Program Topics
Each meeting of the Division features a Program Topic of interest
to Members and guests.
Please see the Announcements page for the next Division meeting.
Details of each monthly topic follow:
| Month |
Topic
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| January |
Union Pacific Shop Tour Photos by Ken Reising |
| February | Rooftop Details by Jim Murphy | | March | B&O Steam Locomotives by Bill Hanley | | April | First Layout Experiences by Jay Wilson | | May | Railside Structures Paper Mills by Dan Fisher
| | June | Anthracite Railroads by John Sokash | | July | Model Railroad Reliability by Charlie Rausch | | August | Cabooses by Bill Davis | | September | Value your Train Stuff by Charlie Rausch & Jack Dziadul | | October | Modeling Weeds & Ponds by Grif Bond
| | November | Passenger Train Specifics & Details by Randy Folk
| | December | Annual Yankee Swap and Holiday Potluck |
Popular Vote Contest
To encourage Members of the Division, Region, or NMRA to display
models or scenery they have constructed and/or modified/super-detailed
from a kit, a Popular Vote Contest is held at each Division meeting, or
elsewhere as directed by the Superintendent.
| Month |
Topic |
| January |
One Square Foot Diorama |
| February | Dubious Achievement for old unfinished models | | March | Oldest Loco, Car or Building on your railroad | | April | Any piece of B&O rolling stock you have to show in honor of Bill's favorite railroad | | May | Maintenance of Way Cars
| | June | Trackside Rail Industry | | July | Anthracite Railroad, Loco, Car or Structure
| | August | Your Least or Most Reliable Rolling Stock & WHY
| | September | Caboose
| | October | Your Favorite Locomotive!
| | November | Your Favorite Passenger Car
| | December | N/A due to Holiday Potluck & Yankee Swap |
Popular Vote Contest Rules
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Contests will occur at each scheduled monthly meeting of
the Carolina Piedmont Division or as directed by the Superintendent.
Only Carolina Piedmont Division Members, visiting NMRA, Regional
or Division Members may participate.
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The Contest Coordinator will decide contest ideas, but
suggestions will be accepted from the membership. A list of upcoming
contest ideas will be periodically published in the newsletter. This
is to give ample time to prepare for the upcoming contests and show
any changes to the original schedule.
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In order to encourage participation, any model owned by
the member may be entered in an appropriate contest, with two exceptions:
1) Scenery Items: This category requires members to assemble, detail,
scratch-build, and/or weather any item entered for contest.
2) Additional requirements (ie, scratch-built, kit-bashed , etc),
determined by the contest coordinator as required for a specific contest.
All other category items may be new, out-of-the-box, kit-bashed, weathered,
scratch-built, purchased, etc. Items may be any scale or gauge. A
brief description will be allowed on a 3"x5" card. This
description card may contain product information (detail parts, building
materials, etc), the name of your item (ie, Thompson Mill), and/or
what the item represents (ie, a northeastern Pennsylvania coal mine).
No visible owner names are to be placed anywhere on the contest table.
Model submitters will remain anonymous to the voters. Members may
enter up to two (2) items per contest. In the event there are several
models in different scales, the Contest Coordinator may split the
votes into scale categories.
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Contest items will be placed on the designated table. Items
are requested to be on display 15 minutes prior to the meeting being
called to order. Each contestant will be assigned a number. Each item
will have the appropriate contestant's number posted near the item.
Every member will be given a ballot slip. Members are to cast their
vote and place the ballot slip in the designated container. Only
one vote per Member is allowed! Voting will end 15 minutes into
the break. This is to give latecomers a chance to participate and
vote. Awards will be given out immediately after the program topic
or as directed by the Superintendent.
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