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Mid-Eastern Region                                                                   

Mid-Eastern Region of the National Model Railroad Association

The National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) promotes and encourages the art and craft of model railroading through education, development of standards and recommended practices, advocacy, and social interaction.  There are about 20,000 NMRA members worldwide. 

The Mid-Eastern Region (MER), the sponsor of this website, is one of seventeen Regions within NMRA.  The MER includes Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, and the District of Columbia, plus parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and North Carolina.  There are about 2,000 members in the MER.  MER activities include at least one convention each year – normally in the fall.

As described elsewhere on this website, there are ten active local Divisions within the MER.  Each Division has it own program of meetings, tours, social activities, and educational activities.  The map shows the complete area.
Links to the web pages for the various divisions are also located on the map page. 
 

Calendar National Schedule: Jul 29-Aug 4, 2012 NMRA National Convention Grand Rapids, MI Regional Schedule: Oct 18-21, 2012 MER Convention Suffolk, VA	The Local    (MER Newsletter) Archives, 1996-Current News!: The archives have been restored and now contain all of the issues back to Jan, 1996! Contact the Editor Subscribe to the Local: Send email for electronic version or check for Print version to Business Manager	Congratulations to the latest MER Master Model Railroaders:     Date MMR# Bob Minnis 5-11-11 452 P J Mattson 6-11-11 467 Brian Sheron 9-1-11 469 Charlie Fichman 9-11-11 470
A series of stories about Model Railroading manufacturers in the MER   The Shelf Layout Company by Roger Cason R & S Enterprises by Roger Cason CMR by Roger Cason Imperial Hobby Productions by Mike Bartel Lehigh Valley Models by Ed Kuser Micro Scale Models, Inc. by Ed Kuser Model Memories. By: Don Silberbauer	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! --more--	ByLaws Officers and Directors President: John Janosko Vice President: P.J. Mattson Secretary: Mike White Treasurer: Tom Buckingham NMRA-East Director: John Roberts Director: Don Jennings Director: Bob Price Director: Marty McGuirk Business Mgr: Fred Miller, MMR AP Chairman: Charlie Flichman     * new

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