Mid- Eastern Region of the NMRA
| DATE |
TOPIC |
CLINICIAN |
| April
25, 2026
- Note this clinic will be held at Bryan Kidds home |
"Setting
up a signalling system" |
Brian
Kidd |
| May
9, 2026 |
"TBD" |
TBD |
| May 23, 2026
- 9:00 AM - Dranesville
Community Center |
Potomac
Division Annual Meeting and Meet -
AP clincs -
Structures
and AP Scenery"
|
Greg Cassidy
and Lee Stoermer |
| June
13, 2026 10:00 A.M. |
"Modular" |
Randall
Smith |
| DATE |
TOPIC |
CLINICIAN |
| May 17, 2026 | "Golden Spike and AP paperwork" | Greg Cassidy and Martin Brechbiel, MMR |
| June
21, 2026 |
AP
clinic "AP Official and AP Volunteer" |
Martin
Brechbiel, MMR |
| July
16, 2026 |
"TBA" |
TBA |
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
MAY,
2026 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
The
next Board of Directors meeting
will be Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at
7:30 P.M. The meeting will be held
using the Zoom virtual platform
and can be accessed by clicking here.
THE
POTOMAC DIVISION IS NOW A
CORPORATION IN THE COMMONWEALTH
OF VIRGINIA AND HAS BECOME A
501(C)(3) NON PROFIT
ORGANIZATION.
The
Division became a
Virginia state
corporation as of
September 25, 2025 and
has just received news
that it has been
approved as a
501(c)(3) nonprofit by
the IRS. This was the
final step of a Board
of Director initiative
to become a non-profit
organization. The
adhoc committee
consisting of Division
Senior Assistant
Superintendent Greg
Cassidy, Division
Clerk Lee Stoermer,
and Division member
Gary Mason have have
done a significant
amount of work to make
this important status
take place and the
Board of Directors
thanks them for their
efforts and follow
through.
2026
POTOMAC DIVISION ELECTIONS
In accordance with the Division bylaws the 2026 Potomac Division Board of Director positions of Paymaster and Assistant Superintendent are up for election. The nominations committee is Mark Gionet (Chairman), Brian Sheron, and Paul Hutchins. There are two members running for Paymaster, those being Gary Mason and Ken Wilson. The election has closed as of April 19th and the results will be announced at the Annual Meeting on May 23rd. Information on the 2026 Election process can be found by clicking here.
Please
hold the date for our
annual meeting and
meet which will be
held on Saturday,
May 23, 2026 and
will be held at
the Dranesville
Community Center in
McLean, Virginia and
will start at 9:00 AM
(EDT). For information
concerning the meeting
and meet click
here. The agenda
is under review and
subject to change.
There will be a $15.00
participation fee to
help offset the cost
of break materials.
Due to the Division becoming an corporation and a nonprofit organization our current bylaws need to be updated to align them with article of incorporation. The proposed amendments can be viewed by clicking here. Voting on the proposed amendments was done as part of the 2026 election ballot. The result will be announced at the Division's Annual meeting and meet on Saturday, May 23, 2026.
The 2025 - 2026 Marshall Abrams Award recipient(s) have been determined and will be announced at the Division's Annual meeting and meet on May 23rd. This award was created by the Board of Directors in the Spring of 2021 in honor of the late Marshall Abrams who served the Division in several positions. For more information on the awards process click here.
The
Potomac and James River
Divisions held a joint
meet on Saturday, November
1, 2025 at the Battlefield
Baptist Church. The meet
featured modeler's clinics
and demonstrations, a
modeling contest, and four
open houses. To view a
report on the Joint Meet click
here.
COMING
2026 CONVENTIONS OF INTEREST
The
2026 NMRA National Convention will
be held at the Chattanooga, TN
Convention Center from July
27 to August 2, 2026. Early bird
registration is now open and more
information can be found on this
event by clicking here.
"Tracks
to Tidewater", the 2026 MER
Convention will be held at the
Holiday Inn Virginia Beach -
Norfolk from October 15 to October
18, 2026. Click here for
details.
NMRA ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM REQUIREMENT CLINICS
The
Division is going to provide a
series of both virtual and
in-person clinics on the
requirements of the NMRA
Achievement Program
certificates. This effort is
aimed at providing accurate
information on the requirements
and to provide members an
opportunity to be able to ask
questions they have on the
requirements.
The schedule of these
clinics and links for the
virtual ones can be seen by clicking here.
Watch the Flyer and the website
for more information on this
upcoming activity. The clinics
are open to any NMRA member but
do require registration through
the provided link to get access.
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.
| DECEMBER
- 2025 |
|
| Timothy Alder, JR -
Huntington, MD |
Jim Allen - Luray, VA |
| Roy Gabriel -
Gaithersburg, MD |
Clay Hatcher - Round
Hill, VA |
| Robin Roddewig -
Leesburg, VA |
Steve Jackson -
Fairfax, VA |
| FEBRUARY - 2026 | |
| Nick Craven -
Alexandria, VA |
Tom Milton - Vienna, VA |
| John Van Weeren -
Vienna, VA |
|
| MARCH - 2026 | |
| Parker Fairchild-
Chantilly, VA |
James Hall -
Woodbridge, VA |
| Joseph Adam Rittierot -
Burke, VA |
Joseph Lodico -
Kensington, MD |
| Lynne Washington -
Woodbridge, VA |
|
The
Challenge for the June-July 2026
Flyer will be for RAILROAD BOOKS (or
model railroading books).
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 May 5, 2026.
The
staff of the Potomac Flyer thanks everyone
who submitted "Industries" entries for our
previous Challenge.
PRIOR POTOMAC DIVISION CHALLENGES
To see the prior Potomac Division Challenges Click here to see the submissions.
