NMRA Cen-Tex Division

Cen-Tex Division is the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) Division Four of the Lonestar Region. The Division represents scale model railroaders from the central Texas area. Click here to see the area our Division covers. Division meetings are generally held in Austin, and are also available on-line. Join us by first joining the NMRA here.

The National Model Railroad Association

The NMRA is the world’s largest scale model railroading group. The NMRA advances the global scale model railroading community through education, advocacy, standards, and social interaction. The NMRA and the Cen-Tex Division provide all model railroaders, regardless of experience with tools and inspiration to better enjoy the hobby.

What goes in and what you get out of Model Railroading

What do you want in a hobby? Intellectual stimulation? Creative release? Social Interaction? Accomplishment? Build Something?

All of these things are reasons that your fellow modelers enjoy the hobby. And what goes in? Well, that’s the fun part. You can get into as much detail or as little as you wish. You can get into the history of what you are modeling, or not. You can build a complex layout and enjoy having other modelers over for operating sessions that will challenge the mind. Or you can build a simple layout and visit other modelers if you want to get into operations. You can become a fine scale modeler and create exact scale duplicates of prototype engines, rolling stock, structures and scenes. Or you can model with out-of-the-box components and get up and running in the hobby with little effort.

In short, this is a flexible hobby that you can enjoy in many different ways without spending a lot of effort to get started.
If you’re new to the hobby, check out the excellent Beginner’s Guide on the NMRA site. Be sure to click through to the Beginner’s Main Page.