve your modeling
skills and enjoyment of the hobby. The
NMRA
achievement program, merit award programs,
and model contests offer a method to mark your
progress. And our clinics and members will
share techniques, methods and concepts you may
have never seen or heard about before.
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