Welcome to the Garden State Division

WELCOME TO THE GARDEN STATE DIVISION

The Division is your local contact with the NMRA.

Although our members reside in the northern counties of New Jersey and in Staten Island, NY
(the southern-most area of the NMRA Northeastern Region), we invite NMRA members
from all other divisions to attend our meets and special events.

Our mission is as follows:

1. To develop our members' model railroad hobby skills
by sharing expertise in model building and layout operation
2. Increase applicable knowledge within the membership
3. Develop camaraderie and fellowship among members of the model railroading community
4. and Promote the general goodwill of the hobby.

To accomplish our mission, we;

1. Hold division meets at least four times a year
2. Present "clinics" on model construction and operation
3. Use children's workshops to introduce youngsters to the hobby
4. Promote and pursue the NMRA achievement program.
and much more!

Please fell free to take a tour of our web site.
Just click on any of the links and see what the GSD has to offer.

The Spring Meet of 2010

Our spring meet was hosted, as always by the fine fellows of The Model Railroad Club Inc at their home in Union NJ. Thanks to BigLittle Railroad Shop and the Train Shop, we had some fine door prizes. The white elephant table was well stocked and the clinic given by Division President Tom Wortmann was well received. We also showed a MR how to DVD.
Afterwards we had a wonderful and carrion packed operating session thanks
again to The Model Railroad Club Inc.

NJT Restores Lackawanna cutoffNew Jersey Transit said it is poised to begin work later this year on restoring the portion of the Lackawanna Cutoff between Port Morris and Andover Township, N. J., the Morris County Daily Record (N. J.) has reported. The work will continue despite a setback on the Pennsylvania portion of the line's restoration... read more by clicking the link above .	Are you involved in the AP program? There are many areas to excel in and you should try. Even if you will never be a Master Model Railroader,you will learn so much. Start with a Golden Spike and go from there. We have forms, assistance and judges to HELP you archive your goals. Click the above link and read all about it.
Mid eastern Convention Right next door, our sister division, The NJ D will be hosting the 2010 Fall MER Convention thePrinceton Jct. 2010 and it will be held September 30 - October 3, 2010, at the Double Tree Hotel along Route 1 in Princeton Jct. The Division is looking for clinics, layouts and volunteers as they pull the convention together. Click on the above link to go to their website and read more	STD Spring meetOur sister division to the east The STD is hosting their Spring meet on April 10th 2010 in St. David's Lutheran Church located at 20 Clark Blvd. Massapequa Park, NY from 10:00AM to 4:30PM. These folks put on a fine show, way not check them out by paying a visit. Car pooling works best. Click on the link about for more info.
Area club Events Many local clubs have events all year round. Many of these clubs support us by hosting our events and we are forever thankful. Check out these groups, and you may even find a great group to join. Click on the above link for more info and club links.	Railroad day and others You've read about it in scale rails and in the coupler as well as our own newsletter the Whistle Post. Want not be part of it? The more help we get the more kids we can introduce our hobby to. Click on the about link to see all of our past events that you too can be part of.