Welcome

 Our 2025 Cinti Div. 7 Spring Flea Market and Trade Show will be on Saturday, March 15, 2025 in the main gym of the Lakota West Freshman Campus at 5050 Tylersville Rd, West Chester, OH 45069. This is a fun and popular sales-only event (no layouts or displays) to buy and sell new and not so new model railroad items from dealers and individuals. Contact Registrar Roy Hord for table inquiries and Chair Gary Ossenschmidt for other needs. See full info on our Local Events page and our flyer.

It is with great sadness we report long-time Division 7 member Robert (Bob) M.  Shaw passed away on November 15, 2024 at the age of 79. He was born in October of 1945 and joined the NMRA in April of 1999. Bob modeled the Little Miami Division of the C&O Railway in HO scale. He generously volunteered his services at our shows and conventions and regularly opened his layout for conventions and monthly meetings. Our condolences go to all Bob’s friends and family. See the Memoriams page on our Division 7 website for more information as it becomes available. Text and photo by John Burchnall.

We're offering an exciting new benefit for NMRA Div 7 members - the Model Railroading Roundtable (MRR) program. Small groups of modelers gather in a local home or meeting place and learn a new model railroading skill. Those that have mastered the skill host and assist the group to develop that skill in a one-to-two hour session.

The program started in early 2024. Several topics are being offered and developed. Those interested in hosting a session can contact Sam Swanson at nwindes1980@gmail.com to propose a topic and timeframe. Sign-up announcements for each class will be published in the The Oil Can. See the Modelers Aid page for more details, including a useful pdf attachment.

We're offering an exciting new benefit for our new and not so new members - Cincinnati Division 7 Orientation Events.  Our inaugural session was 7-9:30 pm on September 17, 2024 at the Cincinnati Marriott North Hotel in West Chester, Ohio. Further sessions are being planned, possibly in January and July of each year. Attending this event will accelerate your join-up and fun in both the NMRA and the hobby by sharing the multitude of benefits, opportunities, and resources available, while also providing collaborative interactions with Division 7 leaders and experts. See attached flyer for more details. Please contact Chuck Endreola for more information at chuckendreola@yahoo.com or 440-823-7374

Division 7 has a YouTube channel and team that posts videos featuring the modeling skills of local model railroaders. The channel includes member submitted content as well as material created by the division video team. Please check out the channel and subscribe. See also the Layout Videos page on this website for more information, details and featured postings. Those interesting in joining this team should contact David Lamb or Bob Adams. For your enjoyment, here are direct links to recent team video productions:

John Listermann's HO Scale B&O Railroad Part 2

John Listermann's HO Scale B&O Railroad Part 1

Sam Parfitt's HO Scale Great Northern Railroad Part 2

Sam Parfitt's HO Scale Great Northern Railroad Part 1

Bob Adam's N Scale N&W Whistle Creek Division

John Burchnall and Rick Lach - Bob Fink and his Layout

If you are new to the NMRA and elect to join via the special 9 month "Rail Pass" discount membership offer, you have an opportunity unique to Cincinnati Division 7. Since March of 2023, once you renew to a regular membership, Division 7 will reimburse you for your cost of your "Rail Pass" membership.  This is currently a $19.95 value. See the Membership page for more on this.