Free-mo at the NER Convention in Mahwah, Sept 2018

There will be a Free-mo layout on site at the convention hotel for the 2018 NER-NMRA Convention, the Erie Limited, in Mahwah, NJ, September 13-16, 2018.

The Northeastern Region of the NMRA has hosted Free-mo layouts in the past, including Newport RI in 2017 and Laconia NH in 2013. With space available, the committee has asked NJ Free-mo to organize an on-site layout that can feature operating sessions for convention attendees.

The layout will cover an app 25' x 50' space and utilize modules from NJ Free-mo, New England Free-mo, Albany Free-mo and Capitol Free-mo. The final plan is being drawn up, and I'll post an update here once done.

For more in the convention, check out erielimited.org.

New England Free-mo

I went up to Springfield, Massachusetts for the annual train show. On hand this year were the folks of New England Free-mo. They had a U shaped layout set up. I talked with them and took a few photos. They have some nice modules with great scenery and structures. I also liked the thin multi-section staging yard they built. Real useful for operating the layout. Here are a few pictures:

Hopefully one day the the New England, Capitol and NJ Free-mo folks can have a joint set up as we could put together a nice sized layout. I do know that the New England guys participate in a show in Syracuse each November, so perhaps that will be an opportunity.

NJ Free-mo Name Tags

I created a simple personal name tag and module name tag in a word processing document. These feature the NJ Free-mo logo and have a space for the module name and owner name, and on the personal tag just the owner name. The module name tags can be applied to the module sides while the personal name tag fits with a standard name plastic tag holder (like the ones you get at conventions).

I have posted the documents to the "News" page of the NJ Free-mo website, njfreemo.org. Feel free to download and make a set for yourself.

Free-mo events, NJ Web Site

Just wanted to post something to keep the blog active.

On Sat. 1/15/11 at the NJ Division NMRA Meet in Haddon Twp. NJ, a Free-mo set up will occur. It is open to anyone, even visitors who are not NMRA. Check out njdivnmra.org for more info.

In April at the Great Scale Model Train Show in Timonium, Free-mo modules will be set up and attached to other switching layouts to form a large layout for operations. Check out GSMTS.com for info on the show. Free-mo module builders can coordinate through me (I will pass along contact info) or go directly to the Capitol Free-mo group, www.capitolfreemo.org.

There is the potential for a Free-mo set up at the NER NMRA convention in Warwick, RI in October. More info to come, check out nernmra.org for the latest.

And a reminder that the NJ Free-mo group has a web site established that will have updates on these events as well as module building info and pictures. Check out njfreemo.org.

Change in name/geography

It has been a while since we have made any updates to this site. Geographically, we have focused just on central and southern New Jersey, so the blogspot name is now njfreemo.blogspot.com. We'll leave PA and DE along with the Delaware Valley designation out of it as there seems to be others in those areas interested in getting Free-mo groups together.

This doesn't mean you have to be strictly from this area of NJ to be a NJ Free-mo participant. We have no club or dues, no bylaws of course. So anyone is welcome to participate online, at setups and in construction sessions.

We also established our own web site, njfreemo.org, and that will continue to be the place with the most up-to-date info on the group.

~ Mike McNamara

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