Feb Hangout at 7PM on Feb 19th

 The February JRD Hangout is at 7 PM on Thursday February 19th.   See your emails for more details

Still need a meeting place for the March Meeting.

 We are still looking for a place for the March Meeting as we can't use the Orange Station unless you want to meet at 7PM. Ideas are welcome.  

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.