Mid- Eastern Region of the NMRA
There will be a live/in-person Division meet on Saturday, August 5, 2023 from 9:00 AM until 12:30 PM. The location of the meet will be at the Waldorf VFD Fire Hall located in Waldorf, MD. It is planned that there will be two clinics followed by a tour of two layouts that are in the area. Watch here for more details.
| DATE |
TOPIC |
CLINICIAN |
| May 27, 2023 | "Cancelled" | |
| *July
8, 2023 |
"Using
DecoderPro to program Locomotives" |
George
Myrick and Ernie Little, MMR |
| DATE |
TOPIC |
CLINICIAN |
| June
18, 2023 |
"Doing
the Paperwork - Earning Your Dispatcher
Certificate" |
Kurt
Thompson, MMR |
| July
16, 2023 |
"What's
New on the Old Ma & Pa: Update on the Ma
& Pas, Roland Park Division |
Bob
Sprague |
| August
20, 2023 |
"Earning
the NMRA Electrical AP with a small Layout" |
Bill
Mosteller |
The layout's HO scale trains depict the Western
North Carolina Railroad during the steam to diesel
transition. Traction fans will enjoy watching our
trolleys running under overhead wire. The layout
also features award winning structures and
operations conducted on a permanent 20 foot by 50
foot layout controlled by DCC. Bring the kids to see
Thomas the tank engine and his friends who will be
running too. The Club is located in the historic,
circa 1859, Vienna Depot of the former Washington
& Old Dominion Railroad (W&OD), 231 Dominion
Road, N.E., Vienna, VA. History buffs will enjoy the
museum in the waiting room with its displays of the
history of the W&OD. Hours are 1-5 P.M. with
FREE ADMISSION (donations accepted)and masks are
optional. Virtual tour:
www.nvmr.org/tour.html.
Did you know that the NMRA has a partnership program where NMRA members can receive discounts as an NMRA member? See the information below:
POTOMAC DIVISION NEWS
POTOMAC
DIVISION NOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
In
an effort to
increase the
awareness of
the Potomac
Division and
the NMRA in
general, the
Division now
has social
medial
accounts on
Facebook,
Instagram, and
Twitter.
Member Bill
Schultheiss
has been
appointed as
the Social
Media Director
and will
manage the
accounts for
the Division.
If you are
interested in
helping him
please contact
Bill by clicking
here. More
information
regarding the
accounts will
be available
in the next
edition of the
Potomac Flyer.
JUNE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
The
Board of Directors meeting will be
held live and in person on
Saturday, June 10th, 2023 at the
conclusion of the Potomac and
James River Joint meet in
Columbia, MD.
2023 POTOMAC DIVISION BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNOUNCED
At the Division's Annual meeting held on Sunday, April 30th the election results were presented and the new Board of Directors for 2023-2024 was announced.
Superintendent - Ernie Little, MMR
Senior Assistant Superintendent - Alex Belida, MMR
Assistant
Superintendent - Ken Wilson.
Ken was appointed to fill this
position at the Board of Directors
meeting held May 16th.
Clerk - Lee Stoermer
Paymaster
- Jerry Stanley
Martin
Brechbiel, MMR outgoing Superintendent
receiving Superintendent's plaque from
incoming Superintendent Ernie Little,
MMR. Thanks to Martin Brechbiel, MMR
for his service as Division
Superintendent from 2019 to 2023.
MARSHALL ABRAMS AWARD
The
2022-2023 Marshall
Abrams Award was
presented at the
Division's 2023 ANNUAL
MEETING on Sunday,
April 30th to Jerry
Stanley. Please
join the Board of
Directors in
congratulating Jerry
on the receipt of this
award.
ACHIEVEMENT
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
The Board of Directors has received notice that Mat Thompson, MMR, the Division's Achievement Program Coordinator, is moving out of the Division and will no longer be able to fill this position. Martin Brechbiel, MMR, the immediate past Superintendent has been appointed to be Mat's replacement effective June 1st. Please join the Board of Directors in thanking Mat (on the left) for his many years of service and Martin (on the right) for his appointment to the position.
POTOMAC DIVISION MEMBERS IN ACTION
Twelve Potomac Division members were at the Greensberg's Train Show the weekend of December 17th and 18th staffing the Potomac Division booth. The Board of Directors thanks all involved and appreciates their time spent. This kind of activity is important to the recruitment of members and supporting the model railroad hobby. The following members participated:
| Nigel Phillips |
Thomas Washburn |
| Ken Wilson |
Paul Buzby |
| Bill Lyders |
Christopher Barks |
| Jerry Stanley |
Grace Stanley |
| Doug Hess |
Jim Kinder |
| Michael McDonnel |
Mike Powers |
| Bill Mosteller |
WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS OF THE DIVISION
Please
join the Board of Directors in welcoming new
members to the Potomac Division by reaching
out to them and helping them settle in to
their new Division.
| SEPTEMBER - 2022 | |
| Don Slatt - Arlington, VA | Dale Roberts -
Germantown, MD |
| Eric CalaLuca - Leesburg, VA | James Butler - Springfield, VA |
| Peter Gentieu - Alexandria, VA | |
| DECEMBER - 2022 | |
| Miachel Rexrode - Washington, DC | |
| JANUARY - 2023 | |
| Alan Lander -
Huntington, MD |
Jeff Lodge -
Alexandria, VA |
| Frank Mallison -
Alexandria, VA |
Christopher Thayer -
Vienna, VA |
| APRIL - 2023 | |
| Carter Murray- Silver
Spring, MD |
Scott Vakerics
- Kensington, MD |
| MAY- 2023 | |
| Earl
Boatman - Herndon, VA |
Sean Hoyden - Broad
Run, VA |
| Thomas Kane -
Purcellville, VA |
Mark McGowan - Round
Hill, VA |
The
next Potomac Flyer Challenge is for the
August - September, 2023 issue will be a
little different. Those members whose
submissions in the various categories over
the past two years were voted "most favored"
will be invited to send photos and a short
description of their personal "favorite"
models (engines, rolling stock, structures)
or layout features. No restrictions are
imposed on this request.
And
following the August - September, 2023 the
October - November, 2023 issue of the Flyer
challenge will continue with Show
me your favorite bridge. So come
on, get out your camera, take a picture, and
make up a short description of your favorite
bridge and what scale is modeled. Let's see
what you have to offer! Send your
submissions to: Potomac-Flyer@potomac-nmra.org.
The deadline for entries is
September 10, 2023.
The
staff of the Potomac Flyer thanks everyone who
submitted an entry for the Favorite Billboard,
Building Sign, or Poster Challenge. Check them
out in the April - May. 2023 issue
PRIOR POTOMAC DIVISION CHALLENGES
To see the prior Potomac Division Challenges Click here to see the submissions.
