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Winter 2023 RPO, Vol 30, No 4

The Winter 2023 Issue of The RPO is Now Available Online

The Winter 2023 quarterly members newsletter of the Gateway Division NMRA, The RPO, is now available online in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format....
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Hank Kraichely’s HO Scale Burlington Route Hannibal Division

Hank Kraichely’s HO Scale Burlington Route Hannibal Division

Hank’s double-deck layout depicts the St. Louis to Hannibal portion of the CB&Q Railroad’s northbound main known as the “K” Line along with interchanges, a branchline, and lots of online industries....
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Bob Buschart's CB&Q-AT&SF HO Scale Model Railroad

Bob Buschart’s CB&Q-AT&SF HO Scale Model Railroad

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....
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Hank Kraichely’s HO Scale Burlington Route Layout

Hank Kraichely’s HO Scale Burlington Route Layout

Hank's layout depicts the St. Louis to Hannibal portion of the CB&Q Railroad’s northbound main known as the "K" Line in 1963. The Francis branch running from Old Monroe to Francis is also modeled....
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CB&Q E8 Restoration

CB&Q E8 Restoration

Gateway Division members John Lee and David Lotz began their efforts in 2001 to cosmetically restore one of the ex-CB&Q E units at the Museum of Transport with the goal of having it unveiled at the Burlington Route Historical Society Meeting Sept. 13, 2002....
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Mark Twain Zephyr in later years at Burlighton, Iowa

The CB&Q Mark Twain Zephyr

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...
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