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Our purpose: Promote Model Railroading throughout our area.

The Mid-Eastern Region (MER) of the NMRA includes the central states of the east coast, from New Jersey to North Carolina. The map shows the complete area.
Links to the web pages for the various divisions are also located on the map page.  The MER welcomes Donations.

Northern Virginia Model Railroaders, Inc.
Open House nearly every month, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm each time. Vienna, VA.
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National Schedule:
Jul 13-19, 2008 NMRA National Convention     
Anaheim, CA

Regional Schedule:
Oct 16-19, 2008 MER Convention
Potomac Division
 

MER Special Cars


           N Scale, $20


         HO Scale, $12
--click on picture for details and ordering info--

The Local    (MER Newsletter)

Archives, 1997-Current
News!: The archives have been restored and now contain all of the issues back to Dec, 1996!

Contact the Editor

Subscribe to the Local: Send email for electronic version or check for Print version  to Business Manager



A series of stories about
Model Railroading manufacturers
in the Mid Eastern Region.

About E-mailbag
A Yahoo-based email group
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ByLaws

Officers and Directors

President: Clint Hyde
Vice President: Noll Horan,MMR
Secretary: Dick Foley
Treasurer: Tom Buckingham
NMRA-East Director: Kevin Feeney
Director: Herb Gishlick
Director: PJ. Mattson
Director: Chuck Hladik
Business Mgr: Fred Miller,MMR
AP Chairman: Charlie Flichman

Next Election:       March ?

Achievement Program

You're likely very good at some of things you do...but how do you compare to the best?  
The Achievement Program lets you measure yourself, and gets you involved in positive feedback.
Eventually the AP leads to the Master Model Railroader award.  And yes, you can get there without building a locomotive from brass sheet and tube!
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Charlie Flichman of North Carolina is the new AP Chairman.


By Norm Garner,
Past President, 2000-2004

This question is often posed to me at conventions, via e-mail and during phone conversations. Some feel that the NMRA could handle the functions of the MER. The NMRA, like the MER, is a volunteer organization with only 3 paid employees. The corporate office is located in Chattanooga, Tenn. This office is responsible to meet the needs of over 20 thousand model railroaders.....  -->more


LOCAL Editor: Steve Kindig send email .
Send submissions for The Local to Steve.
Complete staff of The Local is HERE.
Submission guidelines are HERE.

 Mid-Eastern Region Web Page Policy

Foreword: Recognizing the importance of the internet , the Mid Eastern Region, NMRA, Inc. resolves to provide a web site with current information on the organization and its activities.

  1. The President will appoint a webmaster to create and manage the official web site of the Mid-Eastern Region, NMRA, Inc.
  2. The web site will not contain copyrighted or trademarked material without the express written consent of the owner.
  3. All content is to be related to the Mid-Eastern Region (MER) and its goals as a model railroad fraternal organization. Nothing offensive or obscene will be posted to the site.
  4. The MER web site may contain hyperlinks to other model railroad related sites, but the MER will be in no way responsible for the content on them.
  5. The MER site will be copyrighted by the MER and all of the contents are the property of the region. The region reserves the right to move the site onto its own server in the future.
  6. The President will review the web site for compliance with our goals. He will direct the webmaster to remove/ change any portion of the site that does not conform to our policy.
  7. The webmaster will update the link on the NMRA Region page to keep it current at all times.

Martin Oakes. Interesting pix occasionally from other places, credit unknown and unknowable :)
Photos Ron Baile and Mr. X, convention photos

(c) 2007 Mid-Eastern Region of the National Model Railroader's Association