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Basic Scenery for Your Model Railroad Using Terraform – Gateway NMRA Meeting August 21, 2017

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, August 21, 2017 at VFW Post 805 in O’Fallon, Illinois. Gregor Moe will conclude the basics of model railroading series with a clinic on Terraform to create the land part of your scenery. He will demonstrate ...
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Exciting People About Your Modeling Thru Photography

Exciting People About Your Modeling Thru Photography – Gateway NMRA Meeting July 17, 2017

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 17, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Dale Dewitt will present on model railroad photography. Why do you want to take photos of your modeling or layout? What type of photos do mo...
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Pete Smith’s Beautiful Loon Lake Railway & Navigation Co. Sn3 Model Railroad

Loon Lake and Navigation Co. Sn3 Layout Tour – Gateway NMRA Meeting June 19, 2017

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 19, 2017. Our originally scheduled clinician had to cancel due to a work commitment. Instead, Gateway Division member and Master Model Railroader Pete Smith has agreed to host the June meeting as a layo...
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Spring 2017 RPO, Vol 25, No 1

The Spring 2017 Issue of The RPO is Now Available Online

The Spring 2017 quarterly members newsletter of the Gateway Division NMRA, The RPO, is now available online in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format....
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Model Railroad Signaling – Gateway NMRA Meeting June 19, 2017

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 19, 2017 at VFW Post 805 in O’Fallon, Illinois. Adding signals to your model railroad layout not only looks nice, but it also helps with realistic operations. When configured properly, signals help you ...
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Modern Traction Power and Light Rail Systems – Gateway NMRA Meeting May 15, 2017

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 15, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Carl Wessel will present on traction power (e.g., Metrolink), electrically powered rail systems using overhead wires. Some the topics Carl wi...
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Using JMRI Software: DecoderPro, PanelPro and OperationsPro – Gateway NMRA Meeting Apr. 17, 2017

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 17, 2017 at VFW Post 805 in O’Fallon, Illinois. Brian Post will follow up on his DecoderPro presentation given last year with additional information, including updates to the JMRI suite with emphasis o...
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Disposing of The Model Railroad After The Passing of The Modeler – Gateway NMRA Meeting March 20, 2017

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 20, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Bill Linson will present "What Now," focusing on the basics of disposing the model railroad, railroad memorabilia, and "railroad stuff" aft...
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Winter 2017 RPO, Vol 24, No 4

The Winter 2017 Issue of The RPO is Now Available Online

The Winter 2017 quarterly members newsletter of the Gateway Division NMRA, The RPO, is now available online in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format....
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Introduction to Scratchbuilding: Starting with a Simple Structure – Gateway NMRA Meeting Feb. 20, 2017

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, February 20, 2017 at VFW Post 805 in O’Fallon, Illinois. Jon Marx will explain and demonstrate how to build a simple structure that can be easily modified, depending on the intended purpose, and show just ho...
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Fall 2016 K-10 Operating Session

Gateway Division NMRA and St. Louis Chapter NRHS K-10 Operating Session

The advertising was not wrong. WOW! What a great time, what a great pike! Thanks to Ron Gawedzinski for setting up this event and Ken Kroschwitz of K-10 Hobbies and his minions who were gracious hosts and literally gave us the run of the railroad. At least twenty NMRA & NRHS members p...
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Create Highly Detailed Model Railroad Gondolas – Gateway NMRA Meeting January 16, 2017

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 16, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Dave Lowell will discuss techniques he uses to create his highly detailed gondolas. Techniques include how he adds dents and creases to m...
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