2023 Schedule

Friday, Day 1

6:00am - 9:00am

Vendor setup (Breakfast items available in conference hall)

9:00am

STL RPM Meet opens to the public

9:30am - 10:30am | Clinics

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

10:45am - 11:45am | Clinics

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

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Lunch (lunch available in the concession area located in Center Hall B)

1:00pm - 2:00pm | Clinics

Marquette Room - Early Trailer Train Flat Cars -Jim Panza

Mississippian Room - Tower Operations -Alan Bell

2:15pm - 3:15pm | Clinics

Marquette Room - Loads for TTX F30 & F39 Flats -Mont Switzer

Mississippian Room - Introduction To Blunami And Operations With SoundTraxx Products -George Bogatiuk III

3:30pm - 4:30pm | Clinics

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

4:30pm

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)

5:30pm - 7:00pm

Mississippian Room - Historical Society Meeting (Closed to public) -Missouri Pacific Historical Society

6:00pm - 10:00pm

Layout Tours

7:15pm - 9:00pm

Marquette Room - A Look At The Virginian & Ohio -Otto Vondrak

9:00pm

Gateway Center closes for the evening

Saturday, Day 2

8:00am - 9:00am

Vendor setup (Breakfast items available in conference hall)

9:00am

STL RPM Meet opens to the public

9:30am - 10:30am | Clinics

Marquette Room - Burlington To Alma, Branchline Operations -Jared Harper

Mississippian Room - Building Small - A Scenery Remake - Rebuilding Old Layout Scenes -Ron Christensen

10:45am - 11:45am | Clinics

Marquette Room - Scratch Building Prototype Details -Tony Sissons

Mississippian Room - Monon Train # 57, Dec 16th, 1964 -Seth Lakin

12:00pm - 1:00pm

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)

1:00pm - 2:00pm | Clinics

Marquette Room - Planning For Operations -Dave Roeder

Mississippian Room - GSC Heavy-Duty Flat Car: The Prototype, The Models -Mike Brusky

2:15pm - 3:15pm | Clinics

Marquette Room - Yard Operations In The Classic Era -Mark Amfahr

Mississippian Room - Digital Theater: How Electronics Can Enhance Layout Performance -Scott Thornton

3:30pm - 4:30pm | Clinics

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

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Door Prizes (start time is approximate)

6:00pm

STL RPM closes