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Share the Fun of Model Railroading...

The Seacoast Division of the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) was formed in November 1968 to serve model railroaders throughout Maine and New Hampshire, for the purposes of promoting the hobby through information exchange, clinics, coordinated activities, and support of local model railroad clubs.

Activities

  • Seacoast NMRA Division YouTube Video Channel

November 27, 2022
Special Event
Heritage Park Railroad Museum

 

 

  • Greetings from the Lakes Region Model Railroad Museum

What's Going on in My Train Room ?

  • Bruce Campbell's Tenement
  • Greetings from the Lakes Region Model Railroad Museum
  • Bill Gaver's Pandemic Projects
  • Dave Emery's HOn30 Roundhouse and Coaling Shed
  • Dick Forde Tyco Ten Wheeler Detailing
  • Dan Raymond's Trucks
  • Jim Gore's Bucket loader
  • Bob Bennett - New projects
  • Eugene Boullie -- Virellock Bridge
  • Maine Layout Tour Review by Geoff Anthony

How To Articles

  • Building Ashland - Part 1
  • Building Ashland - Part 2
  • Building Ashland - Part 3
  • Building Ashland - Final
  • Scratch Building Ashland Station & Freight House
  • Pizza Box Track Planning
  • Correcting Mistakes
  • Urban Modeling Old School Style
  • Reducing Photos for Presentations

Clinic Presentations

  • Pulp and Paper Mill Car Fleets
  • Into The Woods
  • Modeling a Paper Mill
  • Creating Backdrops (4.2MB file)
  • Modeling Utility Poles
  • Animated Billboards
  • Some Thoughts on Modelling HO Structures
  • Making and Placing Rock Castings
  • Track Laying Basics
  • Operations 101
  • My Achievement Program Experience
  • Building 5 Miles in 3/4 of an Inch
  • Trees, trees, trees...
  • Soldering for Model Railroads

More How-To Links

  • DCC Websites

Great Falls Model Railroad Club

  • Club Library
  • All Signal Publications
  • The Signal - 2023
  • The Signal - 2022
  • The Signal - 2021
  • The Signal - 2020
  • The Signal - 2019
  • The Signal - 2018
  • The Signal - 2017
  • The Signal - 2016
  • The Signal - 2015
  • The Signal - 2014
  • The Signal - 2013
  • The Signal - 2012
  • The Signal - 2011
  • The Signal - 2010
  • The Signal - 2009

NER Coupler Magazine

  • Coupler_288_Winter_2022
  • Coupler_287_Autumn_2022
  • Coupler_286_Summer_2022
  • Coupler_285_Spring_2022
  • Coupler_284_Winter_2022
  • Coupler_283_Autumn_2021
  • Coupler_282_Summer_2021
  • Coupler_281_Spring_2021
  • Coupler_280_Jan-Mar-2021
  • Coupler_279_Oct-Dec-2020
  • Coupler_278_Jul-Sep-2020
  • Coupler_277_Apr-Jun-2020
  • Coupler_276_Jan-Mar-2020
  • Coupler_275_Oct-Dec_2019
  • Coupler_274_July-Sept_2019
  • Coupler_273_Apr-June_2019
  • Coupler_272_Jan-Mar_2019
  • Coupler_271_Oct-Dec_2018
  • Coupler_270_July-Sept_2018
  • Coupler_269_Apr-June_2018
  • Coupler_268_Jan-Mar_2018
  • Coupler_267_Oct-Dec_2017
  • Coupler_266_July-Sept_2017
  • Coupler_265_Apr-June_2017
  • Coupler_264_Jan-Mar_2017
  • Coupler_263_Oct-Dec_2016
  • Coupler_262_July-Sept_2016
  • Coupler_261_Apr-June_2016
  • Coupler_260_Jan-Mar_2016
  • Coupler_259_Oct-Dec_2015
  • Coupler_258_July_2015
  • Coupler_257_Apr_2015
  • Coupler_256_Jan_2015
  • Coupler_255_Oct_2014
  • Coupler_254_July_2014
  • Coupler_253_Apr_2014
  • Coupler_252_Jan_2014
  • Coupler_251_Oct_2013
  • Coupler_250_July_2013
  • Coupler_249_Apr_2013
  • Coupler_248_Jan-Mar_2013
  • Coupler_247_Oct-Dec_2012
  • Coupler_246_July-Sept_2012
  • Coupler_245_Apr-June_2012
  • Coupler_244_Jan-Mar_2012
  • Coupler_243_July-Sept_2011
  • Coupler_242_Apr-June_2011
  • Coupler_241_Jan-Mar_2011
  • Coupler_240_Oct-Dec_2010
  • Coupler_239_July-Sept_2010
  • Coupler_238_Apr-June_2010
  • Coupler_237_Jan-Mar_2010
  • Coupler_199_Dec_1999
  • Coupler_198_Sept_1999
  • Coupler_197_July_1999
  • Coupler_196_Apr_1999
  • Coupler_195_Dec_1998
  • Coupler_194_Sept_1998
  • Coupler_193_June_1998
  • Coupler_192_Apr_1998
  • Coupler_191_Jan_1998
  • Coupler_190_Sept_1997
  • Coupler_189_June_1997
  • Coupler_188_Mar_1997
  • Coupler_187_Dec_1996
  • Coupler_186_Aug_1996
  • Coupler_185_June_1996
  • Coupler_184_Feb_1996
  • Coupler_183_Nov_1995
  • Coupler_182_July_1995
  • Coupler_181_Apr_1995
  • Coupler_180_Dec_1994
  • Coupler_179_Sept_1994
  • Coupler_178_Aug_1994
  • Coupler_177_May_1994
  • Coupler_176_Mar_1994
  • Coupler_175_Dec_1993
  • Coupler_174_Sept_1993
  • Coupler_173_July-Aug_1993
  • Coupler_172_May_1993_SE
  • Coupler_171_Mar_1993
  • Coupler_170_Dec_1992
  • Coupler_169_Aug_1992
  • Coupler_168_Mar_1992
  • Coupler_167_Fall_1991
  • Coupler_166_Summer_1991
  • Coupler_165_Winter_1991
  • Coupler_164_Sept_1990
  • Coupler_163_Aug_1990
  • Coupler_162_Apr_1990
  • Coupler_161_Jan_1990
  • Coupler_160_Sept_1989
  • Coupler_159_July_1989
  • Coupler_158_Apr_1989
  • Coupler_157_Jan_1989
  • Coupler_156_Fall_1988
  • Coupler_155_Summer_1988
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  • Coupler_152_Fall_1987
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  • Coupler_150_Winter-Spring_1987
  • Coupler_149_Fall_1986
  • Coupler_148_Summer_1986
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  • Coupler_146_Winter_1986
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  • Coupler_137_Fall_1983
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  • Coupler_115_Spring_1978
  • Coupler_114_Spring_1977
  • Coupler_113_Fall-Winter_1976-1977
  • Coupler_112_Summer_1976
  • Coupler_111_Spring_1976
  • Coupler_110_Winter_1976
  • Coupler_109_Fall_1975
  • Coupler_108_Summer_1975
  • Coupler_107_Spring_1975
  • Coupler_106_Fall-Winter_1974-1975
  • Coupler_105_Summer_1974
  • Coupler_104_Spring_1974
  • Coupler_103_Windter_1974
  • Coupler_102_Fall_1973
  • Coupler_101_Summer_1973
  • Coupler_100_Spring_1973
  • Coupler_099_Winter_1972-1973
  • Coupler_98_Summer-Fall_1972
  • Coupler_96-97_Winter-Spring_1972
  • Coupler_95_Dec_1971
  • Coupler_94_Oct_1971
  • Coupler_93_July_1971
  • Coupler_92_1971
  • Coupler_91_1970
  • Coupler_90_1970
  • Coupler_89_#2_1970
  • Coupler_89_#1_1970
  • Coupler_88_Winter_1970
  • Coupler_87_Fall_1969
  • Coupler_86_Summer_1969
  • Coupler_85_Spring_1969
  • Coupler_84_Winter_1968
  • Coupler_83_Fall_1968
  • Coupler_82_Summer_1968
  • Coupler_81_Spring_1968
  • Coupler_80_Oct_1967
  • Coupler_79_July_1967
  • Coupler_78_May_1967
  • Coupler_77_Feb_1967
  • Coupler_76_Oct_1966
  • Coupler_75_July_1966
  • Coupler_74_May_1966
  • Coupler_73_Dec_1965
  • Coupler_72_Oct_1965
  • Coupler_71_July_1965
  • Coupler_70_May_1965
  • Coupler_69_Dec_1964
  • Coupler_68_Oct_1964
  • Coupler_67_May_1964
  • Coupler_66_Feb_1964
  • Coupler_65_Dec_1963
  • Coupler_64_Oct_1963
  • Coupler_63_Apr_1963
  • Coupler_62_Jan_1963
  • Coupler_61_Dec_1962
  • Coupler_60_Oct_1962
  • Coupler_59_Apr_1962
  • Coupler_58_Jan_1962
  • Coupler_57_Fall_1961
  • Coupler_56_Summer_1961
  • Coupler_55_Sprint_1961
  • Coupler_54_Winter_1961
  • Coupler_53_Fall_1960
  • Coupler_52_Summer_1960
  • Coupler_51_Spring_1960
  • Coupler_50_Winter_1960
  • Coupler_49_Fall_1959
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  • Coupler_45_Winter_1957
  • Coupler_44_Fall_1957
  • Coupler_43_Summer_1957
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  • Coupler_41_Winter_1957
  • Coupler_40_Fall_1956
  • Coupler_39_Fall_1956
  • Coupler_38_Spring_1956
  • Coupler_37_Winter_1955
  • Coupler_35_June_1955
  • Coupler_34_Mar_1955
  • Coupler_33_Dec_1954
  • Coupler_32_Sept_1054
  • Coupler_31_June_1954
  • Coupler_30_Mar_1054
  • Coupler_29_Dec_1953
  • Coupler_28_Sept_1953
  • Coupler_27_June_1953
  • Coupler_26_1953
  • Coupler_18_Mar_1951
  • Coupler_9_Dec_1948

The Switch Tower

The Seacoast Division of the NMRA publishes its quarterly newsletter calledThe Switch Tower. The newsletter regularly contains:

  • Contact information for the officers, directors, and editor
  • Calendar of events in Maine and New Hampshire for the ensuing three months
  • Message from the Division's president
  • Board of Directors meeting minutes or summary
  • Articles on model railroading topics such as overviews of model railroad clubs, upcoming events, modeling techniques, and other topics of interest to model railroaders
  • News of NMRA and Northeastern Region happenings

The Switch Tower depends on volunteer writers for its content. All members are encouraged to submit articles for publication. Also, non-members often are asked to write articles on topics of interest to Division members.

Please submit articles for publication in the Switch Tower to:editor@https://seacoastnmra.org/?subject=Switch%20Tower%20Article%20Submission

The deadlines for publications and the regular publication dates are as follows:

  • for January 1 Publication, all materials submitted by December 1
  • for April 1 Publication, all materials submitted by March 1
  • for July 1 Publication, all materials submitted by June 1
  • for October 1 Publication, all materials submitted by September 1

 

Distribution of The Switch Tower

The newsletter is available for FREE in electronic form (pdf) from the link at the top of this page. The newsletter is also available by link within an email sent directly to members who have provided a working email address.

The newsletter is also available in hard copy through the U.S Postal Service AT COST. Currently, the annual subscription fee for hard copies is ten dollars ($10). For those who wish to receive a hard copy by mail, please submit a written request to the Switch Tower Editor along with a check or money order in the amount of $10 per year payable to Seacoast Division of the NMRA.

Online versions of our NMRA Northeastern Region (NER) parent organization publication The Coupler, is available here.

Details
Published: 20 December 2013

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