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Back Dating Plastic Freight Car Models – Gateway NMRA Virtual Zoom Meeting Dec. 20, 2021

The next monthly meeting of the Gateway Division will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, December 20, 2021 and will be held online as a virtual Zoom meeting. Eric Hansmann, from the Cumberland Division of the Southeastern Region, will present "Back Dating Plastic Freight Car Models." The present...
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Vendor Area at the 2011 St. Louis Train Show

Gateway NMRA Announces Clinics at the Nov. 4, 2017 Train Show

Make sure to attend these clinics which are part of the 2017 Gateway NMRA St. Louis Train Show on Saturday, November 4, 2017. Learn about custom decals, kitbashing, Chicago & Illinois Midland Railroad, and speakers for Digital Command Control. Find out more at https://www.gatewaynmr...
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Diorama: The First Time

Gateway Division “Start With a Boxcar” Kitbash Contest Results

This year’s contest featured a very simple set of rules. The first rule required the entrant to start with a box car. Entries were divided into models and dioramas. The seven entries provided a nice variety of what can be accomplished with a box car....
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John Carty’s Kitbashed and Scratchbuilt Roesch Enamel Range Factory

John Carty’s Kitbashed Roesch Enamel Range Factory

John Carty’s kitbashed Roesch Enamel Range factory won second place in the Online Structures category at the 2016 Gateway Division NMRA model contest and had an NMRA merit judged score of 105. John scratchbuilds intricate interiors using standard wood and plastic stock....
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Spring 2016 RPO, Vol 24, No 1

The Spring 2016 Issue of The RPO is Now Available Online

The Spring 2016 quarterly members newsletter of the Gateway Division NMRA, The RPO, is now available online in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format....
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Clinics at the Nov. 7, 2015 Train Show

Gateway NMRA Announces Clinics at the Nov. 7, 2015 Train Show

Make sure to attend these clinics which are part of the 2015 Gateway NMRA St. Louis Train Show on Saturday, November 7, 2015....
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Fall 2015 RPO, Vol 23, No 3

The Fall 2015 Issue of The RPO is Now Available Online

The Fall 2015 quarterly members newsletter of the Gateway Division NMRA, The RPO, is now available online in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format....
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1955 Wabash Piggy-Back Flat

Modeling A 1955 Wabash Piggy-Back Flat

A photo in the Wabash Railroad Historical Society calendar inspired construction of a 1955-era piggy-back flat and trailer....
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Spring 2015 RPO, Vol 23, No 1

The Spring 2015 Issue of The RPO is Now Available Online

The Spring 2015 quarterly members newsletter of the Gateway Division NMRA, The RPO, is now available online in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format....
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Jeremy Janzen, 2014 Kitbash Contest First Place, Farm House

Kitbash a Two-Story Kansas Farm House

Jeremy discusses how he kitbashed this model of a typical Kansas two-story farm house....
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Kitbash the Belleville Radium Mine

Kitbash the Belleville Radium Mine

Kitbashing an HO scale model of the Radium Mine that was located on the south side of Belleville, Illinois....
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Winter 2014 RPO, Vol 22, No 4

The Winter 2015 Issue of The RPO is Now Available Online

The Winter 2015 quarterly members newsletter of the Gateway Division NMRA, The RPO, is now available online in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format....
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