The Potomac and James River Divisions will hold a live/in
person meet on Saturday, November 4, 2023 at the Battlefield
Baptist Church in Warrenton, VA. The meet will start at 9:00
AM and end at 1:00 PM with layout tours to follow. Click here for more information on
the Joint meet.
DATE |
TOPIC |
CLINICIAN |
***December
9, 2023 |
"Using
JMRI DecoderPro to program decoders" |
George
Meyrick and Ernie Little, MMR |
**
January 20, 2024 |
"Using
TinkerCAD" |
Kurt
Thompson, MMR |
***February
10, 2024 |
"Using
JMRI DecoderPro to program decoders" |
George
Meyrick and Ernie Little, MMR |
DATE |
TOPIC |
CLINICIAN |
December
17, 2023 |
"Locomotive
Build for AP Motive Power" |
Kurt
Thompson, MMR |
January
21, 2024 |
"Portrait
of a Railroad" |
Jonathon
Jones |
February
18, 2024 |
"TBD" |
"TBD" |
Summer is over! Prepare for your winter retreat to
the train room with a visit to our club to see a
great model railroad in action. 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: 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
OCTOBER
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
-
The
Board of Directors meeting will be
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 7:30
PM. The meeting will be held using
the Zoom platform and can be
accessed by the clicking here.
POTOMAC
DIVISION EXCURSION - "VISIT TO THE BURNT TREE
INDUSTRIAL RAILROAD" - September 16th
The Board of Directors has confirmed the excursion to the Burnt Tree Industrial Railroad on Saturday, September 16th. The 7-1/2", 1/8 scale model railroad is located at 1660 Repton MIll Road, Aroda, Virginia. There will be an opportunity to ride a train and/or operate a locomotive depending on the number of participants. For more details click here. Several Potomac Division members visited the railroad on May 17th and you can see a report of this visit by clicking here.
POTOMAC
DIVISION MEET HELD
The
Potomac Division held a meet at the Waldorf VFD in
Waldorf, MD on August 5, 2023. The meet consisted of two
clinics, "Railroads of Southern Maryland" by Dale Latham
and "Primer on Resin Casting" by Martin Brechbiel, MMR,
a popular vote contest for on track and off track
models, and a layout tour of Dale Latham's Piedmont
Southern and Paul Hutchin's P & D Railroad. For a
report on the meet click here.
POTOMAC/CHESAPEAKE DIVISION'S JOINT MEET HELD
The Potomac and Chesapeake Divisions held a Joint meet on Saturday, June 10, 2023. Click here for a report on the event.
MAT THOMPSON RECEIVES PROCLAMATION
On Saturday, July 15, 2023 Past Achievement Program Coordinator, Mat Thompson received proclamation from the Division for his services.
On the left is a picture of the proclamation presented to Mat Thompson, MMR. On the right Mat at a going away party receiving his proclamation from Superintendent Ernie Little.
ACHIEVEMENT
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Mat Thompson, MMR, the Division's Achievement Program Coordinator, is moving out of the Division and Martin Brechbiel, MMR, was 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.
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.
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 |
JUNE - 2023 | |
Christopher Petrone - Alexandria, VA | |
JULY - 2023 | |
Stuart Sutton - Silver Spring, MD | |
AUGUST - 2023 | |
Ethan Rogers - Alexandria, VA |
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 submits entries for the Favorite
Challenges. Check them out in the August -
September, 2023 issue.
PRIOR POTOMAC DIVISION CHALLENGES
To see the prior Potomac Division Challenges Click here to see the submissions.