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Mid Eastern Region of NMRA - The Local - Articles Wanted!


Invitation to Authors and Photographers Jack Dziadul, Director Mid-Eastern Region

Do you have a modeling tip, a how-to article, a step-by-step scratch-build, kit-bash, or kit build to share with your 1,800 friends in the Mid-Eastern Region? Perhaps you have photo exhibits of a recent train show, from a layout tour, or of an operating session. With our e-Local, we have an expanded page count available to publish your contribution and sharp color to give some pop to your photographs. Among our Region’s objectives are:

  • Expand interest in and publicize the hobby of model railroading

  • Promote membership growth (and retention)

  • Support the National Achievement Program

Each member can play a role in achieving these objectives.
We have a great deal of talent in the MER as evidenced by so many Master Model Railroaders in the Region, and in the variety of high-quality contest entries at our conventions. Let us all share those talents more broadly.
For those participating in the Achievement Program and working toward their Railroad Author Certificate and MMR, the Region and Division level requirements below are excerpted from the NMRA web site. Refer to www.nmra.org Education tab for the full statement of requirements that encompass clinics, etc.


  • Article or Column (2 region, 1 division)
  • Photo or Artwork (2 region, 1 division)
  • Scale drawing of prototype (4 region, 2 division)
  • Scale drawing of track plan (2 region, 1 division)

To qualify for this certificate, you must:
1. Prepare and submit material on any of the following subjects:
  • Model Railroading.
  • Prototype Railroading, Applicable to Modeling.
  • NMRA Administration (e.g. Officers or Committee Reports)

The material being claimed must be the work of the author, photographer, artist, draftsperson, etc. applying for the certificate. A total of forty-two (42) points must be earned. This is material that appears in printed media, such as newsletters and may include text, photographs, drawings, etc. Material that has been published or accepted for publication may be claimed. A copy of the published material or of the acceptance receipt from the publication must be submitted as proof.
  • A "page" is approximately 1200 words. Credit may be claimed for partial pages down to quarter pages.

  • No more than half of the total required points (21) may be claimed for Division or 100% NMRA Club publications.

You will note that your article does not need to actually even be published before submitting your Region level points for credit. You only need certification from the Editor that your work has been accepted for publication. For guidance or questions pertaining to the Achievement Program, please contact Region AP Coordinator Dave Chance or your Division AP Coordinator. What is the next step? Submit your article, photographs or inquiries to Editor Clint Hyde (local-editor@mer-nmra.com) with a copy to Jack Dziadul (jdziadul@mer-nmra.com). Other information including the publication schedule and deadlines can be found in The Local.

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