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Tom Bredestege's brother belongs to a religious community in Dayton, Ohio. One of the members passed away a few months ago. He built a nice large HO layout in the basement. The community now wishes to get rid of it. Tom is offering the layout to any Cincinnati Division 7 member. It is yours for the taking, although the community would like a significant monetary donation (likely negotiable). If there is no response, in the near future, it will be going out in the trash. That will be a shame. The layout is U-shaped with legs of 28 ft, 16 ft, plus another 16 ft with an original 4 x 6 ft layout on the end. Each leg is less than about 4 ft deep. The layout is nicely scenicked and in good shape, with DC block control for 4 train operation. Those interested should immediately call Charles Gausling at (937) 229-2726. Here are a few recent pictures taken by Cincinnati Division 7 member Bryan Bertsche.
Cincinnati Express was a huge success due to wonderful attractions, tons of planning, a superb hotel and fantastic attendees! Thanks to everyone for making it a convention to remember. We hope you had a great time and enjoyed the layouts, clinicians, tours and events. See reports on our Convention page.
We hope you enjoy our Cincinnati Model Train & Trade Show, typically held one weekend in October of each year. Please join us in thanking and supporting our contributing Fall Show sponsors kids r kids and Peter Paul Office Equipment
Cincinnati Division 7, one of the many very active Divisions in the NMRA, recently donated $10,000 to the NMRA to help pay for additional scanning for the NMRA Online Archives, otherwise known as the Diamond Club. To date over 6,000 slides, 19,000 negatives and 1,600 large-format drawings have been scanned, all paid for with Diamond Club donations.
The Division is known for its many and varied community programs, which include donating large numbers of model railroad books to public libraries around their area. In addition, they sponsor hugely successful train shows that generate the income that allows them to continue their generousity. The Division has donated over $60,ooo to the NMRA over the past 30 years.
The NMRA greatly appreciates Division 7's gift. THANK YOU!
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