MEETING STILL A GO from 1000 to 1130 AM Plus Open House

 Joint Meeting between JRD and Virginia Central NRail

Location: Gordonsville Library  319 N Main St, Gordonsville, VA 22942

Doors open at 930 AM

1000 AM to 1130 AM - Clinics -  Library closing early so we will finish early

Clinic 1 - JRD  friends- Downsizing and Disposing of a Collection. 

Quick Talk 2 - Gordonsville: A Railway Town - History and Modeling Suggestions.  

Layout Tour - Dave Lutton - 2 Layouts - Portable T- Trak Layout and Large N Scale Home Layout

Modeling Theme - Bridge

Door Prizes, but no Coffee and Donuts

Food - BBQ Exchange, Gordonsville ice House, Patch Brewing, Well Hung Vineyard and Inwood Diner along with Hardees.

Philip Taylor
Superintendent
James River Division, MER, NMRA

January 24, 2026 JRD Meet - NOTE DATE CHANGE

Joint Meeting between JRD and Virginia Central NRail

Location: Gordonsville Library  319 N Main St, Gordonsville, VA 22942

930 AM to Noon - Clinics

Clinic 1 - Ken Montero and friends- Downsizing and Disposing of a Collection. 

Clinic 2 - Gordonsville: A Railway Town - History and Modeling Suggestions.  

Layout Tour - Dave Lutton - 2 Layouts - Portable T- Trak Layout and Large N Scale Home Layout

Modeling Theme - Bridge

Food - BBQ Exchange, Gordonsville ice House, Patch Brewing, Well Hung Vineyard and Inwood Diner along with Hardees.

Philip Taylor
Superintendent
James River Division, MER, NMRA

NMRA 90th Anniversary Article in RMC

 RMC has published an article on the 90th Anniversary of the NMRA by Gerard Fitzgerald, who is a JRD Member

https://rrmodelcraftsman.com/nmras-90th-anniversary/

Zoom Hangout Friday October 24th

 Our next Hangout will be Friday October 24th at 7 PM. Please check your email for login information.

Operating at Peter’s T-Track Layout

Today we are operating at Peter’s home T-Trak Layout.  Yes you can use T-Trak modules to build your home layout. 

It may be storming but we are operating trains

 Best way to spend a stormy Saturday afternoon is runnng some N Scale trains. After playing around we got things humming and looked at Dave’s new industrial complex.  

Meeting this Saturday May 10th in Fredericksburg

Location: Central Rappahannock Regional Library - Porter Branch

930 AM to Noon - Clinics

Loacation: Fredericksburg Area

Workshop 1 - Gerard Fitzgerald   The Origins of the NMRA: A Historical Look Back During Our 90th Anniversary

The clinic will examine the history and early decades of the NMRA in light of the 90th anniversary of the organization's founding in 1935. While the country and the hobby were different in the 1930s and 1940s, there were also similarities to current approaches to model railroading in 2025, especially with respect to modeling the prototype.  While not definitive, the clinic will briefly examine various cultural, organizational, and technological aspects of the early years of the hobby, reflecting the ongoing series of articles by the author commemorating the anniversary in the NMRA Magazine this year.

 
Workshop 2 - Steve Raque -Modeling P&LE Lot 874-H and 875-H Covered Hoppers

Summary of information and photos of the prototype, available models, and some tips on improved details.

Modeling Theme - Gondola

Layout Tour

Shannon Crabtree

Survey on Meetings sent to your Email

 Members and friends should have an email in their inbox that has a Survey on meeting day and content.  Also there is information on the next Zoom meeting.  Please take the survey to help JRD Officers better set things for member participation.  

Next Hangout coming in April 9th

 Our next Zoom hangout will be on April 9th at 7pm.  Details coming the weekend before via email.  

Next Meeting March 8th (This Saturday)

 

Please Note the Reversed Order - Tour in the Morning and Meeting after Lunch!

Layout Tour Location: RF&P Model Railroaders, Ashland, VA
Layout Tour starts at 930 AM Saturday March 8th

Lunch on your own

Meeting starts at 1 PM

Meeting  Location: Ashland Public Library Railroad Ave

Annual Meeting - Agenda - Motion to allow board to move bank account to new bank

Workshop One - Garth Groff - How to make your own Decals

How I use Ghost White Toner to make water-slide decals in a Hewlett-Packard laser printer, with emphasis on using Mac Pages software. Along the way I will explore sources for both free and purchased fonts, recommendations for paper, and hints on how to get the best results from the various tools and materials. Useful prototype lettering information will be included in the handout, but will not be discussed in the interest of time. A selection of my models will be on display.

I might add, this is NOT a hands-on clinic, but more of a lecture with examples and visual aids along with swag

Modeling Theme - Critter

We hope to see you there!!

Lunch & Layout and Zoom Meetings in February

This February will see 2 events. 

The first will a Lunch & Layout on February 8th starting at Noon.  Our starting point will be Fishn' Pig in Farmville - Menu.  Link for directions at Google.  The open house at Tully's will begin at 2 PM.  

The second event with be a Zoom gathering on the 12th at 7pm. Details will come via email a day or two in advance.