National Model Railroad Association

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The National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) is the largest US-based organization devoted to the development, promotion, and enjoyment of the hobby of model railroading. The NMRA was founded in 1935 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in order to provide a service to the hobby of model railroading.[1]

Regions and divisions

Note that region and division boundaries within the NMRA will often cross political boundaries, so the indications of the areas included in a particular region or division may not include the entire geographical area.[2]

  • Australasian Region
  • British Region (includes Netherlands)
  • NMRA Canada
  • Lone Star Region (Texas and Louisiana)
  • Mid-Central Region (Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia)
  • Mid-Continent Region (Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma)
  • Mid-Eastern Region (District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia)
  • Midwest Region (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Wisconsin) (website)
    • Calumet Division
    • Rock River Valley Division
    • South Central Wisconsin Division (website)
    • Winnebagoland Division
    • Wisconsin Southeastern Division
  • Niagara Frontier Region (New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania)
  • North Central Region (Indiana, Michigan, Ohio)
  • Northeastern Region (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, New York, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Rhode Island, Vermont)
  • Pacific Coast Region (California, Nevada, Hawaii)
  • Pacific Northwest Region (Alberta, Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Manitoba, Montana, Oregon, Saskatchewan, Washington)
  • Pacific Southwest Region (Arizona, California, Nevada)
  • Rocky Mountain Region (Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Texas, Wyoming)
  • Southeastern Region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)
  • Sunshine Region (Florida)
  • Thousand Lakes Region (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, Manitoba, North Dakota, Ontario)

Notes

  1. National Model Railroad Association site
  2. National Model Railroad Association. NMRA Regions and Divisions. Retrieved on 2007-03-08.

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