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Recent Updates and Additions.
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** Updated home page.
** Updated Train Show Page , now listing 12 train shows.
** Updated Meetings page.
** Updated Division Contest page.
** Updated Call Board page.
December's meeting will be held at The Greene County Historical Society, 74 W Church St, Xenia, OH on December 17th at 2 pm. A ZOOM link will be available. Your e-mail is necessary to receive the ZOOM link . Email to NMRA.Div.3@gmail.com to received the link.
The Dayton Train Showsm
Division 3, MCR, NMRA is the host of the Dayton Train Showsm held the first full weekend of November. For 2024 it will be held on November 2 and 3. The show is from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday and 11:00 am to 4 pm on Sunday. The show will be held at The Fairgrounds and Event Center of Montgomery County, 645 Infirmary Rd, Dayton, OH. You can follow the train show by clicking Dayton Train Showsm to visit the train show website or visit our facebook page at NMRA Annual Dayton Train Showsm .
The Division's Board of Governors(BOG) meetings are being held via ZOOM and are open to all members. Contact a BOG member or Webmaster for details. The next BOG meeting is on December 4th at 7 pm.
December Call Board now available
The December issue of the Call Board is now available. Read here or Go here for archived copies.
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Elections are Upon Us
In accordance with the By-Laws of the Division, elections are held every two years on even numbered years. 2024 is one of those years.
The nominating committee has been appointed by the superintendent. Wil Davis and Rick Lach will serve on the committee. They are actively seeking members to serve as our new officers.
The by-laws limit an officer to serving two consecutive terms. Therefore, we will have a new Chief Clerk come May 2024. The current Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent, if reelected, can serve another term.
The procedures for the election are listed in the By-laws, a link to the by-laws. Members in good standing may vote in the election and can run for any office.
Upcoming Events and Clinics
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| December 8, 2023 | UD Christmas on Campus. |
| December 17, 2023 | General Membership Meeting. Contest is Structures. Rick Stern will present "European Prototype Railroads" from his trip. |
| January 21, 2024 | General Membership Meeting. Contest is Open Loads. |
| February 18, 2024 | General Membership Meeting. Contest is Non-revenue cars. |
| March 17, 2024 | General Membership Meeting. Contest is Freight Cars. |
| April 6, 2024 | TRAINing day at Carillon Historical Park 9 am to 4pm. Free. Admission to park NOT included. |
| April 21, 2024 | General Membership Meeting. Contest is Locomotives(all classes). |
| May 19, 2024 | General Membership Meeting. Contest is Passenger equipment. |
| June 16, 2024 | General Membership Meeting. Contest is Railroad Structures. |
| July 21, 2024 | General Membership meeting. No contest. Auction time. |
| August, 2024 | No Meeting. |
| September 22, 2024 | General Membership Meeting. Contest is Freight Cars. |
| October 20, 2024 | General Membership Meeting. Contest is Caboose. |
| November 2 and 3, 2024 | The 48th Dayton Train Show At Montgomery County Fairgrounds. |
| November 17, 2024 | General Membership Meeting. Contest is Weathering. |
| December 8, 2024 | UD Christmas on Campus. |
| December 15, 2024 | General Membership Meeting. Contest is Structures. |
Questions? Email at NMRA.Div.3@gmail.com or call (937)424-6413.
NOTICE: THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CHECK BACK FREQUENTLY FOR LATEST INFORMATION.
Video Library!
The division's video library contains over 300 titles, available to Division 3 members. Titles include Allen Keller Great Model Railroads series, modeling "how-to" videos, and prototypes railroads broken out by category to make them easier to find. New titles will be added during the year. These VHS tapes, DVDs, movies and books are available, but must be reserved through the Division 3 Librarian.
The video library is now in possession of 87 clinics from the NMRA National Office! New items are posted on the Division 3 Video Library web page. Many will be previewed here. To view a complete list of titles go to the video index (CLICK HERE).
NMRA Clinics now available from the library.
If you wish to reserve them please send an e-mail to the Division 3 Librarian
Contest Information
For a look at recent winners, visit our Contest page.
December's Contest is Structures. The categories are Kit, Kit Bashed, Scratchbult and Photo. Go to the contest page for details.
