Mid- Eastern Region of the NMRA
| DATE |
TOPIC |
CLINICIAN |
| June
14, 2025 10:00 AM |
"TBD" |
"TBD" |
| July
12, 2025 10:00 AM |
"TBD" |
"TBD" |
| August
9, 2025 10:00 AM |
"TBD" |
"TBD" |
| DATE |
TOPIC |
CLINICIAN |
| June
22, 2025 |
"The
Virginian - Norfolk to Roanoke" |
Bill
Mosteller |
| July
20, 2025 |
"Norfolk
and Western Railroad" |
"Tim
Hensley" |
| August
17, 2025 |
"A
History of Narrow Gauge Railroads - Part I -
Origins in the North Wales Slate Industry" |
Ed
Koehler |
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
JUNE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
The
next Board of Directors meeting
will be Tuesday, June17th at 7:30
P.M. The meeting will be held
using the Zoom virtual platform
and can be accessed by 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 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, many are in their
original box, and there are
still items available for
purchase. 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 resulted in one new Board of Director, Greg Cassidy (Senior Assistant Superintendent) and two re-elected Directors, Ernie Little (Superintendent) and Lee Stoermer (Clerk). Ken Wilson (Assistant Superintendent) and Jerry Stanley (Paymaster) continue in their positions and which will be up for election in 2026. The Board of Directors thanks Alex Belida, MMR for his service as Senior Assistant Superintendent as he had to step down from office due to our bylaws length of holding the position contained in our bylaws.
SAVE
THE DATE - On Saturday,
November 1, 2025, the
Potomac Division
Fall Mincon has been
scheduled to be held a at
the Battlefield Baptist
Church in Warrenton,
Virginia. It will be a
joint meet with the James
River Division. Planning
is underway and watch here
for more information as it
becomes available.
2025
POTOMAC DIVISION ANNUAL MEETING
AND SPRING MINICON
The
Potomac Division Annual meeting
and mincon took place on Saturday,
May 17th at the Dranesville
Community Center Community Room
located at 1437 Balls Hill Road,
McLean, Va 22101. A report on this
event can be seen by clicking here.
MARSHALL
ABRAMS AWARD
There
was not an award this year due
to lack of nominations. 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.
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.
| 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 | |
| NOVEMBER - 2024 | |
| Barnhardt Family -
Gainesville, VA |
Dean Morris - Solomons,
MD |
| John Paschal -
Bethesda, MD |
Jeffrey Phillips -
Leesburg, VA |
| DECEMBER - 2024 | |
| Troy Hamilton - Oxon
Hill, MD |
Troy Sanchez - Burke, VA |
| FEBRUARY - 2025 | |
| Clifford Burns -
Fairfax, VA |
David Maynard -
Ashburn, VA |
| Dee Trainham - Fairfax,
VA |
|
| APRIL - 2025 | |
| Robert Peak - Strasburg, VA | |
| MAY - 2025 | |
| John Drye - Alexandria, VA | |
The
Challenge for the August -
September , 2025 Flyer
will be for "Cabooses". Get
out your camera and send along photo or
two with a short description. Send your
submissions
to: Potomac-Flyer@potomac-nmra.org.
The deadline for entries
is July 5, 2025.
The
staff of the Potomac Flyer thanks everyone
who submitted "Scratchbuilt Models" entries
for our previous Challenge.
PRIOR POTOMAC DIVISION CHALLENGES
To see the prior Potomac Division Challenges Click here to see the submissions.
