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Clinic at the 2017 Gateway NMRA Train Show

Gateway NMRA Announces Clinics for the Nov. 3, 2018 St. Louis Train Show

Make sure to attend these clinics which are part of the 2018 Gateway NMRA St. Louis Train Show on Saturday, November 3, 2018. Learn about the Frisco 1522 steam program, Arduinos and model railroading, and learn hands-on how to decal your models. Find out more at https://www.gatewaynmr...
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This view in the larger of the two rooms and is where the original layout sat. Beyond the doorway was once an open porch before the railroad closed it in for the club to use. In the far room you can see the ten-foot long warren truss bridge built by Bob Whelove, and just below it the nearly twenty-five foot long plate girder bridge built by Charles Schwarm.

The Big Bend Railroad Club – Eighty Years and Counting

What model railroad club is eighty years old this year and has been located in the same building for the whole time? It is also the oldest model railroad club in the St. Louis area, and because of this club the building it is located in - a former railroad depot - has been in continuo...
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Frisco 1522 Stories by Dave Roeder and Don Morice – Gateway NMRA Meeting May 18, 2015

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 18, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County. Dave Roeder and Don Morice will present "1522 Stories" - short stories and discussion about their experiences during the restoration and oper...
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John Peluso's Frisco Lines Eastern Division Model Railroad

John Peluso’s Frisco Lines Eastern Division Model Railroad

John Peluso's beautiful 16'x30' HO scale double-deck Frisco layout features broad curves, rolling tree covered hills, two deck truss bridges, a helix, and five towns: Webster Groves, Rolla, St. James, Dillon, and Dixon....
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Gene Coffman's Mound City & Western Model Railroad

Gene Coffman’s Mound City & Western Model Railroad

Gene Coffman has spent 10 years creating a layout based on his childhood experiences. His 20x30 foot HO scale Mound City & Western represents the areas around St. Louis, East St. Louis, and Rolla....
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Big Bend Railroad Club Rebuild

Big Bend Railroad Club Rebuild

Nearing completion from a total rebuild begun about two years ago, the largest yard of the Springfield & Ozark Railway is a focal point for the oldest model railroad club in the St. Louis area, the Big Bend Railroad Club....
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Big Bend Railroad Club O Scale Springfield & Ozark Model Railroad

Big Bend Railroad Club O Scale Springfield & Ozark Model Railroad

The 1950s-era Springfield & Ozark O Scale model railroad is located in a former Frisco depot and features a 120-foot mainline run and dramatic plaster rock bluffs. The Big Bend Railroad Club is the oldest model railroad club in St. Louis....
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Two guys and a grease gun - the main rods and side rods were greased at each service stop.

Frisco 1522 Steam Train Adventures

Fond memories of the rebuilding and operation of the Frisco 1522 Mountain steam locomotive....
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Summer 2006 RPO, Vol 14, No 2

The Summer 2006 Issue of The RPO is Now Available Online

The Summer 2006 quarterly members newsletter of the Gateway Division NMRA, the RPO, is now available online in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format....
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Some Favorite Prototype Photos

Some favorite prototype photos by Kevin Hampton, Brad Joseph, Venita Lake, and Richard Schumacher....
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