The Piedmont Division is one of, if not THE most active, accomplished and productive NMRA Division in the country!

The Division's features and benefits include:

• Great Events
  • A hugely successful annual Model Train Show, the best all-trains show in the Southeast.
  • A quality starter layout raffled off every year at the Train Show, complete with DCC control.
  • The equally successful Piedmont Pilgrimage featuring 80+ open-house layouts tours during the Model Railroad month of November, which attracts thousands of visitors annually. This is a free event!
  • Two "live" model railroad auctions, open-to-the-public, conducted twice a year, where members can buy and sell hobby items.
  • A monthly open house layout on the Sunday following the Division meeting (except for November when the Pilgrimage is conducted)
• World Class Publications
  • The Division publication, the Timetable, distributed for free to over 600 model railroaders quarterly and now on-line in full color!
  • A comprehensive and user-friendly web page at www.piedmont-div.org
• Fun and Informative Meetings
  • A rolling average attendance of over 80 model railroaders at the Division's monthly meetings.
  • A member conducted model railroad clinic featured at each month's meeting.
• Modeling Railroad Resources
  • A 233 volume model railroad library where members can check out books & documents for free.
  • A 236 item DVD & video tape model railroad and train related library; also free to the membership.
  • A division level Member Aid program where assistance can be provided to help new and experienced model railroaders with their questions about the hobby.
  • Advanced one-day hands-on clinics beginning in October.
• Community Involvement
  • The Piedmont Division supported Georgia & Tennessee Railroad layout at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth.
  • A portable 10' x 10' Kid's Layout the Division uses for events and shows where children can run the trains.
  • The Piedmont Division supported model train display at the Atlanta Zoo.
  • An extensive Boy Scout Model Railroad Merit Badge program having certified 154 Scouts for the merit badge so far.
• NMRA Achievement Program and Contests
  • Current membership includes three Master Model Railroaders.
  • Two NMRA Achievement Program sanctioned model contests annually, in November and March.
• Exclusive Division Store Items
  • Quality Piedmont Division embroidered shirts and vests available at cost to the membership.
  • An exclusive Piedmont Division limited-edition heritage railcar offered every 2-3 years.

Bylaws of the Piedmont Division