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...

Fond memories of the rebuilding and operation of the Frisco 1522 Mountain steam locomotive....

text and photo by Dave Roeder, MMR The NMRA achievement program has a requirement that the applicant build a total of eight pieces of rolling stock. Four of these must be scratch built according to the regulations as written. The other four must be super detailed (also according to th...

A big problem when you freelance your own railroad is how to get the decals you need for your rolling stock. Although many vendors offer custom decal services, most have a substantial minimum order and design service charges. This is “ok” when ordering lettering for your home road, si...

Toot! Toot! Pressing the smokestack is all it takes for your littlest engineer to get this train moving, with lights, music, and lots of block bobbing, spinning, and teetertottering action. The Press & Go Train is part of Fisher-Price’s extensive Peek-a-Block system....

The World’s Greatest Hobby program, sponsored by the Model Railroad Industry Association, had the right idea when they selected St. Louis as the location for its second WGH on Tour event. America’s Center in downtown St. Louis was packed on January 8-9, 2005, and the Gateway Division,...

Basics of Operations, Car Cards and Waybills for your Model Railroad Layout....

There are a number of sources for the four-way waybill and car card system Bob discusses in his article, as well as resources and additional information on how to setup your operations....

The World’s Greatest Hobby (WGH) program, sponsored by the Model Railroad Industry Association (MRIA), has selected St. Louis as the location for its second WGH on Tour event, and the Gateway Division, will be there to promote the hobby and membership in the NMRA....

Multiple views of the individual buildings and structures used to create the Gateway Central X small city model railroad....

Preparation, assembly, painting, weathering and detailing the DPM “Front Street” model kit, including adding a custom interior....

Fuel distributor, businesses, lumber yard, pet shop, railroad tower and speeder shed, and streets on the country town Gateway Central model railroad....