Mid- Eastern Region of the NMRA
| DATE |
TOPIC |
CLINICIAN |
| February 12, 2022 | "Tips for Improving Car Construction" | Ken Montero |
| March
12, 2022 |
"Landscape Scenery Techniques" | Cam
Green |
| April,
2022 |
TBA |
TBA |
POTOMAC DIVISION NEWS
FEBRUARY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
The Board of Directors meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 7:30 P.M.. using the Zoom Virtual meeting platform. To register to attend the meeting click on the following link:
After registering you will receive
an email with the link to the BOD
meeting.
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE
The Division is in
need of assistance with staffing the
Potomac Division booth at the Great Model
Train Show in Timonium, MD on Sunday
February 6, 2022 with the show opening at
10 AM and closes at 4 PM. There are
several two hour slots open that need to
be filled. If you can help us please
contact Jerry Stanley or Mike
Powers.
The Division is
seeking donations of HO scale rolling stock,
locomotives, track, or structures to be used
with a previously donated layout kit that
the Division donated to a local church
group, to allow the children to learn about
model railroading. If you have something you
can donate please contact a member of the
Board of Directors.
The Potomac and James
River Divisions held a joint Minicon on
Saturday, November 6, 2021 at the
Battlefield Baptist Church, 4361 Lee
Highway, Warrenton, VA 20187. Between the
two Divisions we had 41 members in
attendance and a successful Joint Minicon.
The Board of Directors thanks all of the
members that volunteered to assist with the
facilitation of this event. Click here to see the
Potomac and James River Division's Report on
the Joint Minicon.
POTOMAC
DIVISION MEMBERS IN ACTION
Thirteen
members of the Potomac Division were at the
Great Scale Model Train Show (GSMTS) the weekend
of October 2nd and 3rd staffing the Potomac
Division booth. The Board of Directors thanks
all involved and appreciates their time spent
staffing our booth at the show. This kind of
activity is important to the recruitment of
members and supporting the model railroad hobby.
The Board of Directors thanks all involved and
appreciates their time spent staffing out booth
and also thanks the GSMTS organization for their
donation of the table space for our booth. Click
here to see a picture of
Michael Fleming and Gary Eames or here to see a picture of
Ken Wilson and Steven Stroschein at the show.
NOMINATIONS FOR THE MARSHALL ABRAMS AWARD
Nominations
for the Marshall Abrams Award can be submitted
to the Division Superintendent via email. The
submission should include a short justification
for the nomination. Nominations are due by
February 1, 2022.
ELECTIONS PROCESS FOR 2022 ESTABLISHED
The Board of
Directors has established the elections process
for the 2022 elections. Two positions are open
to election, Division Assistant Superintendent
and Division Paymaster. For more information
concerning the election process click here. If you wish to
run for an open officer position our bylaws
require you to notify the Nominations Committee
Chairperson by February 4, 2022.
WELCOME TO THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE DIVISION -
Please
joint the Board of Directors in welcoming new
members to the Potomac Division. Please reach
out to them and welcome them to the Division.
| FEBRUARY | MARCH |
| Doug Davenport - Laplata, MD | William Schultheiss - Washington, DC |
| Jim Doherty - Silver Spring, MD | Benjamin Sullivan - Brookeville, MD |
| J.D. Gaines - Rockville, MD | |
| Richard Stevens - Gainesville, VA | |
| APRIL | MAY |
| Andre Koneczny - Chantilly, VA | Fletcher Muse - Washington, DC |
| JUNE | JULY |
| Roger Andes - Gaithersburg, MD | Gregg Detkos - Washington, DC |
| Tobert Sauer - Leesburg, Va | Axel Stockhaus - Lorton, VA |
| Robert Gifford - Hamilton, VA | |
| AUGUST | SEPTEMBER |
| None | Keith Jordan -
Germantown, MD |
| OCTOBER | NOVEMBER |
| Daniel Travis - Dulles, VA | Charles Hall - Waldorf, MD |
| DECEMBER |
Keith Jordan - Germantown, MD |
| Kimball Carpentier -
Poolesville, MD |
Kipp Martin - Washington, DC |
| Chris Pigott - Clifton,
VA |
Diego Procacci - Manassas, VA |
| Michael Zazzero - Clifton, VA | JANUARY
- 2022 |
| Jack Riegel -
Alexandria, VA |
The
Potomac Division Virtual Clinics normally held on
the the third Sunday of each month will resume on
December 19th. There will not be clinics in October
or November due to other Division or Region events
that are taking place. All
Virtual clinics are
presented using the Zoom video platform which
will allows attendees to have video and
audio, video only, or just listen access.
Click here for
Information on how to use Zoom. An
email with information on how to access
the on-line clinic will be sent to the PD
membership prior to two weeks prior to the
clinic and reminder emails will be sent
one week prior and the day of the clinic.
Here is the schedule:
| DATE |
TOPIC |
CLINICIAN |
| February
20,2022 |
"Tank
Cars" |
Joe
Connelly |
| March
20, 2022 |
"Building an Operational Crossing" | Brian
Sheron |
| April
24, 2022 |
"Center
of the Chessie Passenger World" |
Bryan
Kidd |
If you have a topic you would like to present contact Martin Brechbiel, our Superintendent.
If
you want to see a list of ALL Potomac Division
clinics, both virtual and "Build and Take" click here.
Past Virtual clinic videos are posted on the Potomac Division's YouTube Channel, "Potomac Division Mid Eastern Region NMRA". Click here to access the Virtual Clinic area of the clinic page.
The staff of the Potomac Flyer thanks everyone who submitted an entry for the Trackside Structure Challenge. NOW IS YOUR CHANCE to vote for your favorite to determine the winner of the challenge. All you have to do is vote for YOUR favorite by identifying the trackside structure in an email to the Potomac Flyer staff. Click here to vote , the voting deadline is January 10th, 2022.
POTOMAC FLYER FAVORITE MOTIVE POWER CHALLENGE
The
staff of the Potomac Flyer announces the
next Potomac Division Challenge. To
participate send a submission with
photos and a description of your
favorite MOTIVE POWER to the Potomac
Flyer staff by clicking here.
The deadline for submissions is January
10th, 2022. This contest is only open to
Potomac Division members.
PRIOR POTOMAC DIVISION CHALLENGES
To see the prior Potomac Division Challenges Click here to see the submissions.
