Tom Draper, Support Services Director

Atlanta 2013 Convention Update
  • Tours are selling briskly, so be sure to register now to avoid disappointment. Most prototype and general interest tours are limited to 50 people by venues.
  • A team of PTE convention reps had an informative and entertaining tour of the American Maglev Technologies test track. If you’re interested in the future of transportation, don’t miss tours P352 or P457.
  • Tour P355 to theCSXTrainingCenterwill include a visit to the Georgia Northeastern RR, where you’ll get an overview of operations, see locos, and visit their dispatch center and yards.
  • The convention hotel, the Waverly Renaissance, is 40% booked at this time, so don’t hesitate in reserving your room.
  • The clinic schedule has been updated on NMRA2013.org.
  • A very active and entertaining general interest/non-rail program is available, so bring the family, sample some Southern hospitality, and see all thatAtlantahas to offer.
NMRA BOD appoints new At Large North American Director

The NMRA Board of Directors has appointed Mike Yurgec the new At Large North American Director, a position vacated by Miles Hale, MMR. Mike resides inSherman,ILand is a Director of North America Railroad Products for a large hydraulics company. He was recently elected Vice President of the Midwest Region, and prior to that was District 5 Trainmaster for the Illinois Valley Division. Mike also served as Chairman of the “Railsplitter 2012” Midwest Region Convention Committee.

NMRA BOD appoints new Vice President – Special Projects

The Board has also confirmed the appointment of Gerry Leone, MMR, Vice President-Special Projects. Gerry served as NMRA Communications Director for five years, and, prior to that, was Deputy Chair of the NMRA’s Member Services Department. He also served on the boards and edited the newsletters of the Thousand Lakes Region and Twin Cities Division. Gerry received the NMRA President’s Award in 2010, and the Meritorious Service award in 2012. Gerry replaces Bill Kaufman, who resigned in mid-February.

Email addresses for the NMRA eBulletin

If you did not receive the first issue of the NMRA eBulletin recently, either your spam filter is blocking it or your email address with NMRA Headquarters isn’t current. Please click here to update your email info. It may take a little while for the update to take effect, since it’s done manually by staff. The next issue of the NMRA eBulletin should be in early May.

New Email address for Division Business Car Column

Jim Zinser has announced a new email address for his Division Business Car Column: divbizcar@outlook.com.

NMRA Museum Gallery Exhibit Donation The WISE Division inWisconsin recently voted to donate $5,000 to the NMRA Museum Gallery Exhibit.