2023 Schedule
Friday, Day 1
Vendor setup (Breakfast items available in conference hall)
STL RPM Meet opens to the public
Marquette Room - Rediscovering The Forgotten Past: Using Modern Methods to Uncover History Layout Planning -Paul Spilman
Mississippian Room - The Maumee Route From Concept to Completion -Bill Darnaby
Marquette Room - How To Build A Model Of ALL GP35 Phase 1 Variants Using The Kato GP35 -Brian Banna
Mississippian Room - Westward To Waseca on the CNW's Alco Line -Dennis Eggert
Lunch (lunch available in the concession area located in Center Hall B)
Marquette Room - Early Trailer Train Flat Cars -Jim Panza
Mississippian Room - Tower Operations -Alan Bell
Marquette Room - Loads for TTX F30 & F39 Flats -Mont Switzer
Mississippian Room - Introduction To Blunami And Operations With SoundTraxx Products -George Bogatiuk III
Marquette Room - Sioux City Railroads And The Stockyards & Meat Packers -John Greedy
Mississippian Room - Modeling The Illinois Central Prototypically In Southern Illinois In The Mid 1960's -Bob Perrin, Jim Singer
Dinner Break (Dine in with hot food in the concessions area until 6:00pm or dine out at several favorite spots within walking distance of the Gateway Center Campus)
Mississippian Room - Historical Society Meeting (Closed to public) -Missouri Pacific Historical Society
Layout Tours
Marquette Room - A Look At The Virginian & Ohio -Otto Vondrak
Gateway Center closes for the evening
Saturday, Day 2
Vendor setup (Breakfast items available in conference hall)
STL RPM Meet opens to the public
Marquette Room - Burlington To Alma, Branchline Operations -Jared Harper
Mississippian Room - Building Small - A Scenery Remake - Rebuilding Old Layout Scenes -Ron Christensen
Marquette Room - Scratch Building Prototype Details -Tony Sissons
Mississippian Room - Monon Train # 57, Dec 16th, 1964 -Seth Lakin
Lunch (lunch available in the concession area located in Center Hall B, with additional seating for enjoying your food and beverages in the Rotunda area)
Marquette Room - Planning For Operations -Dave Roeder
Mississippian Room - GSC Heavy-Duty Flat Car: The Prototype, The Models -Mike Brusky
Marquette Room - Yard Operations In The Classic Era -Mark Amfahr
Mississippian Room - Digital Theater: How Electronics Can Enhance Layout Performance -Scott Thornton
Marquette Room - Lake States Railway Historical Association -Paul Swanson, Jim Singer
Mississippian Room - Building Small - Enjoy A Lot Of Railroading In A Small Space -John Golden
Door Prizes (start time is approximate)
STL RPM closes