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Foundational computational methods remain an active area of research in the optimization of natural gas transmissions systems. We describe GasModels, which has been developed as an extensible open-source package for optimization of natural gas pipeline networks. This algorithmic framework provides a foundation for the research community to continue its exploration of methods for natural gas network optimization in both transient and steady-state settings. This paper provides an overview of the design of GasModels, describes validation procedures for the implementation of the algorithms, and demonstrates computational performance for four variants of the load curtailment problem.