August 5th and 6th at the Gateway Convention Center marked the first time the St. Louis RPM community joined forces with the NMRA’s Gateway Division. The RPM and NMRA communities in St. Louis have always worked together in the past, but 2012 was the first year that the two groups publ...

The Division officers are working on an update of this information. Here is the content that was on the old website. Please send changes to layouts@gatewaynmra.org. Jim Agnew, Ajuga Flats Jim has three separate G scale layouts, two inside and one in the “wilds” of his back...

The Division officers are working on an update of this information. Here is the content that was on the old website. Please send changes to layouts@gatewaynmra.org. Harold Dill, Santa Fe Western Division This fine HO layout is based on Harold’s 40 years as a fireman and engineer on th...

The Pseudo-Soo Line (PSL) is set in north-central Wisconsin in June of 1953. It represents the Third Subdivision of the Gladstone Division of the "Soo." The HO scale PSL is in an approximately 50’x16’ area using an around the wall design with a long center peninsula. The layout uses D...

Railroads take great pains to ensure shipments arrive at their destination intact, especially hazardous materials. Find out how to replicate these efforts on your model railroad, as well as the forces acting on trains....

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....

Development of model railroad operations and automation assistance using Microsoft Excel....

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...

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

This model railroad layout is based on the Saint Louis Central 2001 Model Railroader project designed and built by St. Louis area members of the National Model Railroad Association during the July 2001 National Train Show in downtown St. Louis. We’ll call this one "Version 2.002" beca...

The largest fleet of named streamliners in the United States were the Burlington's Zephyrs. Competing in markets against the famed Eagles, Chiefs, 400's, Cities and Hiawathas on almost every route, the polished Zephyrs covered almost every route on the mainline of the Burlington and f...

Ways to use your computer to enhance your model railroading....