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Recent Updates and Additions.
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** Dayton Train Show web site.
** Updated home page and sidebar menu.
** Updated Meetings page.
** Updated Division Contest page.
** Updated Call Board page.
November Call Board available
Click here for November Call Board. Click here for archival issues.
T-Trak Modules
There is a new kid in town. His name is T-Trak. What it does is take the module idea and reduced to a tabletop layout. It is one foot by one foot modules that can be tied together to form a layout. Mostly done on N scale, it can also be done in HO. Recent conventions have held a gathering of modules, to form a sizable running layout. You can purchase a module kit or a pre-built module on line. Here is a link on how to build your own. Peter Guise has used foam core to reduce weight and cost. T-Trak module
Upcoming Meetings
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 November 12th, at 7 pm.
General Membership
September's meeting will be held at Greene County Historical Museum, 74 W Church St, Xenia, OH on the November 15th at 2 pm. A ZOOM link will be available for the meeting. To receive the link for 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. The first step to receive emails from the division is up to you. To make sure we have your current email address, send an email to NMRA.Div.3@gmail.com.
The Dayton Train Showsm
Division 3, MCR, NMRA is the host of the Dayton Train Showsm held the first full weekend of November. For 2027 it will be held on November 6th and 7th. 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 .
2026 Flyer .pdf
2025 Dayton Train Showsm Participants
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Upcoming Events and Clinics
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| November 15, 2026 | General Meeting. Contest is Weathering. Peter Guise will discuss "Modeling Then and Now" |
| December 4, 2026 | Christmas on Campus at The University of Dayton. |
| December 20, 2026 | General Meeting. Contest is Non-railroad Structures. Rick Lach will discuss Trains Through Dayton Then and Now. |
| January 17, 2027 | General Meeting. Contest is Open Loads. |
| February 21, 2027 | General Meeting. Contest is Non-revenue cars. |
| March 21, 2027 | General Meeting. Contest is Freight Cars. |
| April 10, 2027 | TRAINing Day at Carillon Historical Park. |
| April 18, 2027 | General Meeting. Contest is Motive power. |
| May 16, 2027 | General Meeting. Contest is Passenger Equipment. |
| June 20, 2027 | General Meeting. Contest is Railroad Owned Structures. |
| June 26-27, 2026 | Railfest at Carillon Historical Park. |
| July 18, 2027 | General Meeting. No Contest it is auction time. No clinic |
| August 15, 2027 | No Meeting |
| September 19, 2027 | General Meeting. Contest is Freight Cars. |
| October 17, 2027 | General Meeting. Contest is Cabooses. |
| November 6-7, 2027 | 51st Dayton Train Show. |
| November 21, 2027 | General Meeting. Contest is Weathering |
| December 3, 2027 | UD Christmas on Campus. |
| December 19, 2027 | General Meeting. Contest is Non-Railroad Structures |
Contest Information
October's contest will be on Weathering. Catagory is weathering. The judging will be on this attribute only. Visit our Contest page.
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
2026 National Convention
