National Model Railroad Association Special Interest Group Roster December 10, 2007 An NMRA Special Interest Group (SIG) is a not-for-profit mem- bership group organized to provide a forum for the exchange and collection of railroad prototype and/or model railroad informa- tion about specialized topics. This document provides a sum- mary of organizations which have registered as special interest groups of the National Model Railroad Association. Active Special Interest Groups 1/64th-Scale SIG Coordinator: Richard E. Bendever P.O. Box 56 Somerville, NJ 08876-0056 Publication: 1/64th-scale Corner Cost: $15.00 US, $17.50 Canada $20.00 for other countries Akron, Canton & Yougstown Historical Society Coordinator: Bob Lucas P.O. Box 196 Sharon Center, OH 44274-0096 Publication: A.C. & Y.H.S News (quarterly) Cost: $18.00 regular, $15.00 retired American OO Gauge Special Interest Group Coordinator: Carl F. Husen, Jr. 2052 Shelterwood Road Santa Ana, CA 92705 Publication: The OO Road (twice yearly) Cost: $5.00 for NMRA members, $8.00 for non-NMRA members Baltimore & Ohio Historical Society Coordinator: Louis Hause P.O. Box 13578 Baltimore, MD 21203-3578 Publication: The Sentinel (bimonthly) Cost: $20.00 regular, $35.00 contributing, $35.00 foreign. British Columbia Historical & Technical Society Coordinator: Bill Thawley ( L 5302) PO Box 493 Cape May, NJ 08204 Phone: (609) 884-2543 Cost: $20 per year US, $24 per year Canada Burlington Northern, Friends of the Coordinator: Gary Seymour P.O. Box 271 West Bend, WI 53095-0271 Publication: The BN Expediter (quarterly) Cost: $16.00 regular, $32.00 contributing, $8.00 Junior (16 and under). Burlington Route Historical Society coordinator: David Lotz, President 8015 Tally Court Colorado Springs, CO 80920 E-mail: br /HS@NSN.ORG Publication: Burlington Bulletin and The Zephyr Cost: $20.00 regular, US $40.00 sustaining, US $6.25 foriegn surface shipping $18.50 foriegn air shipping Canadian National Lines SIG Coordinator: Nick Andrusiak 101 Elm Park Road Winnipeg MB R2M 0W3 Canada Cost: $16.00 regular, US $25.00 sustaining, US $20.00 regular, Canada $30.00 sustaining, Canada Publication: CN Lines (quarterly) Canadian Pacific Special Interest Group Coordinator: Ross White 5 Grovenest Drive Scarborough, Ontario M1E 4J2 Canada Publication: CP Tracks (quarterly) Cost: $17.50 Cane (Cane Railway Modelling) Special Interest Group Coordinator: A C Lynn Zelmer Box 1414 Rockhampton QLD 4700 Australia Publication: Online web site: www.zelmeroz.com/canesig Cost: No dues Chicago & North Western Historical Society Coordinator: Gene Green 11305 Ivanhoe Drive El Paso, TX 79936 - Send membership request to: - Membership Secretary PO Box 1270 Sheboygan, WI 53082-1270 Publication: North Western Lines (quarterly) Cost: $20.00 regular, $22.50 plus $2.50 for each additional family member Circus/Carnival SIG Coordinator: Bob Judge PO Box 121 Oakhurst, NJ 07755 E-mail: bigjudge@optonline.net Publication: Red Wagon (monthly except summer) Cost: $10/year (average) Digital Command Control SIG Coordinator: John D. Balogh 3077 Williamsburg Drive State College, PA 16801-3016 E-mail: JDB@psu.edu Publication: DCC SIG Newsletter, (semi-annual) Cost: NMRA members: $5, Others: $8 East Broad Top, Friends of the Coordinator: Vagel C. Keller PO Box 5130 Pittsburgh, PA 15206-0130 E-mail: vagelk@usaor.net Publication: Timber Transfer, (quarterly) Cost: Regular: $25, Senior/Student: $18, Family: $30, Sustaining: $50, Life: $300 Frisco Modelers Information Group Coordinator: Douglas J. Hughes 1212 Finneans Run Arnold, MD 21012-1876 E-mail: hughesd@jsc.mil Publication: FMIG Lines, (3 per year) Cost: Contact SIG Great Northern Historical Society Coordinator: Mrs. Connie L. Hoffman 1781 Griffith Berkley, MI 48072 E-mail: gnconnie@aol.com Publication: The Great Northern Goat, (quarterly) Cost: $20.00 HO Collectors & History SIG Coordinator: Dave Spanagel 2441 Sterling Point Drive Portsmouth, VA 23703-4716 Publication: The Reporting Mark Cost: $8.00 NMRA members $10.00 others International Car Exchange SIG Coordinator: Ed J. Neale 42 Indian Head Drive Sayville, NY 11782-1703 Publication: ICE Report Cost: $9.00 Layout Design Special Interest Group Coordinator: Bob Knoll NMRA-LDSIG Member Services 7788 East Whileaway Place Tucson, AZ 85750-7409 Publication: Layout Design News Cost: $15.00 regular, $7.00 student, $18.00 canadian/foreign, $20.00 sponsoring Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad Preservation and Historical Society Coordinator: Alan J. Frame P.O Box 224 Spring Grove, PA 17362 Publication: Ma & Pa Timetable, (quarterly) Cost: $20.00 Model Intermodal Group SIG Coordinator: Brian P. Kreimendahl 26064 North Twain Place Stevenson Ranch, CA 91381-1115 Publication: Online Emailing and web site at http://www.modelintermodal.com Cost: No Dues Modern Prototype "S"cale Modelers SIG Coordinator: Dave Baily 7571 Foxgrove Place Macungie, PA 18062 Publication: Cab Signals New Haven Railroad Historical and Technical Association, Inc. Coordinator: Hon Marlin Blyn MacLaughlin Post Office Box 1815 Natchez, Mississippi 39121-1815 Publication: Shorliner (quarterly) Cost: $30.00 annual, $40 sustaining (tax deductible) NMRA Logging Railroads SIG Coordinator: Andrew Milton Emery 6 Williams Street Pontarddulais Swansea West Glamorgan Wales SA4 1RT UK Publication: Disconnect Operations Special Interest Group Coordinator: Bill Jewett 14 Summit Drive Dune Acres IN 46304 E-mail: BillJewett@aol.com Publication: Dispatcher's Office, (Quarterly) Cost: $15 US, four issues Proto:87 Special Interest Group Coordinator: Rene' Gourley 8877 Horne St. Burnaby, B.C. V3N 4J8 Canada E-mail: gourley@mprgate.mpr.ca Publication: Proto:87 Journal, (twice yearly - January, June) Cost: $8 US, $10 International Railroad Industries SIG Coordinator: Stan Knotts 19808 Falling Spring Court Laytonsville, MD 20882 E-mail: srknotts@aol.com Publication: Lineside (quarterly) Cost: $11.00 US, $12.00 Canada, $14.00 other Rock Island Technical Society Coordinator: David J. Engle 11519 N. Wayne Drive Kansas City, MO 64155-2914 E-mail: rirocket@kc.rr.com Publication: The Rock Cost: $20.00 US $35.00 Foreign $10.00 additional for Sustaining Membership Shore Line Interurban Historical Society Coordinator: Graham Garfield Shore Line Interurban Historical Society P.O. Box 346 Chicago, IL 60690-0346 E-mail: ggarfiel@chinet.com Publication: First & Fastest (quarterly) Cost: $20.00 regular, $30.00 contributing, $50.00 sustaning Society of Proto-48 Enthusiasts Coordinator: Norm Buckart 3165 California Street San Francisco, CA 94115-2412 Publication: The Proto Journal Cost: $6.00 Teen Association of Model Railroaders Coordinator: John Reichel 1800 E. 38th Street Oakland, CA 94602 Publication: The Hotbox Cost: $15.00 regular (21 and under), $18.00 Associate (over 21), or $20.00 international Traction Modeling Special Interest Group Coordinator: Mike Sullivan 46 Jewett Parkway Buffalo, NY 14214 Publication: Line Car Cost: $8.00 US, $13.00 foriegn TT Scale Coordinator: Mike Braunstein P,O, Box 500 Centerville, GA 31028-500 Publication: TT Empire Cost: $8 for 4 issues, $15 for 8 issues (US Funds) - US/Canada $11 for 4 issues, $20 for 8 issues (US Funds) - Foreign Z Scale Coordinator: Jeffrey R. MacHan 431 rue Willard Gatineau, QC Canada J8P 5H6 Publication: Online newsletter: Z_Scale@yahoogroups.com Cost: No Dues