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Carolina Piedmont Division 13
of the
NMRA Mid-Eastern Region

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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.

Division Meetings

Carolina Piedmont Division 13 meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of each month in the Cary Senior Center 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 Cary Senior Center is:

Cary Senior Center
120 Maury O'Dell Place
Cary, North Carolina

Directions to Cary Senior Center

Cary Senior Center is located in the Bond Park Complex at 801 High House Road, on the south side of High House Road between Cary Parkway and Northwest Maynard Road.

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 Senior Center is located on the first street (most westerly street) into the park.

From the west via US 64 take the Salem Street exit and proceed north. 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 Senior Center is located on Maury O'Dell Place (the first and most westerly street) into the park.

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 Senior Center is located on Maury O'Dell Place (the first and most westerly street) into the park.

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 Senior Center is located on Maury O'Dell Place (the second and most westerly street) into the park.

From Interstate 40 take the Harrison Avenue exit (exit 267). 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 Senior Center is located on Maury O'Dell Place (the second and most westerly street) into the park.

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Division Newsletter — The Herald

Carolina Piedmont Division 13 publishes a monthly newsletter that is sent by e-mail to members subscribed to the Yahoo Groups CPD13 mailing list. Members who do not have an e-mail are mailed a paper copy. This is sent out about a week before our club meeting for the month. Past issues are available here in PDF form. Please note that you must have Adobe Reader on your computer to read the file. You can download Adobe Reader free at http://www.adobe.com.

2009 issues of the CPD13 MER NMRA Herald
January February March April May June July August September October

2008 issues of the CPD13 MER NMRA Herald
January February March April May June July August September October November December

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2009 Program Topics

Each meeting of the Division features a Program Topic of interest to Members and guests. Deatils of each monthly topic follow:

Month	Topic
January	NCDOT Rail Yard Tour
February	Kim Parker & John Wallis – DCC Decoder Clinic Session II
March	Jack Dziadul — "An MMR Excel Spreadsheet"
April	John Wallis — Annual Prototype Railroad Questionnaire
May	Dan Fisher, Jim Murphy, Pete Slugg — Weathering Clinic Part I Rolling Stock
June	Dan Fisher, Jim Murphy, Pete Slugg — Weathering Clinic Part II Structures
July	Vic Bitleris, Jim Babcock — Getting Started In Resin Cars
August	Mason Cutchin — Lost Wax Castings
September	Dan Fisher — Updating Brass Locomotives
October	Vic Bitleris — Airbrishing with Acrylics White Elephant Sale — 6:30 – 7:30pm
November	Rob Rousseau & John Wallis — ATCS Monitor
December	Brown Bag Gift Night

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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.

2009 Popular Vote Contest Topics

Month	Topic
January	N/A due to Tour
February	EMD F-Units Bring any F-Unit diesels.
March	Supply House Structure & Diorama Contest
April	MOW Anything Bring anything related to maintenance of way.
May	Cement Cars Bring any cement rolling stock.
June	Kit-based Structures Bring anything scratch-built/kit-bashed together.
July	Any "Open Car" Bring anything flat, stump, gondola, etc.
August	Engine Maintenance Facilities Bring structures from the Shops.
September	Anything But A Caboose Bring your repurposed caboose.
October	Cranes and Crane Tenders Bring the derricks. White Elephant Sale — 6:30 – 7:30pm
November	Signal Towers & Equipment
December	N/A due to Gift Exchange

Popular Vote Contest Rules

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.
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.
There are no restrictions on contest entry items. The only exception is in the "Scenery Items" category. This category requires members to assemble, detail, scratch-build and/or weather any item entered for judging. All other category items may be new, out-of-the-box, kit-bashed, weathered, scratch-built etc. Items may be any scale, HO, N, O, G, Z, narrow gauge, etc. A brief description will be allowed on a 3x5 card. This description card may contain product information (detail parts, building materials etc.), the name of your item (i.e. Thompson Mill) and/or what the item represents (i.e. a northeastern Pennsylvania coal mine). No owner names are to be placed anywhere on the contest ta bel. Models will remain anonymous to the voters. Members may enter up to two (2) items per scale, per contest. In the event there are several models in different scales, the Contest Coordinator may split the votes into scale categories.
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.
A certificate will be awarded to each winner and the results posted in the newsletter. The certificate will have the Division's name, contest category, the individual's name and which winning place earned. Below is an example of a newsletter entry:

Gondola and Flatcar Loads
First Place: Rick Allen, HO scale, N&W gondola with pipe load.
Second Place: Joel McCurry, N scale, BN flatcar with bulldozer load.

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 © 1997–2009 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: Tuesday October 27, 2009

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Carolina Piedmont Division 13of theNMRA Mid-Eastern Region

General Information

Division Meetings

Division Newsletter — The Herald

2009 Program Topics

Popular Vote Contest

Carolina Piedmont Division 13
of the
NMRA Mid-Eastern Region