Regions & Divisions

The NMRA is divided into 17 Regions which cover the United States, Australasia, Canada and the British Isles plus Netherlands. Each of the 15 Regions which cover the United States and Canada are made up of, with one exception, two or more adjoining states/provinces or parts of states. The NMRA Regions elect officers and publish newsletters. Each Region holds one or more conventions each year, usually two-day affairs on weekends, making it easy for members to attend. Consult the list below to find out which Region you are in:

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• Australasian Region (AR 3800)
• British Region (BR 3400)
  (includes Netherlands)
• NMRA Canada
  An area to provide administrative support to NMRA members resident in Canada and members of the cross border regions of PNR, TLR, NFR and NER.
• Lone Star Region (LSR 3100)
  TX*,LA
• Mid-Central Region (MCR 3200)
  IN*,KY*,OH*,PA*,WV
• Mid-Continent Region (MCoR 2900)
  AR,IA*,IL*,KS,MO,NE,OK
• Mid-Eastern Region (MER 3000)
  DC,DE,MD,NC*,NJ*,PA*,VA
• Midwest Region (MWR 2800)
  IL*,IN,KY*,MI*,WI*
• Niagara Frontier Region (NFR 2200)
  NY*,ON*,PA*
• North Central Region (NCR 2300)
  IN*,MI*,OH*
• Northeastern Region (NER 2100)
  CT,MA,ME,NB,NF,NH,NJ*,NS,NY*,PE,PQ,RI,VT
• Pacific Coast Region (PCR 2600)
  CA*,NV*,HI
• Pacific Northwest Region (PNR 2500)
  AB,AK,BC,ID,MB,MT,OR,SK,WA
• Pacific Southwest Region (PSR 3800)
  AZ,CA*,NV*
• Rocky Mountain Region (RMR 2700)
  CO,NM,UT,TX*,WY
• Southeastern Region (SER 3300)
  AL,FL*,GA,MS*,NC*,SC,TN
• Sunshine Region (SSR 3600)
  FL*
• Thousand Lakes Region (TLR 2400)
  WI,MN,IA*,SD,MB,ND,ON

The Regions are further divided into Divisions, which also have officers and publish newsletters. Most Divisions hold one or more one-day meets each year. The smaller size of Divisions makes it even easier for members to attend these events. Division dues are generally very low-priced. Consult the President of your Region or the NMRA Headquarters office to find out your Division and the name and phone number of its Superintendent. Many (but not all) Division meets are announced in the NMRA Bulletin.

Note to NMRA Region and Division officers: please send updates to the information below, especially Email addresses and URLs for Region/Division pages, to Mark Johnson, Mark.Johnson@InfoHarvest.ca.

NMRA Regions

Australasian Region

• Australasian Region Home Page
  Newsletter: MainLine

British Region

• British Region Home Page
  Newsletter: Roundhouse
  Divisions:
  • Eastern Division
    • Thamesiders Model Railroad Group
  • Seaboard Southern - The South Eastern Division
  • Western Union - The South West Division
• Contactgroup NMRA Netherlands
  (Dutch national association of model railroaders who apply the standards of the NMRA)

Lone Star Region (LSR)

• LSR Home Page
  Newsletter: The Marker Lamp
  Divisions:
  • Division 1 The Cowcatcher Division
  • Division 2 Bayou Division
  • Division 3 North East Texas (Net) Division
  • Division 4 TexCen Division
  • Division 5 (The Panhandle & West Texas)
  • Division 6 (South Texas)
  • Division 7 (East TX & Northern LA)
  • Division 8 Texas Gulf Coast Division

Mid-Central Region (MCR)

• MCR Home Page
  Newsletter: The King Pin
  Divisions:
  • Division 1 - "Akron-Canton-Youngstown Division"
  • Division 2 - "The Keystone Division"
  • Division 3 - "The Miami Valley Division"
  • Division 4 - "The North Coast Division"
  • Division 5 - "The Western Reserve Division"
  • Division 6 - "The Buckeye Division"
  • Division 7 - "The Cincinnati Division"
  • Division 8 - Central Kentucky and Southern Indiana
  • Division 9 - The Coal Division
  • Division 10 - "Kentucky Division"
  • Division 11 - "The I80 Group"

Mid-Continent Region (MCoR)

• MCoR Home Page
  Newsletter: Hand Car
  Divisions:
  • Chisholm Trail Division
  • Eastern Iowa Division
  • Fallen Flags Division
  • Gateway Division
  • Great MidWestern Division (Covering everything from Des Moines, South to the Missouri state line)
  • ILLOWA Rails Division
  • Indian Nations Division (formerly Eastern Oklahoma Division)
  • Kansas Central Division
  • Kate Shelley Division
  • Little Rock Area
  • Maple Leaf Division
  • Nebraska West Central Division
  • North Central Missouri Area
  • Northern Arkansas Area
  • Northern Oklahoma Area
  • Oklahoma Southwestern Division
  • Ozark Mountain Division
  • Platte Valley Division
  • Salt Valley Central Division
  • South Central Missouri Area
  • Southern Arkansas Area
  • Turkey Creek Division
  • Western Heritage Division
  • Western Kansas Division

Mid-Eastern Region (MER)

• Mid-Eastern Region Home Page (MER)
  Newsletter: The Local
  Divisions:
  • New Jersey Division
  • Potomac Division
  • Philadelphia Division
  • Tidewater Division
  • James River Division (JRD)
  • Blue Ridge Division inactive
  • Piedmont Crescent Division inactive
  • Mount Clare Division inactive
  • South Mountain Division (SMD)
  • Susquehanna Division (11)
  • Carolina Southern Division (12)
  • Carolina Piedmont Division

Midwest Region (MWR)

• Midwest Region Home Page (MWR)
  Newsletter: Waybill
  Divisions:
  • Calumet Division
  • Central Indiana Division
  • DuPage Division
  • Fox Valley Division
  • Illinois Terminal Division
  • Illinois Valley Division
  • North Shore & Western Division
  • Rock River Valley Division
  • South Central Wisconsin Division
  • Winnebagoland Division
  • Wisconsin Southeastern Division

Niagara Frontier Region (NFR)

• Niagara Frontier Region Home page
  Newsletter: Frontier Flimsy
  Divisions:
  • Allegheny Highlands Division (AHD)
  • Central Ontario Division (COD)
  • International Division (ID)
  • Lakeshore Division (LSD)
  • Ontario Northland Division (OND)
  • St. Lawrence Division
  • Southern Tier Division (STD)
  • Western Ontario Division (WOD)

NMRA Canada

• NMRA Canada Home page

North Central Region (NCR)

• Newsletter: NCR Hotbox
  Divisions:
  • Division One
  • Northeast Hoosier Division
  • NCR Division 4
  • NCR Division 5
  • NCR Division 8
  • NCR Division 9
  • NCR Division 10

Northeastern Region (NER)

• NER Home Page
  Newsletter: The Coupler
  Divisions:
  • Alouette Division
  • Central New York Division
  • Garden State Division
  • Green Mountain Division
  • Hub Division
  • Hudson Berkshire Division
  • Hudson Valley Division
  • Little Rhody Division
  • Maritime Division
  • Metro North Division
  • Nutmeg Division
  • Seacoast Division
  • Sunrise Trail Division

Pacific Coast Region (PCR)

• PCR Home Page
  Newsletter: Branch Line
  Divisions:
  • Coast Division
  • Daylight Divison
  • Hawaiian Division
  • Redwood Empire Division
  • Sierra Division

Pacific Northwest Region (PNR)

• Pacific Northwest Region Home Page
  Newsletter: The Switchlist
  Divisions:
  • 1st Division: Southwestern Oregon
  • 2nd Division: Northern Oregon and Southern Washington
  • 3rd Division: Southern Idaho and Eastern Oregon
  • 4th Division: Western Washington and Alaska
  • 5th Division: Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho and Western Montana
  • 6th Division: Alberta, Saskatchewan, and part of Montana
  • 7th Division: British Columbia

Pacific Southwest Region (PSR)

• Pacific Southwest Region home page
  Newsletter: PSR Dispatch
  Divisions:
  • Arizona Division
  • LA Division
  • Cajon Division
  • San Diego Division

Rocky Mountain Region (RMR)

• Rocky Mountain Region Home Page
  Newsletter: Callboard
  Divisions:
  • #2 Sunrise Division
  • #3 South Suburban Division
  • #4 Pikes Peak Division
  • #5 Estes Valley Division
  • #6 Rio Grande Division
  • #7 Roadrunner Division
  • #8 Flatirons Division
  • #9 Northern Colorado Division
  • #10 Silver San Juan Division
  • #12 Sherman Hill Division
  • #13 Colorado Western Division
  • #14 Northern Wyoming Division
  • #15 Wasatch Division
  • #16 Front Range Division
  • #17 Arkansas Valley Division
  • #19 Roaring Fork Division
  • #20 St. Vrain Valley

Southeastern Region (SER)

• Southeastern Region Home Page
  Newsletter: The SouthErneR
  Divisions:
  • Atlantic (8)
  • Bluff City (10)
  • Cent. Savannah River (9)
  • Cumberland (11)
  • Dixie (3)
  • Empire (6)
  • Gulf (4)
  • Headquarters (13)
  • Land O'Sky (15)
  • Magnolia (14)
  • Mid-South (1)
  • Palmetto (7)
  • Piedmont (5)
  • Smokey Mountain (12)
  • Steel City (2)

Sunshine Region (SSR)

• Sunshine Region Home Page
  Newsletter: The Journal Box
  Divisions:
  • Northern Division
  • Eastern Division
  • Western Division
  • Southern Division

Thousand Lakes Region (TLR)

• Thousand Lakes Region Home Page
  Newsletter: The Fusee
  Divisions:
  • Bluffs and Rivers
  • Dakota Southeastern
  • Kashabowie
  • Minnesota Rivier Valley
  • No. 1 Northern
  • North Dakota
  • Paul Bunyan
  • Prairie Lakes
  • South Red River Valley
  • Twin Cities