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April's meeting will be held at The Greene County Historical society, 74 W Church St, Xenia, OH on April 16th at 2 pm.
A ZOOM link will be available. Your e-mail is necessary to receive this ZOOM link . Just send an email to NMRA.Div.3@gmail.com
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 BOG will next meet the first Monday of April.
March Call Board now available
The March issue of the Call Board is now available. Read here or Go here for archived copies.
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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 Map page.
** Updated Call Board page.
The Dayton Train Showsm
Division 3, MCR, NMRA is the host of the Dayton Train Showsm held the first full weekend of November. For 2023 it will be held on November 4 and 5. 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 .
Upcoming Events and Clinics
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| April 16, 2023 | General Membership Meeting. Contest is Locomotives(all types). Presentation by David Ackmann 2 and-a-half D CAD Using Power Point. Meeting is in-person and via ZOOM. |
| May 21, 2023 | General Membership Meeting. Contest is Passenger Equipment. |
| June 18, 2023 | General Membership Meeting. Contest is TBA. |
| July 16, 2023 | General Membership Meeting. No contest. Auction time. |
| August, 2023 | No meeting. |
| September 17, 2023 | General Membership Meeting. Contest is Make-it-cheap. |
| October 15, 2023 | General Membership Meeting. Contest is Caboose |
| November 19, 2023 | General Membership Meeting. Contest is Weathering |
| December 17, 2023 | General Meeting. Contest is Structures. Membership |
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.
April's Contest is Locomotives (all types). The categories are kit, kit bashed, scratchbuilt and photo. Go to the contest page for details.
