Please save the date for our next meeting!

It will be on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Northgate Baptist Church fellowship hall.

In addition to our normal agenda, we will be electing two officers: Superintendent and Secretary. If you would like to serve in one of those roles, or know someone who would, please contact Jack Varadi (nominating committee chair).

On May 21, 2022, the fine folks at Dreams Come True Railroad (DCTRR) in Cassatt, SC hosted a special Palmetto Division meeting. We were treated to some interesting clinics regarding the DCTRR, an excellent hot dog lunch, and we got to ride the trains! We had a good turnout, including quite a few guests from neighboring NMRA divisions. On the way home, John Kelchner opened his beautiful layout for us to enjoy. A great time was had by all!

We had a great Spring Meet on March 19, 2022!

[Detailed agenda here]

Our division meet was held on
December 4
at
Northgate Baptist Church 
Fellowship Hall (parking and entrance behind the church)
633 Summit Dr
Greenville SC 29609
doors opened at 8:30am, meeting started at 9am

We had two excellent clinics, and two great layout visits after the meeting.

[View Agenda here]

The Palmetto Division took their T-TRAK-HO modular layout to the Model Train Show in Columbia, SC on March 27, 2021.  The layout performed well with only some minor issues.  The show was well attended and we brought smiles to some faces, especially with Thomas the Tank Engine.  We had a number of visitors interested in the layout and the NMRA. 

The Division has built several T-TRAK-HO modules  We plan on setting up the T-TRAK-HO layout at the Easley show and we can use it at other events in the future.  A number of T-TRAK-HO modules have been adopted by members of the Division.  But there are still two straight modules that are orphans, plus there is one of the Division's corner modules available for someone to add scenery to it.  Cost for adoption of the straight modules is $10 for a bare module with no track and $25 for a module with track and power wiring already installed.  

Our Spring 2020 Division meet was held SATURDAY March 14, 2020 at Northgate Baptist Church - Fellowship Hall.

The attendance was off a bit (understandable due to CoronaVirus concerns), but by all reports it was a successful meeting. We had two great clinics (click links for presentations) and two great layout visits. Check out the great photos from the event.

On November 23 2019, Jack Varadi hosted a mini-clinic on his fantastic Greenville & Ohio RR, with 4 members participating, plus a few more helping.

Our Fall 2019 Division Meet was held on Saturday, November 9th at a nice new location for us, Northgate Baptist Church, in Greenville, SC.

Our Columbia 2019 Division Meet was held April 13 at Arsenal Hill Park in Columbia, SC. This historic building is home to the AMROC (Associated Model Railroads of Columbia) club.

This is the first time we've met in Columbia in a LONG time, so we adjusted the format a bit to provide more of an informational "show and tell". We had 22 in attendance, and shared a great deal of info. Steve Todd gave his "High Tech, Low Cost DCC" presentation and demo'ed some of his gadgetry. Rich Lehman and Clark Gregory shared the history and vision of AMROC, then we adjourned downstairs to check out this intriguing set of layouts in various scales. After lunch, we toured Rich Lehman's excellent basement layout. Everyone indicated the meeting was time well spent.