2026 National Convention
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Recent Updates and Additions.
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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.
** Erik Buck's Cleveland Flats Industrial Area N scale layout uploaded to layout photos page.
Upcoming Meetings
General Membership
October's meeting will be held at The Greene County Historical Society, 74 W Church St, Xenia, OH on October 20th 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.
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 7th at 7 pm.
The Collection of Ralph George
Approximately 1/2 of the collection has a new home. A huge Thank You to the work crew that put this event together. More details will be announce at a later date. Additional opportunities will occur for modelers looking for a good price on excellent rolling stock.
Read collection summary here.
See sample photos here.
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 2nd and 3rd. 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 .
2024 Flyer .pdf 2024 flyer .docx
2024 Dayton Train Showsm Participants
September Call Board available
The September issue of the Call Board is now available. Read here or Go here for archived copies. No issue for August.
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Division 6 Project Car Available
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Upcoming Events and Clinics
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| October 20, 2024 | General Membership Meeting. Contest is Caboose. Clinic by Phil Gliebe The Wisconsin Central RR - Designed for Fun. |
| November 2 and 3, 2024 | The 48th Dayton Train Show sm. At Montgomery County Fairgrounds. |
| November 17, 2024 | General Membership Meeting. Contest is Weathering. |
| December 6, 2024 | UD Christmas on Campus. |
| December 15, 2024 | General Membership Meeting. Contest is Structures. Clinic by Wil Davis Moving and Rebuilding an N Scale Layout. |
| January 19, 2025 | General Meeting. Contest is Open Loads. |
| February 16, 2025 | General Meeting. Contest is Non-revenue Cars. |
| March 16, 2025 | General Meeting.Contest is Freight Cars. |
| April 12, 2025 | 2025 TRAINing Day. At The Carillon Historical Park. |
| April 27, 2025 | General Meeting. Contest is Locomotives (all classses). |
| May 18, 2025 | General Meeting. Contest is Passenger Equipment. |
| June 15, 2025 | General Meeting. Contest is Railroad Structures. |
| July 20, 2025 | General Meeting. No contest, auction time. |
| August, 2025 | No General Meeting. |
| September 21, 2025 | General Meeting. Contest is Freight Cars. |
| October 19, 2025 | General Meeting. Contest is Caboose. |
| November 1-2, 2025 | The 49th Dayton Train Showsm , at The Montgomery County Fairgrounds. |
| 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. |
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.
October's contest is Caboose or Cabin Cars. Categories will be kit, kit bashed, scratch built and photo.
