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Gateway Western: A Regional for the 1990s – Gateway NMRA Meeting March 16, 2020

Based on the current fears and concerns surrounding coronavirus, the Division's executive committee has decided to cancel the March 16th meeting. The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 16, 2020 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis C...
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Operations-Getting Started – Gateway NMRA Meeting Feb. 17, 2020

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, February 17, 2020 at VFW Post 805 in O’Fallon, Illinois. Dave Roeder will give his presentation "Operations - Getting Started." It covers planning for operations, types of train movements, benchwork, track w...
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“Bring it and Brag” and Swap Meet – Gateway NMRA Meeting Jan. 20, 2020

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 20, 2020 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Since the snow storm canceled the December meeting, the January meeting will be the Bring it and Brag event - Bring your favorite model a...
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“Bring it and Brag” and Swap Meet – Gateway NMRA Meeting Dec. 16, 2019

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, December 16, 2019 at VFW Post 805 in O’Fallon, Illinois. Bring it and Brag - Bring your favorite model and tell the group why it’s a favorite. Tell us about the techniques you used to arrive at this masterpi...
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Arduino for Model Railroads-A Year Later – Gateway NMRA Meeting Oct. 21, 2019

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, October 21, 2019 at VFW Post 805 in O’Fallon, Illinois. Tom Ose will review Arduino for model railroads and what has happened over the last year. We will look at new technology used for lighting and turnout ...
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The History and Evolution of Railroad Radio Communications – Gateway NMRA Meeting Sept. 16, 2019

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, September 16, 2019 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Steven Hamilton will present "Railroad Radio Communications" covering the history and evolution of railroad radio communications. Steve...
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The Story of the Oldest Model Railroad Club in the St. Louis Area: Big Bend Railroad Club – Gateway NMRA Meeting Aug. 19, 2019

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, August 19, 2019 at VFW Post 805 in O’Fallon, Illinois. Ken Rimmel will present "80 Years In Webster Groves, The Story of the Oldest Model Railroad Club In the St. Louis Area, Big Bend Railroad Club." This in...
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Mini Clinics by Gregor Moe, Rich Velten, Herbert Koenig, Dan Knipp – Gateway NMRA Meeting June 17, 2019

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 17, 2019 at VFW Post 805 in O’Fallon, Illinois. This meeting features four short clinics: “Hand Brakes–Holding Cars In Place” by Gregor Moe, “Using LEDs to Light Structures” by Rich Velten, “Weathering ...
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The Kirkwood Cutoff Layout Plan – Gateway NMRA Meeting May 20, 2019

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 20, 2019 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Dave Roeder, MMR will present a clinic covering research, planning and design of the HO scale Kirkwood Cutoff layout. The subject is an 11.4 ...
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Four clinics! Gregor Moe, Rich Velten, Herbert Koenig, Dan Knipp – Gateway NMRA Meeting Apr. 15, 2019

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 15, 2019 at VFW Post 805 in O’Fallon, Illinois. This meeting features four short clinics: “Hand Brakes–Holding Cars In Place” by Gregor Moe, “Using LEDs to Light Structures” by Rich Velten, “Weathering...
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Arduino and Model Railroading Clinic by Thomas Ose – Gateway NMRA Meeting Mar. 18, 2019

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 18, 2019 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Thomas Ose will recap the “Arduino and Model Railroading” clinic he presented at the fall meet and go deeper in the usage of Arduinos for y...
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Locomotive Maintenance – Gateway NMRA Meeting Feb. 18, 2019

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, February 18, 2019 at VFW Post 805 in O’Fallon, Illinois. Glenn Koproske and Richard Velten will be presenting "Locomotive Maintenance," a clinic on their recommendations to perform periodic maintenance on yo...
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