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NMRA Celebrates 75 with New Logo

NMRA

Welcome to the new NMRA logo and, in many ways, the new NMRA. On its face this wheel-on-rail symbol represents the oldest of the NMRA’s objectives: interoperability. Yet, it also represents the future. It’s a symbol of our willingness to keep pace with the changes all around us. Changes in our world, in our lives, in our hobby. While it honors the achievements of the past 75 years, it commits us to the continuation of those achievements in the next 75.

Most important, our new logo is a symbol of the NMRA’s commitment to you. As your wants and needs evolve, so will we, with expanded content on our website, easier accessibility to the information in our Library and programs designed to position us well for another seven-and-a-half decades.

NMRA now replaces National Model Railroad Association and becomes our brand, just as NFL, AARP, and CBS have become brands in their respective fields. We’ve even renamed our magazine NMRA Magazine to further reinforce that brand. And our website, www.nmra.org, will become your “portal to more fun in scale model railroading.”

So as we move into tomorrow, think of our new NMRA logo as a symbol of our promise to you – and our promises to each other – that we’ll all keep the hobby of scale model railroading alive, vibrant … and ready for the future.

Join the TrainTools YahooGroup

Al Lowe

Walt Huston suggested I share Traintools with you. It’s a YahooGroup focused on model train tools and the techniques used to build models. It has helpful advice, tools you’ve never heard of, new product reviews, and more. It’s in its 8th year and has 1,500 members. If you’re a tool junkie (and you know who you are! <grin>), check them out. I joined. You should, too. groups.yahoo.com/group/traintools

Bobj Runs for PNR Veep

Roger Ferris

Bobj Berger, long-time member of NMRA, PNR, and 4D, is running for PNR Vice-President. He tirelessly serves where needed. Bobj is an active participant in the 4D Pacific Science Center train show for over 35 years; a club founder; museum creator; professional railroad tour guide in the US, Canada, South America, China and Russia; Chair of the 4D Seattle-North Clinic; promoter and creator of Make-N-Take clinics to get modelers modeling; a retired social worker who pours himself energetically into whatever he undertakes. If you haven’t yet mailed in your PNR ballot (it came in the recent Switchlist), please vote for Bobj for PNR VP!