Matson switcher model railroad operations on the Webster Groves & Fenton Railroad....

Amtrak showcased its past, present and future with a special 40th anniversary exhibit train filled with photos, period uniforms, dinnerware, vintage advertising and memorabilia, and interactive displays from Amtrak’s beginning in 1971 through today. View photos from the Sept. 11, 2011...

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...

Photos from the 2010 NRHS/NMRA Union Pacific Operation Lifesaver train trip from Pacific to Washington, Missouri....

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....

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....

For those with limited painting skills, applying trees to the backdrop to transition from three-dimensional to two-dimensional scenery can be daunting. With the judicious application of scissors to sponges, simple shapes may be created to allow you to stamp trees onto your backdrop....

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....

On Sat., Sept. 19, 2009, the Gateway Division NMRA and the St. Louis Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society held the second annual train picnic at the Wabash, Frisco, and Pacific Railroad, in Glencoe, MO. The weather was great, the steam and diesel locomotive rides were ma...

Techniques for upgrading the appearance of a model railroad stockyard with cattle....

The background, history and modeling of interurban railroads, with special emphasis on St. Louis prototypes....