Mid- Eastern Region of the NMRA
| DATE |
TOPIC |
CLINICIAN |
| December
8, 2024 10:00 AM |
"TBD" |
"TBD" |
| January
11, 2025 10:00 AM |
"TBD" |
"TBD" |
| February
8, 2025 10:00 AM |
"TBD" |
"TBD" |
| DATE |
TOPIC |
CLINICIAN |
| December
15, 2024 |
"Alaska
Railroad Passenger Train Operations" |
"John
Gray" |
| January
19, 2025 |
"TBD" |
"Frank
Baker" |
| February
16, 2025 |
"Master
Builder - Prototype Models Certificate" |
"Alex
Belida, MMR" |
With our first frost, it's time to retreat to the
train room for some serious model railroading. Get
some inspiration Saturday, November 16th, with a
visit to our club. 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' by 50' layout using DCC. Bring the kids to see
Thomas the Tank Engine and friends who will be
running too. The Northern Virginia Model Railroad
Club resides 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). Virtual tour: click
here.
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
DECEMBER
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
The
next Board of Directors meeting
will be Tuesday, December 17,
2024, at 7:30 PM. The meeting will
be held using the Zoom platform
and can be accessed by the clicking here.
G
SCALE MODEL TRAIN ITEMS FOR SALE
The
Potomac Division is assisting
the family of former Potomac
Division and Life Member
Albert Adams who passed away
in 2020 by liquidating his G
scale model railroad items
from his estate. The proceeds
of the liquidation will be
used to further the future
operations of the Division.
The items appear to be in very
good condition, and many are
in their original box. The
items are being sold "as-is",
there is no implied warranty
on the items, and all sales
will be final. NMRA members
can purchase items for a
discounted price. For more
information please click here.
The 2025 Division elections for the offices of Superintendent, Senior Superintendent, and Clerk are on tap. If you are interested in running for office please contact the Nominations Committee. The Chair of the Committee is Mark Gionet and other members are Paul Hutchins and Brian Sheron. Watch for more information here as it becomes available.
On
Saturday, November 2,
2024, the Potomac
Division held a meet
at the Battlefield Baptist
Church in Warrenton,
Virginia. A write up of
the event can be seen by clicking
here.
DIVISION
ANNUAL MEETING HELD
The
Potomac Division Annual meeting
and meet was held on Saturday, May
4th at the Arcola Volunteer Fire
Department Annex in Sterling, Va.
Click here
for a report on the event.
Thanks
to the Arcola Volunteer Fire
Department for allowing the
Division to hold the event at
their Annex building.
2025
MARSHALL ABRAMS AWARD
Nominations
for the 2025 Marshall Abrams
Award are now open. Nominations
should be sent to Ernie Little,
Division Superintendent, by the
deadline for nominations of January 1,
2025. For more information
on the award click here.
The
2024
Marshall Abrams Award was
presented to Alex Belida, MMR,
at the May 4th Annual meeting.
The Marshall Abrams Award was created by the Potomac Board of Directors in the Spring of 2021 in honor of the late Marshall Abrams who served the Division in several positions including Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Potomac Flyer Publisher, and Division webmaster.
Previous
recipients of the award are Mat
Thompson, MMR, and Jerry Stanley.
Division
Meet held at Leisure World - Saturday, July 13th
On
Saturday, July 13th the Division held a meet from 9:00
AM to 1:00 PM at Leisure World consisting of two clinics
and a layout tour of four layouts. Click here to see the write up on
the meet.
A prior
meet was held on Saturday, January 13, 2024, at this
location where the Leisure World Model Railroad
Club opened their N, HO, and O scale layouts to
the Division for a layout tour. The Division thanks
Henry Jordan, a Division member and a member of the
Leisure World Model Railroad Club for arranging this
layout tour. Click here to see a write up of
this event.
A
Flashback: 1993 to 1996 Division
Newletters found
In
early February member Greg Cassidy found copies of
Division newletters from Winter of 1993 to Fall of
1996 in a box at his home. Did you know that the
Division was named the Dixie Division and was
changed to the Potomac Division on March 12, 1994?
For more information you can go to the Potomac
Flyer page and look at the old issues or you can click here to see some of
the history about the Division name change. While
you are thinking about it do you have any old
Potomac Flyers from December, 1996 to January of
2020 in a box at your house. If you do the Board
of Directors would like to borrow them so they
could be scanned and added to the Flyer page. Good
time to look as Spring is just around the corner!
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-
2023 |
|
| Ty Bateman - Great
Falls, VA |
Chris Ruegger -
Lansdowne, VA |
| Greg Tate - Woodbridge,
VA |
|
| OCTOBER - 2023 | |
| Brendan Harrington -
McLean, VA |
Jeffrey Jordan - Fort
Valley, VA |
| Michael Byle -
Colonial Beach, VA |
William Hooks -
Colonial Beach, VA |
| NOVEMBER - 2023 | |
| Abhishek Kotnis - Olney, MD | |
| JANUARY - 2024 | |
| Jeffrey Barsky -
Washington, DC |
Paul Dunham - Reston,
VA |
| Russell Hann -
Chantilly, VA |
Dana Richard -
Nokesville, VA |
| Neal Shelton -
Haymarket, VA |
Greg Viggiano -
Alexandria, VA |
| Zoe Wei - Fairfax, VA |
John Witek - Leesburg,
VA |
| FEBRUARY - 2024 | |
| Rodney Bosco - Vienna,
VA |
Thomas Braithwaite-Berg
- Laurel, MD |
| Tom Matty - Derwood, MD |
|
| MARCH - 2024 | |
| Todd Smith - Manassas,
VA |
John Lyon - Rockville,
MD |
| APRIL - 2024 | |
| Veon Coffman -
Gainesville, VA |
John McWilliam - Aldie, VA |
| Jeremy Smith - Herndon,
VA |
Stephan Gerhardt -
Falls Church, VA |
| MAY - 2024 | |
| David Ray - Winchester,
VA |
Lonnie Weyant - Lake
Frederick, VA |
| JULY - 2024 | |
| Edson Worden - Lexington Park, MD | |
| AUGUST - 2024 | |
| Curtis Clint - Reston,
VA |
Theodore Daniels -
Washington, DC |
| OCTOBER - 2024 | |
| Morgan Cash - Falls
Church, VA |
Larry Griffin - Lake
Frederick, VA |
| Robert Kinsey - Great Falls, VA | |
The
Challenge for the February March , 2025
Flyer will be for "Finished
Projects" It
can be any model railroad project. Get
out your camera and send along photo or
two with a short description. Send your
submissions
to: Potomac-Flyer@potomac-nmra.org.
September The deadline for
entries is January 5, 2024.
The
staff of the Potomac Flyer thanks everyone
who submitted "What Are You Working On"
entries for our previous Challenge.
PRIOR POTOMAC DIVISION CHALLENGES
To see the prior Potomac Division Challenges Click here to see the submissions.
