Here is the link to the current RPM schedule.
Meet member of the Alleghany Western Division MCR Div 12 NMRA
Come meet the National Model Railroad Association folks in your area. We invite you to join us at the James Prendergast library, on the second floor, in Jamestown, NY 509 Cherry St, Jamestown, NY 14701 Saturday August 9th 10AM to Noon, for fun and fellowship while members work on and demonstrate project builds from their home layouts. Members from The Allegheny Western division are asked to bring something from their workbench they can work on at the meeting. See demonstrations of kit building, figure painting, scenery, freight car and building weather techniques and much more. Meet members of Div. 12 MCR NMRA
Photos from Meadville Station’s Summer Festival June 22nd 2024
Upcoming Railroading Events
Monthly: 3rd Saturday, 7PM-10PM. Open Crew Call-Ohio Northern Railroad, Hambden, OH. For more information and address please contact Brad White at valleyln55@gmail.com
September 2024: National Narrow Gauge Convention, Sept. 11th-14th. 44th National Narrow Gauge Convention – September 11-14, 2024 — Pittsburgh, PA (44nngc.com) https://www.44nngc.com/
September 19-22, 2024 NER Convention, Lakeshores 24, will be in Rochester, NY https://conventions.nernmra.org/home/home-2024/. They have added second hotel for the NER convention. https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/IK20J1
October 5-6 MCR Division 4 Trian show
November 3rd 2024 Erie Train show. Location Rainbow Gardens at Waldameer & Water World 9AM to 3PM.
May 2025 MCR Convention Buckeye Express Dublin, Ohio. May 15-18 2025 https://buckeyeexpress.div6-mcr-nmra.org/Main.html
Alleghany Western Division MCR Div. 12 Meeting and Event Schedule 2024
September 2024: NOTE NEW DATE Saturday, September 14th, 2024. In-person meeting at J.L. Innovative Design’s https://www.jlinnovative.com/ “Institute for Model Railroading Excellence” in the former Cow Palace, Limestone, NY. Program: “Fast Tracks turnouts Make-and-Take”.
Saturday October 5th, 2024. 10 AM. In-person meeting at the restored B&LE freight depot in Meadville, PA. Program: Part 2 of Vince Skibo’s Bridges and Tunnels of the Jamestown, Franklin & Clearfield Railroad. (Note date change from our regular meeting!)
For more information on any of the above please email Superintendent@div12mcr.org or asst.superintendent@div12mcr.org
NMRA Partnership Program
The NMRA Partnership Program is a member benefit that truly has a tangible payback. The NMRA has partnered with model railroad manufacturers of all sizes, giving them exposure on The NMRA website in return for receiving generous discounts for NMRA members all year long. Some provide members with special codes, others prefer a phone or email order, but all appreciate the additional business from our members. And of course, our members appreciate the extra savings…savings that can actually pay the cost of NMRA membership!
For complete descriptions of the partners, the discount they offer, and instructions on applying the discount on your order visit the NMRA Partnership Program web page. If you are not signed in as a member, you will only see a list of the partners offering the discounts. To see the instructions on how to apply the discounts you need to register or log in as a registered member. If you have not registered, here is a FAQ with instructions for how to register at the NMRA website.
Operations: Call Board for Bill Schopf’s Baltimore and Lehigh
Bill has scheduled an op-session on his railroad in Cambridge Springs for the afternoon after our August 11 membership meeting and would like to open it to members of Division 12. For those participating, he suggests going to the new general store in Venango for lunch (excellent sandwiches and craft beers) and then coming over to run some trains.
The railroad runs best with seven operators (it’s the number of throttles available as well). It’s an NCE DCC system with a strong coal hauling flavor of eastern PA in the late 1940s. Mostly early diesel, some steam on occasion. If anyone wanted to get more of a sense of the railroad they could also look at the video that’s listed on the “Links and Layouts” page of the website.
He has three or four positions open, one of which is a smaller yard. The other two or three positions are running trains on the mainline, using switch lists rather than car cards. He will fill the call board on a first contact/best chance basis. He can be contacted at opshost1@div12mcr.org. All positions are now full for August 11.
June Membership Meeting: Between the Rails
Division 12’s June Membership Meeting will be followed by a picnic lunch, meeting other railroaders, and train watching.
A short membership meeting will be held on June 9th at 11:00 AM at the North Gale Street picnic area in Westfield, NY. After the meeting, we will sponsor a picnic and train watching, joining with other railroad groups in our division’s area: the Conewango Switch Tenders and the Independent Railroaders. We will have information about our new NMRA Division 12 and a donation jar. We look forward to meeting with new folks who are not yet part of the Alleghany Western Division, but who share an interest in model or prototype railroads.
Food service will be at 12:30 PM. Hamburgers, hot dogs, buns, and condiments will be provided. Please bring a dish to share, table service and drinks for yourself and guests, and outdoor chairs if you have them. Please consider carpooling.
Please RSVP to Dave Ellis clerk@div12mcr.org or 206-310-1453 by June 2nd with the number of people attending, so we can estimate the food purchases.
Membership Meeting: April 14, 2018
Membership Meeting at the Trolley Station
Division 12 held a membership meeting on Saturday, April 14th at the Cambridge Springs Trolley Station. The minutes of the meeting are available on the Documents page.
During the business segment of the meeting, the three appointed officers were elected by an election of acclimation, keeping us in alignment with our even-year election cycle. Also, a motion to amend the Regulations put forth by the clerk and recommended by the board of directors passed unanimously. The amended Regulations and the minutes explaining the rationale for the amendments are both available on the Documents page.
One of the ongoing features of our membership meetings is the Bring and Brag segment. Five members (including a brand new member) shared a variety of structures, rolling stock, and plans that they have been working on recently:
- Doug Sandmeyer shared an On30 queen post bridge built from an S scale Hunterline kit.
- Brad White shared a Lasercut kit of an elevator and a cement hopper.
- New member, Ray Goetz shared a heavily kit bashed box cab HO locomotive as an example of the crazy things he builds in his basement.
- Dave Ellis shared a hand drawn, 1″=1′ track plan of an addition to his attic layout.
- Mike Hauk shared several really nicely weathered Bowser F-30 flat cars with Owl Mountain lumber loads.
Photographs of the Bring and Brag projects are on our Facebook page.
Blaine Hays
Our presentation, by Blaine Hays, got us off to a great start for having interesting and informative presentations at our membership meetings. He presented information, great photographs, and even some personal stories of his researching trolleys and interurban systems of the Erie area over the years. Despite our having to troubleshoot dimming the light in the trolley station for our presentations, the topic and quality of his presentation couldn’t have been more appropriate.
Division 12 at Railfest 2018
Division 12 will have an information table at Railfest, an NMRA sponsored show presented by Division 5 of the Mid Central Region. It is one of the largest train shows in Ohio including dealers, operating layouts, and displays. Railfest is held at Lakeland Community College, 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, Ohio 44094. It is open on both Saturday the 17th of March and Sunday the 18th of March from 10 AM until 4 PM.