Events: 2022 NMRA Gateway National Convention
St. Louis, MO
Over 20 Mudhens modules on display, from the Missouri, Illinois and Texas Divisions.
The Gateway 2022 NMRA (National Model Railroader Association) National Convention was held in St Louis from August 7 to August 13, 2022, at the Marriot Grand Hotel. The Mudhens were the only modular layout on display at the convention hotel.
Looking down the length of the modular layout, with the Illinois Division's tables in the foreground. Photo by John Scherr.
John Massura's Lost Canyon module features a high trestle and a Howe truss. Photo by John Scherr.
D&RGW #346 leads a freight onto the Telluride module built by John Massura. Photo by John Scherr.
D&RGW #346 passes through John Massura's Tin Cup module. Behind John's backdrop is a staging yard. Photo by John Scherr.
Sneffles is another freelanced module by John Massura. Photo by John Scherr.
George Pierson built this beautiful engine house for his Tuscarora Valley module. Photo by John Scherr.
D&RGW Class C-19 #346 glides through Port Royal on George Pierson's Tuscarora Valley module. Photo by John Scherr.
Here's a view of Port Royal between trains on George Pierson's Tuscarora Valley module. Photo by John Scherr.
Again, No. 346 leads a freight train on George Pierson's module. Photo by John Scherr.
No. 346 crosses a short bridge on Craig Crombar's Elk Park module. Photo by John Scherr.
ET&WNC (Tweetsie) No. 5 arrives at Elk Park on Craig Crombar's module. Photo by John Scherr.
A Tweetsie freight, headed by No. 5, arrives at Elk Park on Criag Crombar's module. Photo by John Scherr.
RGS #40 pulls a freight through West End and onto Lori Flom's Silverton module. Photo by John Scherr.
Here's a view of the Club Loop, with the town of West End in the foreground. In the background left is Gato (formerly know as Pagosa Junction), and in the background right, Omega. Photo by John Scherr.
A close-up view of the DSP&P Mason Bogie, the St. Elmo, on the Leopard Creek table. Photo by John Scherr.
John Scherr was watching closely as a RGS freight passes through Omega.
Allen Farnsworth directs a Rio Grande Southern freight across Bridge 27-A spanning Leopard Creek and into Old Placerville. Photo by John Scherr.
The modules have been disassembled and prepared for transporting back home at the end of the show. Somehow this photo does not capture the amount of chaos that usually reigns during "tear down". Photo by John Scherr.
Here's a view of Craig Crombar's Covered Bridge module. Photo by John Scherr.
Dean Smith runs a Tweetsie freight past the engine house under construction on Lori Flom's Silverton module. Photo by John Scherr.
Here's another view of RGS #40 pulling a freight through Lori Flom's Silverton module. Photo by John Scherr.
It is a busy day at Gato, with a passenger train stopped at the depot and a Denver, South Park and Pacific Mason Bogie, the St. Elmo, just having taken on water. Photo by John Scherr.
The tram complex at Omega, complete with office, tram tower, power house, and tram tower above on the hillside and the mine on the backdrop. Photo by John Scherr.
The RGS freight rumbles over the grade crossing and enters Placerville. Photo by John Scherr.
After passing through Placerville, the Rio Grande Southern freight, led by RGS #40, glides past the mine and mill complex at the Sheridan Mining District. Photo by John Scherr.
Finally, our RGS freight and #40, follows the Gunnison River past the confluence with the Lake Fork at Lake Junction on the D&RGW. Photo by John Scherr.