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 weekend layout tours from mid-October through November, which attracts more than 6,000 visitors annually and it's free!
  • One or two open house layouts 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 & Modeling Railroad Resources
  • A member conducted model railroad clinic featured at each month's meeting.
  • Periodic one-day hands-on "Train In' Camp" clinics.
  • A division level Member Aid program where assistance can be provided to help new and experienced model railroaders with their questions about the hobby.
  • An extensive library where members can check out DVD's, videos, books & documents for free.
• NMRA Achievement Program and Contests
  • Current membership includes nine Master Model Railroaders.
  • Two NMRA Achievement Program sanctioned model contests annually, in April and October.
• Community Involvement
  • The Piedmont Division supported Georgia & Tennessee Railroad layout at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth.
  • An extensive Boy Scout Model Railroad Merit Badge program having certified more ethan 1,000 Scouts for the merit badge so far.
• 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.