Where is the First Division?

East Boundary: East borders of Crook and Deschutes Counties and the Eastern border of Klamath County.
North Boundary: North borders of Lincoln, Benton, Linn, Deschutes and Crook counties
South Boundary: South borders of Crook and Deschutes counties and the Oregon/California border.
West Boundary: Pacific Ocean

What Do We Do?

The First Division supports model railroading in the Pacific Northwest. We are dedicated to all scales of model railroading and promoting the hobby.

First Division
Officers

Superintendent
Rich Pitter
richpitter@aol.com

Assistant Superintendent
Christopher Jones
LLLandCIJ@aol.com

Treasurer
Charlie Hutto
charliehutto@hotmail.com

Chief Clerk
Open

First Division
Board Members

Gary Decker
garyandbeckyd@gmail.com

Jeroen Gerritsen
jeroeno.gerritsen@gmail.com

Christopher Jones
LLLandCIJ@aol.com

Ted Kruysman
tednank@msn.com

Charlie Hutto
charliehutto@hotmail.com

Committee
Chairs

Achievement Program Chair
Jeroen Gerritsen
jeroeno.gerritsen@gmail.com

Favorite Model Contest Chair
Gary Decker
garyandbeckyd@gmail.com

Brakeman's Rag Editor
Charlie Hutto
charliehutto@hotmail.com

Webmaster
Charlie Hutto
charliehutto@hotmail.com

Education Chair
Open

Membership Chair
Open

Contact AP Evaluator

Division 1 Business

Brakeman's Rag Archive

Model Railroad Clubs
in the Division

Upcoming Events
of Interest

NMRA Links

Previous Division One Clinic Handouts

Upcoming Mini-Meets

2023 Mini-Meets

We have a mini-meet on Saturday, July 1, in Eugene, at the clubhouse for the Gainsborough gated community, located at 2555 Lansdown Rd. Take I-5 to Exit 195 and get on OR 569, the Randy Pape Beltline headed west to Exit 7, the Northwest Expressway. Go north to the traffic light, which is Irving Rd and turn right. Gainsborough is at Lansdown Rd., the second street on the right. Follow Lansdown Rd. to the clubhouse on the left. The gate opens at 8 AM. Our program will begin shortly after 9 AM, and finish in the afternoon.

We are getting back on track after a few years of COVID-inspired distancing. Last fall we had a mini-meet in Albany that was a much welcomed reunion of friends. Even if you do not usually attend, consider joining us. Carpool with other members and bring along non-NMRA friends who are interested in model railroading. If you have a clinic to present or a modeling technique that you would like to share, contact Rich Pitter (richpitter@aol.com or 541-636-3833).