Division Member Bill Fagan takes videos of division layouts, either from a flyover, cab, or caboose perspective and posts them on YouTube.
September Meet Returns to Quakertown
One of our most popular meets was held at the beautifully restored Quakertown Train Station back in March of 2013. This year the Philadelphia Division returns with another exciting program on September 13, 2014. Click below for more details!… More...
EMD FL9 Diesels in HO & N
The Erie Lackawanna Dining Car Preservation Society, Inc (ELDCPS) is accepting pre-orders for the recently announced Rapido FL9 diesel locomotive models in HO and N scales with and without DCC decoders. Proceeds from these orders will go toward the operation of the ELDCPS and its equipment. … More...
June 7th Meet Recap
RPM 2014 Smashing Success!
The 2014 version of the Railroad Prototype Modelers–Valley Forge is now history. By all accounts the meet was another smashing success, breaking previous attendance records. More details of the meet recapped by Clerk Mark Wallace can be found on page 3 of the current issue of The Dispatcher.… More...
New Website
The division board felt that the time had arrived for the website to be updated to a more contemporary appearance and to a platform that would be flexible enough to allow multiple access for those authorized to make additions and changes, as well as enabling smooth transfer to new website maintenance personnel as turnover occurred. With that in mind, Superintendent Joe Bergmaier appointed Greg Shindledecker to chair a website committee consisting of members Rob Hinkle, Howard Kaplan, and Val Pistilli, to explore possible alternatives.… More...
Division Elections Coming Up
This spring the Philadelphia Division will hold elections for three open positions on the Board of Directors. The election will take place at the annual business meeting just prior to the morning clinic session at the June 7, 2014 division meet at St. Alban’s Church in Newtown Square, PA.
The division bylaws direct us to elect a total of seven board members for two-year terms, four positions of which on odd years, and the other three on even years. The board members then elect four officers from among themselves, while the remaining three serve as directors at large. Those … More...
Next Division Meet: St. Alban’s Church & StARR Club, Newtown Square, PA
Our next division meet will be held on Saturday, June 7 at St. Alban’s Church in Newtown Square, PA. The first part of the morning session will be devoted to our annual business meeting, where elections will be held for three open seats on the board of directors. This will be followed by a clinic on operations conducted by board member Rob Hinkle.… More...