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Layouts in the National Media, 2023

The BIG EVENT of the 2023 Texas Express NMRA International Convention in August 20-26, 2023 at the Gaylord Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, resulted in several Cowcatcher Division 1 and Trinity River Division 3 Member Layouts appearing in 6 National Media/Magazineas as advances to the convention. Congratulations to all the following folks in Divisions 1 and 3 of the Lone Star Region. AWESOME work! !

  1. One Cowcatcher Division 1 and one Trinity River Division 3 Layouts
    have appeared in Cowcatcher Magazine.

         July/Aug     2023 - Brady McGuire's Laurel Valley Secondary of PRR (Division 3)
         May/June    2023 - Mike Armstrong's Rock Island Mid Continent Route Railroad

  2. Two Cowcatcher Division 1 and one Trinity River Division 3 Layouts have appeared in
    Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine AND all were on the front cover!

         August       2023 - Texas Northern Model Railroad Club (Division 3)
         July            2023 - Greg McComas' Michigan Interstate Railroad
         June           2023 - Mike Armstrong's Rock Island Mid Continent Route Railroad

  3. Five Cowcatcher Division 1 and one Trinity River Division 3 layout interviews are in recent Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine.

         August       2023 - MMR Jerry Hoverson's Rocky Mountain Central & Colorado Pacific (Div 3)
         July            2023 - Mike Armstrong's Rock Island
         June           2023 - Dean Ferris' Oregon Joint Line
         May            2023 - MMR Dr. Michael Ross' Virginian Railroad.
         April           2023 - David Crumpton, President & CEO, The Texas Western Model Railroad Club
    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (TWMRC is our division's meetings host.)
         March         2023 - MMR Mike Mackey, Texas & St. Louis Railroad

  4. One Cowcatcher Division layout has appeared in Model Railroad Hobbyist's TrainMasters TV video.

         April           2023 - MMR Mike Mackey's Texas & St. Louis Railroad

  5. Seven Cowcatcher Division 1 and two Trinity River Division 3 layouts
    have appeared in recent NMRA Magazine issues. CONGRATULATIONS !!!

         July            2023 - MMR Stan & Karen Pirzchalski MDAK Railroad
         June           2023 - MMR Charles Goodrich's D&RGW Railroad (Division 3)
         May            2023 - MMR Mike Mackey's Texas & St. Louis Railroad
         April           2023 - MMR Jerry Schoenberg's Allegheny Railroad (Division 3)
         March         2023 - Dean Ferris' Oregon Joint Line
         Febrary      2023 - David Crumpton's MKT Railroad.
         January      2023 - Leo & Lorrie Palitti's Black Bear & Bayou Railroad.
         December  2022 - MMR Dr. Michael Ross' Virginian Railroad.
         November  2022 - MMR Jim Packer's Nevadun Railroad.

  6. Three Trinity River Division 3 layouts have appeared in the Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette. Great Showing!!!

         July/Aug     2023 - MMR Marc LaChey's Cripple Creek & Tincup
         May/June    2023 - MMR Leon Bangma's Chinook Southern, Poudre Valley
         March/April 2023 - MMR Jerry Hoverson's Rocky Mountain Central & Colorado Pacific