On Saturday, September 25, 2010, the Gateway Division NMRA and the St. Louis Chapter NRHS held the 3rd get-together picnic of two fine train groups at the Wabash, Frisco and Pacific Railroad in Glencoe, Missouri....

On Saturday, September 25, 2010, the Gateway Division NMRA and the St. Louis Chapter NRHS held the 3rd annual train picnic at the Wabash, Frisco and Pacific Railroad in Glencoe, Missouri. The WF&P RR provides a two mile roundtrip ride running 12-inch gauge small scale steam and diesel...

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....

Our 15th project railroad has a number of differences from our previous model railroad layouts. The other project railroads were given away each year, we plan to keep this one (at least for a few years). The other project railroads had a loop in the plan so the trains could go round a...

The layout was designed with low height structures in the front corners (and no structures in the front middle) to easily see and reach the tracks, cars and turnouts. Larger background structures were placed at the rear (with the tallest in the middle). Two of the buildings (the back ...

This is the "home version" of the Gateway Central XV HO scale switching model railroad. This track plan and parts list guides you on building a home switching layout, or a switching extension for your existing home layout....

Boxcars once carried most freight. Here is a simple one-evening project using a block of wood, cardstock, and sawdust to model one of the most common loads of the steam and transition eras...

The Litchfield layout depicts the ever-gentle rolling countryside of Illinois from Centralia to Chicago. The main room is set in the 50s and 60s era when steam engines were becoming extinct and the "new" diesel locomotives were gaining in popularity. The smaller room is "Chicago." set...

The joint visit between Gateway Division National Model Railroad Association and the St. Louis Chapter National Railway Historical Society on Saturday, December 12, 2009, was organized by Ron Gawedzinski....

Bob Buschart's large 35'x40', 1950s-60s era, multi-deck HO scale model railroad of the CB&Q and AT&SF in Northern Colorado features multi-cab lash-ups and long trains and is designed for operation....

NMRA conventions and train show events feature a model and photo contest where entries are displayed to be viewed and enjoyed by other model railroaders and the general public. Any NMRA member may enter models and photos into these contests....

One common thread unites model railroaders: the love of trains. Additionally, most people, model railroaders included, love their children. While sharing your model railroad with your children, or grandchildren, remains a noble endeavor, some guidelines must be followed....