Welcome
Hello everyone in the NMRA from Erie and Niagara Counties. So what is this is a place? It is a place for you to find copies of our newsletters, directions to events and event notices, as well as other things that we might want to share. This website is the home of the Western New York Division of the National Model Railroad Association. Our goal is to promote the Model Railroad Hobby in Western New York.
Andy
Latest News
Upcoming WNY Division Meetings and Train Events
Posted February 13, 2023
See "NEXT MEETING" for our WNY Division Meeting (< side-bar to the left or scroll down on mobile)
Additionally, here is a list of upcoming Train Events
All of the events at the Lehigh Valley Station in Williamsville NY
Division News
Posted February 13, 2023
Website Updates:
We've been doing some housekeeping on this main page to help better call out our current events and organize our past events.
Note: The Store remains non-functional
NMRA Updates:
You should have received notice about the new NMRA Interchange in the January NMRA Dispatch. Once joined, you can access our Division's channel: # 2206-Wester-New-York-Division-WNY, which is nested below Niagara Frontier Region (NFR 2200). If you have issues getting started, please email Darby Marriott, our Division's IT Director. Otherwise, once within Interchange, you can use the # i-need-help-with-the-interchange channel for additional assistance. Click here for Directions.
Past WNY Division Meetings and Train Events
Posted December 31, 2021
Note: the View the Meetings Archive section no longer contains updates. This section below incorperates a list with links to details/recordings of our past meetings and events:
2023
January 2023 WNY Division Meeting
February 18th-19th, WNYRHS Train Show, Hamburg
Ken Akerboom: “The Official Railway Equipment Registers”
Mark Klingel: “Buffalo’s Short Line Railroad Legacy”
Darby Marriott: "Adventures in 1:64 S Scale”
Clark Kooning, MMR video: “Modeling 101”
Dave Ellis: "Expand Your Horizons With Backdrops"
March 2023 WNY Division Meeting
June 2023 WNY Division Meeting
2022
January 2022 WNY Division Meeting
February 2022 Hamburg Train Show links: Saturday Link Sunday Link
March 2022 WNY Division Meeting
April 2022 WNY Division Meeting
2022 Buffalo CanAm NASG National Convention August 2-6th
September 10th, 2022 Division 12 Mini-Meet
October 2022 WNY Division Meeting
CANCELED: November 19th and 20th WNYRHS Show Information
2021
September 2021 WNY Division Meeting
October 2021 WNY Division Meeting
Hamburg Train November 2021 Show ClinicsSaturday
We had our WNY Division meeting with a live Zoom and a Clinic from Clark Kooning to finish our Downtown Deco project.
- Click here for Saturday Clinics.
- Ken Akerboom (WNY Division): a history of Boston & Maine
- “5 Minutes with Brad” Superintendent Alleghany Western Division (Division 12 Erie Pa.)
- Dave Durr (LakeShores Division-Rochester): how he Scratch built a 25 Ton Engine
- Mike Hauk (Alleghany Western Division - Division 12 Erie Pa): demonstration on how to install Static Grass
- “5 Minutes with Brad” Superintendent Alleghany Western Division (Division 12 Erie Pa)
- Rob Bennett (Alleghany Western Division - Division 12 Erie Pa): Large Power transformer Basics for Model Railroaders
Sunday
- Click here for Sunday Clinics
- Caryl Youngers (WNY Division): demonstration on how to make trees.
- “5 Minutes with Brad” Superintendent Alleghany Western Division (Division 12 Erie Pa)
- Jim Walsh (Garden State Division): Bond and Filling (Glues)
- Chuck Diljak MMR (Garden State Division): Car Tipping Or, Tips on Building Cars.
- Clark Kooning MMR (Niagara Frontier Region): Modeling 101
Upcoming WNY Division Meetings and Train Events
Posted February 13, 2023
See "NEXT MEETING" for our WNY Division Meeting (< side-bar to the left or scroll down on mobile)
Additionally, here is a list of upcoming Train Events
All of the events at the Lehigh Valley Station in Williamsville NY
Division News
Posted February 13, 2023
Website Updates:
We've been doing some housekeeping on this main page to help better call out our current events and organize our past events.
Note: The Store remains non-functional
NMRA Updates:
You should have received notice about the new NMRA Interchange in the January NMRA Dispatch. Once joined, you can access our Division's channel: # 2206-Wester-New-York-Division-WNY, which is nested below Niagara Frontier Region (NFR 2200). If you have issues getting started, please email Darby Marriott, our Division's IT Director. Otherwise, once within Interchange, you can use the # i-need-help-with-the-interchange channel for additional assistance. Click here for Directions.
Past WNY Division Meetings and Train Events
Posted December 31, 2021
Note: the View the Meetings Archive section no longer contains updates. This section below incorperates a list with links to details/recordings of our past meetings and events:
2023
January 2023 WNY Division Meeting
February 18th-19th, WNYRHS Train Show, Hamburg
Ken Akerboom: “The Official Railway Equipment Registers”
Mark Klingel: “Buffalo’s Short Line Railroad Legacy”
Darby Marriott: "Adventures in 1:64 S Scale”
Clark Kooning, MMR video: “Modeling 101”
Dave Ellis: "Expand Your Horizons With Backdrops"
March 2023 WNY Division Meeting
June 2023 WNY Division Meeting
2022
January 2022 WNY Division Meeting
February 2022 Hamburg Train Show links: Saturday Link Sunday Link
March 2022 WNY Division Meeting
April 2022 WNY Division Meeting
2022 Buffalo CanAm NASG National Convention August 2-6th
September 10th, 2022 Division 12 Mini-Meet
October 2022 WNY Division Meeting
CANCELED: November 19th and 20th WNYRHS Show Information
2021
September 2021 WNY Division Meeting
October 2021 WNY Division Meeting
Hamburg Train November 2021 Show ClinicsSaturday
We had our WNY Division meeting with a live Zoom and a Clinic from Clark Kooning to finish our Downtown Deco project.
- Click here for Saturday Clinics.
- Ken Akerboom (WNY Division): a history of Boston & Maine
- “5 Minutes with Brad” Superintendent Alleghany Western Division (Division 12 Erie Pa.)
- Dave Durr (LakeShores Division-Rochester): how he Scratch built a 25 Ton Engine
- Mike Hauk (Alleghany Western Division - Division 12 Erie Pa): demonstration on how to install Static Grass
- “5 Minutes with Brad” Superintendent Alleghany Western Division (Division 12 Erie Pa)
- Rob Bennett (Alleghany Western Division - Division 12 Erie Pa): Large Power transformer Basics for Model Railroaders
Sunday
- Click here for Sunday Clinics
- Caryl Youngers (WNY Division): demonstration on how to make trees.
- “5 Minutes with Brad” Superintendent Alleghany Western Division (Division 12 Erie Pa)
- Jim Walsh (Garden State Division): Bond and Filling (Glues)
- Chuck Diljak MMR (Garden State Division): Car Tipping Or, Tips on Building Cars.
- Clark Kooning MMR (Niagara Frontier Region): Modeling 101