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Gorgeous Day at Summer Outing

Gorgeous Day for Summer Outing

by Peter McKenney
Artificial Intelligence, Scenery, Technical

LAYOUT DESIGN CLINIC INSPIRES AT SUMMER EVENT

by Peter McKenney
General Modeling, NMRA Membership

HISTORIC B&M FREIGHT OFFICE COMES TO LIFE IN MINIATURE

by Geoff Anthony
General Modeling, History, Prototype Railroads, Scratch Building, Structures
Attending the Chief Dispatcher workshop were, left to right: Ken Belovarac, Larry Rine, Joe Martin, John McHugh, MMR, Lia Davis, and Dave Gilbert. Bruce Robinson, MMR, photo.

AP Chief Dispatcher Workshop

by John McHugh, MMR
AP-Engineering & Ops, AP-Tips, Operations
Fig. 9. Completed structure. Roof still needs some final adjustments.

A New Structure from a Random Walk

by Jim Gore, MMR
Scratch Building, Structures, Weathering
Vice President and Publicity Chair Joe Martin staffs the Seacoast Division NMRA display table at the Southern Maine Model Railroad Club train show in Westbrook, Maine, on April 25, 2026.

Representing the NMRA

by Joe Martin
NMRA Membership, Public Outreach
John McHugh, MMR, at the Marion Gerrish Community Center in Derry, NH, representing the Seacoast Division NMRA along with Bruce Robinson, MMR, of the HUB Division on May 18th.

What’s the Scoop Around Town?

by John McHugh, MMR
NMRA Membership, Public Outreach

Great Clinics at Spring Event

by Tom Oxnard, MMR

Scratch Building an SA Dwarf Signal

by John McHugh, MMR
Scenery, Scratch Building
Beals' HO layout at Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport, ME

Seashore Trolley Museum and Beal Layout

by Kenneth Moller
Layouts

Upgrading Inexpensive Crossing Signals

by John McHugh, MMR
Scenery, Technical

Making Corrugated Roofing from Aluminum Foil

by John McHugh, MMR
Roofing

Waiting for the Local

by Jim Gore, MMR
Scratch Building

Swimming Raft

by Charles Cole
Scenery, Scratch Building
Reliving memories scene by Dave Sias

Modeling Memories and Stories

by Dave Sias
History, Layouts

When “Old” Becomes New Again

by Dave Sias
Benchwork/Modules, Estate Planning, Layouts
Figure 1 This is the view of the station similar to what you see from the Deshler Rail Cam.

Deshler Station- Adventures in CAD and 3D Printing

by James Mingo
Layouts, Planning, Scratch Building

Brown Paper Company

by Lou Champagne
AP-Settings, Layouts, Planning
Matt Keiser on Dave Sias' layout

Operating Fun on the B&M Mountain Route

by Dave Sias
AP-Engineering & Ops, Operations

First Day on the Job

by Dave Sias
AP-Engineering & Ops, Operations

Volunteer- The Seacoast Division Needs You

by Larry Cannon, MMR
AP-Service to Hobby