We are Division 5 (the “Capital Division”) of the North Central Region of the National Model Railroad Association.
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The NMRA is a backbone of the model railroad hobby. Without it, many benefits we modelers enjoy would not exist. If you are an NMRA member living in one of these Michigan counties: Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Hillsdale, Ingham, Ionia, Jackson, or Livingston, you are automatically a member of Division Five. Please join us at a meeting and discover the advantages of participating at the division level.
Our regular meetings are held at 1:00 pm on the 2nd Saturday of the month (except June, July, and August). Unless otherwise noted, meetings are held at the Meridian Township Fire Station 91 and Administration Building, 5000 Okemos Road. Click here for a map, or here for a map and directions.
Until further notice, meetings have been CANCELED due to concerns related to the corona virus. .
Lansing Lashup 2018
On October 11th through 14th, 2018 we sponsored “Lansing Lashup 2018”, the annual North Central Region Convention.
Here’s a video of some of the activity:
The Convention was certainly a success! The final attendance was 184, of which 16 were on a one day pass, and 17 were new RailPass NMRA Members. We thank you, one and all, for being there!
Special thanks to our Banquet Dinner Speaker, Chuck Geletzke. We greatly enjoyed his presentation drawn from his experiences working on the railroad. His books about his adventures are available here.
| The Division 5 Planning Committee, | |||
| Roland Bunting Mark Cowles Mark Frechette Alan Godfrey Steve Harsh |
John Hartmann Andrew Keeney Craig Rosenberger Jason Stevens Ron StLaurent |
Megan Ten Broeke David Wentworth Cindy Young John Young |
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| extends its appreciation and thanks for the work done by these individuals, organizations, and vendors: | |||
| Layout Tour Participants: | |||
| Clark Becker John Bussard Mark Cowles Mark Frechette Gaylord Gill |
Alan Godfrey Kevin Griffin Lansing Model RR Club Andy Keeney Dave Regan |
Craig Rosenberger Karl Scribner Bill Selleck Brooks Stover Jerry Taylor |
Bob Truax David Venzke Tom Weaver David Wentworth Howard Zigler |
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| Prototype Tours: |
| Huckleberry Railroad Backshop Steam Railroading Institute/Durand Union Station and Durand Model RR Club Jackson and Lansing Railroad Brake Test Demonstration |
| Clinicians (Total Clinics Presented: 23) |
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| Alan Bell Bob Blake John Bussard Dave Capron MMR Mark Cowles Jeff Fryman Gaylord Gill Steve Gladstein |
Nathan Holth Norm Krentel Norm Logan Skip Luyk Pete Magoun MMR Rich Mahaney Fritz Milhaupt Scott Pandorf |
Brook Qualmann Greg Rich Bill Rubarth Bill Selleck Ron St. Laurent Sam Swanson MMR Larry Wolohan MMR John Young |
| Door Prize Donors (151 items donated. Special thanks to Steve Harsh for working with these donors!) | |
| Michigan Hobby Shops: Hobby Sports – Portage Nankin Hobby, Inc. – Farmington, Southgate, Westland & Ypsilanti Rider’s Hobby Shop – Grand Rapids & Flint Trains & Things Hobbies – Traverse CityVendors and Manufacturers: Athearn Blair Line, LLC, Bowser Manufacturing Co., Inc. Broadway Limited Imports, LLC. Chooch Enterprizes, Inc. ExactRail Fast Tracks Hobbyworks, Inc. Intermountain Railroad Co. JAM Creations/Solutions, Inc. Kadee Quality Products Co. Kalmbach Publishing Co. Menards, Inc. Micro Engineering Co. Rix Products Ron’s Books Soundtraxx Tangent Scale Models, Inc. White River Productions Wm. K. Walthers, Inc Woodland Scenics |
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