2026 National Convention
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** Updated home page and sidebar menu.
** Updated Train Show Page , now listing 6 train shows.
** Updated Meetings page.
** Updated Division Contest page.
** Updated Call Board page.
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2026 Convention Car lettered for Bob Fink's DD&W.
Upcoming Meetings
General Membership
September's meeting will be held at Greene County Historical Society on October 19th at 2 pm. Address is 74 W Church St, Xenia, OH. A ZOOM link will be available for the meeting. To receive the link for this and future meetings we must have your email address. If you have not been receiving notices, the lack of an email or an incorrect email might be the cause. Forward an email to NMRA.Div.3@gmail.com.
There will not be a meeting in August.
Board of Governors (BOG)
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 October 6th, at 7 pm.
T-Trak Modules
In recent years a new way to enjoy model railroading has developed, it is called T-Trak and most commonly occurs in N-scale, although some are done in HO. It use small modules, 12"x14", that can be laid on tables or the floor. It uses Kato track. On-line there are several sources for pre-assembled or pre-cut modules.
Division 3 has been using T-Trak modules at various events with great success. The modules are generally small enough to transported in any car or truck. Quick and easy to set up and can be done on a single table. The next outing for our T-trak will be at The Dayton Train Show.
Peter Guise has developed a module building method using foamcore. Most commercial modules are wooden. This reduces cost and may be easier for modelers to work with. He has written a .pdf. T-Trak module. Take a few minutes to read his article and see if this is an interest for you.
Video of Wil Davis's clinic Moving an N Scale Layout
The Dayton Train Showsm
Division 3, MCR, NMRA is the host of the Dayton Train Showsm held the first full weekend of November. For 2025 it will be held on November 1st and 2nd. 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 .
2025 Flyer .pdf
2024 Dayton Train Showsm Participants
September Call Board available
Click here for September Call Board. Click here for archival issues.
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Upcoming Events and Clinics
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| October 19, 2025 | General Meeting. Contest is Caboose. Ray Persing will discuss the AP Program. |
| November 1-2, 2025 | The 49th Dayton Train Showsm at The Fairgrounds and Event Center of Montgomery County. |
| November 16, 2025 | General Meeting. Contest is Weathering |
| December 8, 2025 | UD Christmas on Campus. |
| December 21, 2025 | General Meeting. Contest is Non-railroad structures. |
Contest Information
The contest for October is Caboose. Catagories are kit, kit bashed, scratchbuilt and photo,visit our Contest page.
Questions? Email at NMRA.Div.3@gmail.com or call (937)424-6413.
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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