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Carolina Piedmont Division 13
of the
NMRA Mid-Eastern Region
General Information |
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Introduction |
The Carolina Piedmont Division 13 (CPD13), founded in 1997 is one of the divisions comprising the Mid-Eastern Region (MER) of the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA). In turn the MER is one of many Regions in the NMRA, located both inside and outside the USA. The NMRA was founded in 1935, and is the premier model railroading organization in the world. Among its important functions are the setting of Standards and Recommended Practices for model railroad equipment and products that permit the successful interoperation of products from many manufacturers on the model railroads of hobbyists everywhere.
This page provides information about the Carolina Piedmont Division 13.
The Carolina Piedmont Division 13 is governed by the bylaws of the National Model Railroad Association, the Mid-Eastern Region and the requirements of the North Carolina General Statutes for non-profit organizations. |
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Division Meetings
Carolina Piedmont Division 13 meetings are held the fourth
Tuesday of each month in the St. Michael Archangel Centre & Gallery
in Cary, NC beginning at 7:00pm, except for November and December when
the meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month to avoid the Thanksgivining
and Christmas holidays. See the "Next Division Meeting" notice
on the Division's Home page.
The full address of the St. Michael Archangle Centre & Gallery is:
St. Michael Archangel Centre & Gallery
830 High House Road
Cary, North Carolina
(Click
here for a Google Map)
For a Map of St. Michael the Archangel campus, please see:
http://www.stmichaelcary.org/mapofcampus
We will meet at the St. Michael Archangel Centre & Gallery (Gallery
& Conference Rooms)
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Directions to St. Michael
Archangel Centre & Gallery
St. Michael Archangle Centre & Gallery is located
at 830 High House Road, on the north side of High House Road between
Cary Parkway and Northwest Maynard Road.
From the north via US 1
take the Cary Parkway (exit 99) and proceed west (bear right). Turn
right at High House Road and proceed east. Bond Park is on your
right just past the shops. The Centre is located on the left just
after you pass the Methodist Church.
From the south via US 1
take the Cary Parkway exit and proceed west (left). Turn right at
High House Road and proceed east. Bond Park is on your right just
past the shops. The Centre is located on the left just after you
pass the Methodist Church.
From the west via US 64 go
past the Salem Street exit. Go under the Seaboard System Railroad
bridge and at the next traffic light turn left on to Laura Duncan
Road. Follow this until you go over the railroad tracks. At the
light turn right on to Old Apex Rd. Turn left at Cary Parkway and
proceed west. Turn right at High House Road and proceed east. Bond
Park is on your right just past the shops. The Centre is located
on the left just after you pass the Methodist Church.
From Highway 54 west, turn
right at Cary Parkway. Proceed to High House Road and turn left.
Proceed east on High House Road. Bond Park is on your right just
past the shops. The Centre is located on the left just after you
pass the Methodist Church.
From Highway 54 east, turn
left at Northwest Maynard Road. Proceed to High House Road and turn
right. Proceed west on High House Road. Bond Park will be on your
left. The Centre is located on the right just after you pass the
Catholic Church.
From Interstate 40 take the
Harrison Avenue exit (exit 287). Proceed south on Harrison Avenue
to Northwest Maynard Road. Turn right and follow Northwest Maynard
Road to High House Road. Turn right and proceed west on High House
Road. Bond Park will be on your left. The Centre is located on the
right just after you pass the Catholic Church.
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2013 Program Topics
Each meeting of the Division features a Program Topic of interest
to Members and guests. Deatils of each monthly topic follow:
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Month
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Topic
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January
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Annual Prototype Railroad Questionnaire - John Wallis
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February
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Hoppers, flat car & gondola loads - Grif Bond, Kim Parker
& John Janosko
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March
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Coal Tower Contest
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April
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$2 Car Makeover - Vic Bitleris
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May
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Trees, Part 1 - Steve Milley
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June
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Trees, Part 2 - Steve Milley
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July
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Styrene Scratch Building - Luis Dominguez
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August
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Scenery - Lou Sassi
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September
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Colorado & Southern: Inspiration for Modeling - Mason
Cutchin
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October
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Signs on Buildings - Jim Murphy
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November
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Lights, Action...Lights by Kim Parker
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December
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Yankee Swap Gift Exchange
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2013 Popular Vote Contest
To encourage Members of the Division, Region, or NMRA to display
models or scenery they have constructed and/or modified/superdetailed
from a kit, a Popular Vote Contest is held at each Division meeting, or
elsewhere as directed by the Superintendent.
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Month
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Topic
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January
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Unusual Rolling Stock
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February
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Cars with Loads (Bring another car
and load makings for the program)
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March
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Your Contest Entry
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April
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Cars with Loads, Revised
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May
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Your $2 Car Makeover
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June
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Any Diorama
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July
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Tree from June clinic
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August
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Your Scratch-built Styrene Structure
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September
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"Roads" - those without
rails
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October
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Abandoned shed or barn
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November
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Signs on Buildings
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December
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No contest due to Yankee Swap Gift
Exchange
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Popular Vote Contest Rules
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Contests will occur at each scheduled monthly meeting of
the Carolina Piedmont Division or as directed by the Superintendent.
Only Carolina Piedmont Division Members, visiting NMRA, Regional
or Division Members may participate.
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The Contest Coordinator will decide contest ideas, but
suggestions will be accepted from the membership. A list of upcoming
contest ideas will be periodically published in the newsletter. This
is to give ample time to prepare for the upcoming contests and show
any changes to the original schedule.
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In order to encourage participation, any model owned by
the member may be entered in an appropriate contest, with two exceptions:
1) Scenery Items: This category requires members to assemble, detail,
scratch-build, and/or weather any item entered for contest.
2) Additional requirements (ie, scratch-built, kit-bashed , etc),
determined by the contest coordinator as required for a specific contest.
All other category items may be new, out-of-the-box, kit-bashed, weathered,
scratch-built, purchased, etc. Items may be any scale or gauge. A
brief description will be allowed on a 3"x5" card. This
description card may contain product information (detail parts, building
materials, etc), the name of your item (ie, Thompson Mill), and/or
what the item represents (ie, a northeastern Pennsylvania coal mine).
No visible owner names are to be placed anywhere on the contest table.
Model submitters will remain anonymous to the voters. Members may
enter up to two (2) items per contest. In the event there are several
models in different scales, the Contest Coordinator may split the
votes into scale categories.
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Contest items will be placed on the designated table. Items
are requested to be on display 15 minutes prior to the meeting being
called to order. Each contestant will be assigned a number. Each item
will have the appropriate contestant's number posted near the item.
Every member will be given a ballot slip. Members are to cast their
vote and place the ballot slip in the designated container. Only
one vote per Member is allowed! Voting will end 15 minutes into
the break. This is to give latecomers a chance to participate and
vote. Awards will be given out immediately after the program topic
or as directed by the Superintendent.
The specific Popular Vote subject for each meeting will be
listed in the "Next Division Meeting" section onf the Division's
Home page.
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Copyright © 1997–2010 by the Carolina Piedmont Division
13, NMRA MER. All rights reserved.
The CPD13 is a Not-For-Profit Corporation incorporated in North Carolina.
The various logos and heralds shown here are the property of their respective
organizations.
Last updated:
Monday, November 25, 2013
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Carolina Piedmont Division
Webmaster: Rob Rousseau (Email)
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