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Every issue of the 7th Division’s newsletter, published under three names since 1960 — The Dispatcher, Bulletin Board, and today’s Bulletin Board.

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293 issues, 1960–2025, sorted newest-first within each year. Where a scan exists in more than one resolution, the higher-resolution copy is linked here.

2025 (5 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November/December 2025 (Vol 39 Issue 5)

    31.97 MB

    Victoria Show's expansion to four rooms, a profile of the Frank McKinney "wheel" layout, and AGM nominations as VTEX stays cancelled

  • Bulletin Board – September/October 2025 (Vol 39 Issue 4)

    49.75 MB

    A growing youth model-railway program, Vancouver Train Expo's cancellation, and the 2025 RMMBC recap

  • Bulletin Board – May/June 2025 (Vol 39 Issue 3)

    28.39 MB

    Vancouver Train Expo's uncertain future without new leadership, RMMBC final details, and a Tokyo hobby-shop visit preview

  • Bulletin Board – March/April 2025 (Vol 39 Issue 2)

    23.08 MB

    Vancouver Train Expo's leadership vacancy, the 2025 RMMBC preview, and a Victoria show organizing transition

  • Bulletin Board – January/February 2025 (Vol 39 Issue 1)

    41.91 MB

    Vancouver Train Expo's record financial performance and a leadership retirement, and a Superintendent's award reminders and volunteer appeal

2024 (5 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November/December 2024 (Vol 38 Issue 5)

    23.7 MB

    Vancouver Train Expo's leadership transition, an executive election call, the 2025 RMMBC planning, and a youth railway-education program

  • Bulletin Board – September/October 2024 (Vol 38 Issue 4)

    28.75 MB

    Surrey Excursion's attendance results, the Railway Heritage Award, the Gold Spike Award, and a redesigned Division website

  • Bulletin Board – May/June 2024 (Vol 38 Issue 3)

    11.6 MB

    Surrey Excursion registration numbers, Vancouver Train Expo's 2023 financial loss, a sunken-locomotive documentary preview, and banquet details

  • Bulletin Board – March/April 2024 (Vol 38 Issue 2)

    21.16 MB

    Book reviews, the 2024 PNR Convention's registration progress, a cost-benefit case for attending, and an AGM notice

  • Bulletin Board – January/February 2024 (Vol 38 Issue 1)

    47.18 MB

    Vancouver Train Expo's lowest attendance in years, the 2024 PNR Convention preview, and an AGM rescheduling notice

2023 (5 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November/December 2023 (Vol 37 Issue 5)

    16.67 MB

    The Gold Spike Award, a final Vancouver Train Expo update, 2024 PNR Convention clinic planning, and an AGM election notice

  • Bulletin Board – September/October 2023 (Vol 37 Issue 4)

    42.06 MB

    RMMBC's full in-person return, a pop-up club display, the Railway Heritage Award, and 2024 PNR Convention registration

  • Bulletin Board – May/June 2023 (Vol 37 Issue 3)

    12.36 MB

    A CPR history book review, the 2024 PNR Convention announcement, an RMMBC countdown, and a club-directory addendum

  • Bulletin Board – March/April 2023 (Vol 37 Issue 2)

    21.76 MB

    RMMBC 2023 registration opens, Vancouver Train Expo's confirmed return, a new website login system, and a club-directory correction call

  • Bulletin Board – January/February 2023 (Vol 37 Issue 1)

    30.23 MB

    A heritage railway's restoration history, a new club directory debut, AGM recap, and RMMBC 2023 preview

2022 (5 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November/December 2022 (Vol 36 Issue 5)

    43.47 MB

    A CNR-prototype layout tour, the Railway Heritage Award, an NMRA presidential address, and a club-directory call for submissions

  • Bulletin Board – September/October 2022 (Vol 36 Issue 4)

    46.46 MB

    A scratchbuilt combine-car series conclusion, RMMBC's new hybrid format, Vancouver Train Expo's postponement, and Gold Spike and Jack Work award wins

  • Bulletin Board – May/June 2022 (Vol 36 Issue 3)

    2.73 MB

    A scratchbuilt combine-car trucks feature, RMMBC's new venue and keynote speaker, a members' online exchange launch, and Vancouver Train Expo's vendor complications

  • Bulletin Board – March/April 2022 (Vol 36 Issue 2)

    31.61 MB

    A scratchbuilt combine-car series begins, a BC train-museum roundup, a hobby-decline rebuttal, and Vancouver Train Expo's tentative booking

  • Bulletin Board – January/February 2022 (Vol 36 Issue 1)

    8.95 MB

    A new Superintendent's introduction, RMMBC's in-person return, book reviews, and the 2024 PNR Convention confirmation

2021 (5 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November/December 2021 (Vol 35 Issue 5)

    14.78 MB

    RMMBC 2022's in-person return planning, a membership-demographics preview, and an AGM/volunteer appeal

  • Bulletin Board – September/October 2021 (Vol 35 Issue 4)

    19.65 MB

    A cancelled operating event, a new virtual-events program proposal, and a Superintendent succession

  • Bulletin Board – May/June 2021 (Vol 35 Issue 3)

    49.46 MB

    Vancouver Train Expo's second cancellation, the RMMBC's British keynote speaker, and a virtual PNR regional convention

  • Bulletin Board – March/April 2021 (Vol 35 Issue 2)

    30.58 MB

    Superintendent election nominations, the RMMBC's virtual clinic lineup, and a scratchbuilt snowplow preview

  • Bulletin Board – January/February 2021 (Vol 35 Issue 1)

    34.56 MB

    A 2024 convention chair's introduction, an operating-sessions retrospective preview, and an obituary

2020 (5 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November/December 2020 (Vol 34 Issue 5)

    32.22 MB

    A likely virtual 2021 PNR convention, a 2024 convention hosting confirmation, and a new northern-territory representative

  • Bulletin Board – September/October 2020 (Vol 34 Issue 4)

    11.25 MB

    Vancouver Train Expo's cancellation, more pandemic show cancellations, a virtual AGM, and the Virtual RMMBC's success

  • Bulletin Board – May/June 2020 (Vol 34 Issue 3)

    39.71 MB

    Widespread pandemic event cancellations, a Virtual RMMBC launch, member lockdown modelling projects, and a permanent schedule change

  • Bulletin Board – March/April 2020 (Vol 34 Issue 2)

    10.74 MB

    A new Railway Heritage Award's debut, the Nanaimo show preview, and a PNR convention reminder

  • Bulletin Board – January/Feb 2020 (Vol 34 Issue 1)

    21.26 MB

    Vancouver Train Expo's record attendance, an editor's farewell reflections and railway-artist profile, and a new Assistant Superintendent's introduction

2019 (4 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 2019 (Vol 33 Issue 4)

    5.98 MB

    A CPR photo-book series continuation, a convention-travel mishap story, a new Thompson-Okanagan mini-meet, and Vancouver Train Expo planning

  • Bulletin Board – July-August 2019 (Vol 33 Issue 3)

    39.46 MB

    The Kootenay Express convention recap, Gold Spike and Jack Work award wins, a successful RMMBC, and the Victoria show

  • Bulletin Board – May-June 2019 (Vol 33 Issue 2)

    4.93 MB

    A craftsman kit-maker feature, a hands-on convention event proposal, a record Nanaimo show, and a Prince George gathering

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 2019 (Vol 33 Issue 1)

    19.56 MB

    A 66-year NMRA member profile, a wheel-standard explainer, Vancouver Train Expo's incorporation and attendance dip, and the Nanaimo show's 35th anniversary

2018 (5 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 2018 (Vol 32 Issue 5)

    5.71 MB

    A CPR photo-history book review, a vintage-locomotive buying guide, a new regional gathering, and Vancouver Train Expo's sold-out Marketplace

  • Bulletin Board – July-August 2018 (Vol 32 Issue 4)

    19.63 MB

    A psychology study recruiting hobbyists, Gold Spike and Jack Work award wins, RMMBC layout tours, and a PNR convention recap

  • Bulletin Board – May-June 2018 (Vol 32 Issue 3)

    8.41 MB

    A proposed local-scene modelling contest, a new Royal Hudson model announcement, Vancouver Train Expo's confirmed return, and a new modellers' meet

  • Bulletin Board – March-April 2018 (Vol 32 Issue 2)

    7.18 MB

    The Nanaimo show's origin story, Vancouver Train Expo placed on hold over a cash shortfall, and a pin-vise modelling technique

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 2018 (Vol 32 Issue 1)

    10.62 MB

    An antique switch-tower repair technique, Vancouver Train Expo's record attendance despite a loss, and an Achievement Program certificate explainer

2017 (6 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 2017 (Vol 31 Issue 6)

    5.52 MB

    A wireless DCC control technique, member modelling weblogs, and a Superintendent's membership-engagement reflection

  • Bulletin Board – September-October 2017 (Vol 31 Issue 5)

    4.78 MB

    A near-total scratchbuild project, new local Mini-Meets initiative, and Vancouver Train Expo planning progress

  • Bulletin Board – July-August 2017 (Vol 31 Issue 4)

    20.43 MB

    A scratchbuilt PGE model, Lidgerwood Unloader history, Vancouver Train Expo's confirmed return, and a PNR President's Award

  • Bulletin Board – May-June 2017 (Vol 31 Issue 3)

    3.1 MB

    Vancouver Train Expo's major attendance growth, new beginner operating workshops, a rebuilt organizing committee, and a declining Nanaimo show

  • Bulletin Board – March-April 2017 (Vol 31 Issue 2)

    9.78 MB

    A historic modular-layout feature, Vancouver Train Expo's cancellation risk, a fictional logging-railroad profile, and a record Campbell River show

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 2017 (Vol 31 Issue 1)

    15.95 MB

    RMMBC survey feedback, a scratchbuilt shelf layout feature, Vancouver Train Expo's growth, and Gold Spike and Jack Work award wins

2016 (6 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 2016 (Vol 30 Issue 6)

    2.32 MB

    An unconventional new Superintendent, historic photo collection digitization, the first RMMBC program, and a mostly-electronic board election

  • Bulletin Board – September-October 2016 (Vol 30 Issue 5)

    6.08 MB

    A historic narrow-gauge layout's museum relocation, Selkirk Express convention final statistics, a new standalone modelling meet, and an electronic-election pilot

  • Bulletin Board – July-August 2016 (Vol 30 Issue 4)

    12.74 MB

    A Kettle Valley Railway trestle-restoration reflection, the Selkirk Express convention recap, the Nanaimo show, and new show liability insurance

  • Bulletin Board – May-June 2016 (Vol 30 Issue 3)

    2.47 MB

    Selkirk Express convention clinic lineup, a large-scale rolling-stock build, a new Bulletin Board archive page, and a PGE photo collection donation

  • Bulletin Board – March-April 2016 (Vol 30 Issue 2)

    5.68 MB

    A European rack-railway travelogue, Selkirk Express convention updates, and a call for Vancouver Train Expo exhibitors

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 2016 (Vol 30 Issue 1)

    7.75 MB

    A scratchbuilt steam locomotive feature, the rebranded show's strong debut attendance, the Gold Spike Award, and a new Superintendent's introduction

2015 (6 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 2015 (Vol 29 Issue 6)

    5.52 MB

    A biennial operating-session event, a tribute to a dismantled home layout, a cross-Canada rail trip, and an incoming Superintendent's introduction

  • Bulletin Board – September-October 2015 (Vol 29 Issue 5)

    1011.94 KB

    Selkirk Express convention railfan tours, an uncontested Superintendent election, the Victoria show, and Vancouver Train Expo planning

  • Bulletin Board – July-August 2015 (Vol 29 Issue 4)

    2.27 MB

    A large new operations-focused layout, a locomotive restoration detail, last-spike centennial planning, and a Superintendent's planned departure

  • Bulletin Board – May-June 2015 (Vol 29 Issue 3)

    1.21 MB

    TRAINS rebrands as Vancouver Train Expo and relocates, a last-spike centennial celebration, and Achievement Program certificate wins

  • Bulletin Board – March-April 2015 (Vol 29 Issue 2)

    2.59 MB

    A media feature on a member's layout, a historic drawing-collection digitization, the Selkirk Express convention schedule, and a portable layout conversion

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 2015 (Vol 29 Issue 1)

    2.16 MB

    Record TRAINS attendance and accessibility concerns, the Gold Spike Award, a 'fallen flag' layout story, and Achievement Program awards

2014 (6 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 2014 (Vol 28 Issue 6)

    2.61 MB

    A smaller Victoria show, the Division's first out-of-province member, a discontinued regional newsletter, and rising liability-insurance costs

  • Bulletin Board – September-October 2014 (Vol 28 Issue 5)

    4 MB

    A President's Award and a Selkirk Express convention bid, a children's hospital layout's history, and a second BC Free-mo Meet

  • Bulletin Board – July-August 2014 (Vol 28 Issue 4)

    4.17 MB

    The Interior Spring Meet, the Nanaimo show's declining contest participation, member achievement certificates, and rising insurance costs

  • Bulletin Board – May-June 2014 (Vol 28 Issue 3)

    2.94 MB

    The Victoria show's charity proceeds, the Nanaimo show's 30th anniversary, and a quick-build switching layout

  • Bulletin Board – March-April 2014 (Vol 28 Issue 2)

    310.05 KB

    Long-tenure membership recognition, a locomotive restoration update, a Modellers Aid leadership change, and an MMR magazine feature

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 2014 (Vol 28 Issue 1)

    462.02 KB

    TRAINS 2013's rebuilt organizing committee, a Master Model Railroader honor and lifetime achievement award, and a streamlined AP evaluation approach

2013 (3 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 2013 (Vol 27 Issue 3)

    920.75 KB

    A relocated record-setting Victoria show, a distribution volunteer handoff, a museum-quality club diorama, and executive election results

  • Bulletin Board – September-October 2013 (Vol 27 Issue 2)

    2.48 MB

    The TRAINS show's future secured, the first BC Free-mo Meet, the Kamloops spring meet, and a new Master Model Railroader

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 2013 (Vol 27 Issue 1)

    1.03 MB

    A show committee's retirement and volunteer appeal, the Kamloops spring meet, subdivision restructuring, and an editor's punctuality resolution

2012 (5 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – October-November 2012 (Vol 26 Issue 5)

    646.72 KB

    The 30th TRAINS Fall Meet preview, a warning about the Division's shrinking event calendar, and an operating-session recap

  • Bulletin Board – July-August 2012 (Vol 26 Issue 4)

    828.02 KB

    The Victoria show's cancellation after 22 years, a rebuilt VIA locomotive's new home, and a contributor photography profile

  • Bulletin Board – May-June 2012 (Vol 26 Issue 3)

    806.81 KB

    The Goldpan Express spring meet contest results and a Superintendent's appeal for a new Publicity Coordinator

  • Bulletin Board – March-April 2012 (Vol 26 Issue 2)

    774.31 KB

    The 30th and possibly final TRAINS show, a difficult prior year's finances, a heritage roundhouse's uncertain future, and the Quesnel spring meet

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 2012 (Vol 26 Issue 1)

    545.68 KB

    New executive election results, a Free-mo splinter group forms, the Gold Spike Award, and NMRA convention award sweeps

2011 (5 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 2011 (Vol 25 Issue 5)

    608.68 KB

    An outgoing Superintendent's tenure reflection, a tourist-train travel feature, the Goldpan Express spring meet preview, and a hobby show recap

  • Bulletin Board – September-October 2011 (Vol 25 Issue 4)

    236.55 KB

    A memorial plaque unveiling, a Superintendent's planned departure, a future NMRA convention sponsorship, and the TRAINS 2011 preview

  • Bulletin Board – July-August 2011 (Vol 25 Issue 3)

    786.06 KB

    A national NMRA/NASG convention trip and a busy summer travel/railfanning recap

  • Bulletin Board – May-June 2011 (Vol 25 Issue 2)

    294.74 KB

    A grandfather's model-railway kit gift, a scratchbuilding technique, and a humor column

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 2011 (Vol 25 Issue 1)

    432.1 KB

    The TRAINS 2010 recap, executive election results, the Jack Work Award, and Achievement Program merit awards

2010 (6 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 2010 (Vol 24 Issue 6)

    325.66 KB

    A Rogers Pass anniversary steam excursion, a large Victoria show, a Holiday Train schedule, and Achievement Program award wins

  • Bulletin Board – September-October 2010 (Vol 24 Issue 5)

    530.43 KB

    A club's revival with a new scratch-built layout, a possible spring-meet format change, and a heritage railway festival

  • Bulletin Board – July-August 2010 (Vol 24 Issue 4)

    578.43 KB

    A modeller's CAD-drawing collaboration with a manufacturer, a heritage rail car's new home, and Achievement Program awards

  • Bulletin Board – May-June 2010 (Vol 24 Issue 3)

    813.01 KB

    A donated heritage logging locomotive, the Interior Spring Meet, Golden Spike and Achievement Program award wins

  • Bulletin Board – March-April 2010 (Vol 24 Issue 2)

    286.68 KB

    A PNR presidency election, an Achievement Program leadership transition, the Victoria show, and the NMRA's 75th-anniversary convention

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 2010 (Vol 24 Issue 1)

    369.78 KB

    The TRAINS 2009 recap, membership growth and a new fully-NMRA club, the Shuswap Rails spring meet preview, and a leadership transition

2009 (5 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – September-October 2009 (Vol 23 Issue 5)

    338.39 KB

    The PNR Convention in Edmonton preview, an Achievement Program leadership transition, and an Amtrak convention travel account

  • Bulletin Board – July-August 2009 (Vol 23 Issue 4)

    619.05 KB

    A new logging-modelers meet at a heritage sawmill site, and a historic Vancouver rail station/rail-yard feature

  • Bulletin Board – May-June 2009 (Vol 23 Issue 3)

    311.21 KB

    A live steam open house celebrating a family centennial, and a Golden Spike Award for a home layout

  • Bulletin Board – March-April 2009 (Vol 23 Issue 2)

    341.19 KB

    A new Division website launch, a closed model-train museum, a streetcar-line closure, and a scratchbuilding clinic

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 2009 (Vol 23 Issue 1)

    286.23 KB

    New executive election results, a weekly-operating-session club profile, and TRAINS 2008 attendance and award wins

2008 (3 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 2008 (Vol 22 Issue 6)

    346.08 KB

    A declining-attendance Victoria show, an executive transition, a charity steam-train fundraiser, and membership growth

  • Bulletin Board – July-August 2008 (Vol 22 Issue 4)

    572.55 KB

    The 2008 PNR Convention's large Free-mo layout, a steam-train public visit, a convention-hosting rotation change, and a locomotive-naming ceremony

  • Bulletin Board – March-April 2008 (Vol 22 Issue 2)

    276.79 KB

    2008 PNR Convention registration and a large Free-mo layout plan, a province-wide steam tour, a 300th-member milestone, and a record Campbell River show

2007 (3 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 2007 (Vol 21 Issue 5)

    604.52 KB

    A tourist-train crossing collision, a rain-hit Victoria show, a historic station fire, and a proposed voluntary mailing donation

  • Bulletin Board – September-October 2007 (Vol 21 Issue 4)

    210.83 KB

    2008 PNR Convention registration, the TRAINS show preview, a new Canadian trial membership, and a proposed email-subscription fee

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 2007 (Vol 21 Issue 1)

    325.13 KB

    Membership growth past 250, a new Rossland club, the Gold Spike Award, and a Royal Hudson restoration presentation

2006 (6 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 2006 (Vol 20 Issue 6)

    5.56 MB

    The Victoria show, a steam excursion railfanning trip, the Prince George spring meet preview, and TRAINS 2006

  • Bulletin Board – September-October 2006 (Vol 20 Issue 5)

    5.79 MB

    A proposed convention revenue-sharing tax, a large new home layout, and a PNR presidency transition

  • Bulletin Board – July-August 2006 (Vol 20 Issue 4)

    407.36 KB

    A Free-mo group's Bellingham meet assembly, PNR convention hosting plans, the Wilsonville convention preview, and Achievement Program awards

  • Bulletin Board – May-June 2006 (Vol 20 Issue 3)

    9.69 MB

    A detailed mountain-layout feature tour, a Calgary Supertrain award win, a dropped region-split proposal, and full NMRA club affiliation

  • Bulletin Board – March-April 2006 (Vol 20 Issue 2)

    1.51 MB

    A new Assistant Superintendent, a displaced club's lost clubhouse, an Amtrak travel account, and a drilling-jig technique

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 2006 (Vol 20 Issue 1)

    4.3 MB

    A Superintendent transition, a longtime show organizer's departure, new NMRA Canada dues tiers, and an Achievement Program author award

2005 (4 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – September-October 2005 (Vol 19 Issue 5)

    4.68 MB

    The TRAINS 2005 preview, the PNR Convention in Spokane, a scratchbuilding mentorship story, and a sky-backdrop technique

  • Bulletin Board – July-August 2005 (Vol 19 Issue 4)

    6.22 MB

    A record Nanaimo show, a new Superintendent candidate, a proposed region split controversy, and unusual CPR steam locomotive designs

  • Bulletin Board – March-April 2005 (Vol 19 Issue 2)

    5.73 MB

    A clubhouse's public opening, an E&N snowstorm disruption, NMRA Canada governance changes, and a unique road/rail bridge feature

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 2005 (Vol 19 Issue 1)

    6.58 MB

    A proposed NMRA Canada region, a record Victoria show, a TRAINS 2004 prototype tour, and a DCC sound-decoder comparison

2004 (6 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 2004 (Vol 18 Issue 6)

    5.91 MB

    CN's BC Rail takeover, a relocated record-setting Victoria show, the end of caboose service, and a home layout's ceremonial completion

  • Bulletin Board – September-October 2004 (Vol 18 Issue 5)

    5.96 MB

    NMRA National Convention award wins, restored locomotive 2816's overhaul, a layout-lighting technique, and an NMRA governance vote

  • Bulletin Board – July-August 2004 (Vol 18 Issue 4)

    6.36 MB

    The Mid-Island Spring Meet, a BC Rail Fort Nelson operations feature, NMRA convention tour planning, and scenery-vignette ideas

  • Bulletin Board – May-June 2004 (Vol 18 Issue 3)

    5.83 MB

    A hard-shell scenery technique, the cancelled Pacific Starlight Dinner Train's history, and a Jack Work Trophy explainer

  • Bulletin Board – March-April 2004 (Vol 18 Issue 2)

    5.61 MB

    An Alberni Pacific heritage steam feature, the Nanaimo Spring Meet's 20th anniversary, and weathering/adhesive techniques

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 2004 (Vol 18 Issue 1)

    6.06 MB

    BC Rail's sale to CN, a power-outage-interrupted TRAINS show, the Jack Work Trophy, and a weathering technique

2003 (6 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 2003 (Vol 17 Issue 6)

    5.53 MB

    A record Victoria show, a bylaw wording correction, and a convention show cancelled by SARS

  • Bulletin Board – September-October 2003 (Vol 17 Issue 5)

    7.01 MB

    A club's new retail lease, BC Rail's privatization, an executive election, and a locomotive-troubleshooting guide

  • Bulletin Board – July-August 2003 (Vol 17 Issue 4)

    7.05 MB

    A railway-history museum exhibit, a Kettle Valley exploration trip, the Mid Island Spring Meet, and a benchwork technique

  • Bulletin Board – May-June 2003 (Vol 17 Issue 3)

    6.91 MB

    A new Chilliwack modular club forms, a commuter-car model review, a resin-kit technique, and prototype-style operation advice

  • Bulletin Board – March-April 2003 (Vol 17 Issue 2)

    5.87 MB

    The Mid-Island Spring Meet, an NMRA non-member attendance proposal, a Golden Spike Award explainer, and track-planning basics

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 2003 (Vol 17 Issue 1)

    6.84 MB

    The 20th-anniversary TRAINS/SIG convention, a Superintendent service plaque, the Jack Work Trophy, and a revenue decline

2002 (6 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 2002 (Vol 16 Issue 6)

    7.25 MB

    The Victoria show, a possible 2008 NMRA convention bid, a bylaw-ballot correction, and a scenery-materials comparison

  • Bulletin Board – September-October 2002 (Vol 16 Issue 5)

    5.94 MB

    A figure-weathering technique and National Model Railroad Month promotion

  • Bulletin Board – July-August 2002 (Vol 16 Issue 4)

    6.64 MB

    TRAINS 2002's 20th-anniversary preview, an Alberni Pacific steam excursion, a weathering technique, and a hobby-stigma essay

  • Bulletin Board – May-June 2002 (Vol 16 Issue 3)

    6.22 MB

    A club's clubhouse-power upgrade, an Achievement Program volunteer explainer, and a Division financial report

  • Bulletin Board – March-April 2002 (Vol 16 Issue 2)

    4.77 MB

    A Quesnel club profile, a new Nanaimo-area club forms, and clinic-program feedback

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 2002 (Vol 16 Issue 1)

    6.9 MB

    TRAINS show attendance and a 20th-anniversary expansion, a recovering secretary, the Gold Spike Award, and a steam excursion recap

2001 (6 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 2001 (Vol 15 Issue 6)

    7.5 MB

    A restored steam locomotive's first run, a secretary's medical emergency, the Jack Work Trophy, and a new Superintendent's first column

  • Bulletin Board – September-October 2001 (Vol 15 Issue 5)

    5.34 MB

    Fall Meet and Trains-show planning, and new executive election results

  • Bulletin Board – July-August 2001 (Vol 15 Issue 4)

    5.68 MB

    The Mid Island Meet, the Gold Spike Award, and a bylaw-revision vote

  • Bulletin Board – May-June 2001 (Vol 15 Issue 3)

    6.1 MB

    Long-service membership anniversaries, a layout operating-session milestone, and a Superintendent's resignation

  • Bulletin Board – March-April 2001 (Vol 15 Issue 2)

    7.67 MB

    The Trains show's Lego layout win, the Gold Spike Award, an Achievement Program explainer, and an online magazine-index tip

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 2001 (Vol 15 Issue 1)

    6.72 MB

    A record Victoria show, a Lego layout's award win, an Achievement Program explainer, and modeller painting tips

2000 (6 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 2000 (Vol 14 Issue 6)

    6.37 MB

    Executive election results and a record Nanaimo spring meet

  • Bulletin Board – September-October 2000 (Vol 14 Issue 5)

    5.66 MB

    A departing member's reflections, a proposed Division website, and a Golden Spike award explainer

  • Bulletin Board – July-August 2000 (Vol 14 Issue 4)

    5.75 MB

    The Shuswap Rails meet, a video-library review appeal, and the Trains 2000 show preview

  • Bulletin Board – May-June 2000 (Vol 14 Issue 3)

    6.4 MB

    A new tourist-train launch, an executive election, locomotive 2141's restoration progress, and a hobby-insurance advisory

  • Bulletin Board – March-April 2000 (Vol 14 Issue 2)

    5.89 MB

    An NMRA fundraising debate, a dues-transfer process note, a solar clubhouse update, and the Nanaimo show preview

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 2000 (Vol 14 Issue 1)

    8.43 MB

    A new Amtrak Cascades sighting, the Gold Spike Award, a 2001 convention bid win, and a Superintendent's election announcement

1999 (6 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 1999 (Vol 13 Issue 6)

    6.32 MB

    The Jack Work Trophy, the Victoria show, a resolved PNR convention bid, and a Division territory boundary change

  • Bulletin Board – September-October 1999 (Vol 13 Issue 5)

    6.41 MB

    The Switchlist's continuation, a husband-and-wife NMRA convention win, a locomotive restoration update, and Bulletin Board origin history

  • Bulletin Board – July-August 1999 (Vol 13 Issue 4)

    5.29 MB

    A new E&N Railway operator, an editor transition, an AP leadership change, and a Standing Committee funding vote

  • Bulletin Board – May-June 1999 (Vol 13 Issue 3)

    4.82 MB

    An editor's resignation, the Switchlist's discontinuation, a record Nanaimo meet, and the Kamloops meet

  • Bulletin Board – March-April 1999 (Vol 13 Issue 2)

    3.91 MB

    A new modular railway society incorporates, a Terrace clubhouse's DCC plans, and a Trains-show volunteer shortage

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 1999 (Vol 13 Issue 1)

    8.22 MB

    The Gold Spike Award, rival PNR convention bids, and Trains 98's two-day format

1998 (6 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 1998 (Vol 12 Issue 6)

    5.41 MB

    A relocated Victoria show, the inaugural Jack Work Trophy, wildfire-loss details, and a homemade speeder photo

  • Bulletin Board – September-October 1998 (Vol 12 Issue 5)

    21.17 MB

    PNR regional restructuring, a wildfire's impact on a member's workshop, an MMR achievement, and Kettle Valley Railway history

  • Bulletin Board – July-August 1998 (Vol 12 Issue 4)

    4.4 MB

    Executive election results, a new memorial trophy established, a CPR centennial celebration, and a new Railway Days event

  • Bulletin Board – May-June 1998 (Vol 12 Issue 3)

    4.26 MB

    A Master Model Railroader certification, a belated Gold Spike recognition, the Okanagan Spring Meet, and a columnist's farewell

  • Bulletin Board – March-April 1998 (Vol 12 Issue 2)

    3.56 MB

    A locomotive restoration fundraising update and a solar-powered clubhouse conversion

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 1998 (Vol 12 Issue 1)

    5.51 MB

    Trains 97 attendance figures, a proposed new achievement trophy, a door-prize controversy, and Interior meet planning

1997 (2 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 1997 (Vol 11 Issue 6)

    1.65 MB

    An NMRA dues increase, a new Member Aid role, a new Summerland club, and a donated railway document collection

  • Bulletin Board – September-October 1997 (Vol 11 Issue 5)

    995.72 KB

    A new editor's introduction, the PNR Convention's rotation-hosting decision, and long-service membership recognitions

1996 (3 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – May-June 1996 (Vol 10 Issue 3)

    6.76 MB

    An executive election ballot, an Achievement Program veteran's retirement, a standout Interior Spring Meet, and a joint steam-locomotive excursion

  • Bulletin Board – March-April 1996 (Vol 10 Issue 2)

    8.86 MB

    An editor and Standing Committee retirements, a volunteer service award, a new BC Rail historical society convention, and an AP leadership change

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 1996 (Vol 10 Issue 1)

    24.88 MB

    An infra-red DCC system, Trains 95 attendance figures, and a call for youth-inclusive shows

1995 (6 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 1995 (Vol 9 Issue 6)

    5.46 MB

    A record Victoria show, PNR award wins at the Saskatoon convention, and a CPR 'Big Hill' history seminar

  • Bulletin Board – September-October 1995 (Vol 9 Issue 5)

    4.88 MB

    A commuter-rail launch celebration, West Coast Express details, new online railway resources, and a heritage trestle fire

  • Bulletin Board – July-August 1995 (Vol 9 Issue 4)

    33.61 MB

    A record-breaking Mid-Island Spring Meet, a new Rail Show in the Park, a 1996 Interior meet announcement, and the Kamloops meet

  • Bulletin Board – May-June 1995 (Vol 9 Issue 3)

    3.19 MB

    A well-attended Campbell River museum show and an AGM scheduling note

  • Bulletin Board – March-April 1995 (Vol 9 Issue 2)

    5.38 MB

    A children's-hospital train-set donation, a new Prince George modular club, and a DCC systems comparison

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 1995 (Vol 9 Issue 1)

    8.68 MB

    A two-day Trains show format, a threatened club layout's uncertain future, a DCC explainer series, and the Victoria show

1994 (4 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – October 1994 (Vol 8 Issue 5)

    1.65 MB

    Sweeping NMRA National Convention award wins across scratchbuilt models and modules

  • Bulletin Board – June 1994 (Vol 8 Issue 3)

    724.29 KB

    A new railway heritage park opens, a roundhouse museum initiative, executive election results, and railfanning guidebooks

  • Bulletin Board – April 1994 (Vol 8 Issue 2)

    753.26 KB

    A locomotive restoration society forms, a museum heritage display, the Interior Spring Meet, and a Lions Club show

  • Bulletin Board – January 1994 (Vol 8 Issue 1)

    1.79 MB

    A Superintendent transition, a PNR Person of the Year award, the largest-ever Trains show, and contest award winners

1993 (4 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – October 1993 (Vol 7 Issue 4)

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    A steam-locomotive ride debut, an urgent volunteer appeal, a trestle fire, and a displaced club's new layout plans

  • Bulletin Board – September 1993 (Vol 7 Issue 3)

    220.16 KB

    A new live steam park layout, a rock-casting scenery technique, and the Nanaimo meet

  • Bulletin Board – May 1993 (Vol 7 Issue 2)

    3.01 MB

    The first Metro Mini Meet, the Castlegar meet, a new Greater Vancouver modular group, and a displaced club layout's status

  • Bulletin Board – February 1993 (Vol 7 Issue 1)

    5.31 MB

    Workshops replaced by mini-meets, a new HO modular group, and Trains-show preparations

1992 (4 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – December 1992 (Vol 6 Issue 4)

    626.33 KB

    The Gold Spike Award, a resilient one-day Trains show, the Victoria show's growth, and a centennial museum-model commission

  • Bulletin Board – September 1992 (Vol 6 Issue 3)

    1.69 MB

    The Okanagan Rails PNR Convention recap, a restored heritage streetcar, and a scaled-back Trains show format

  • Bulletin Board – May 1992 (Vol 6 Issue 2)

    805.2 KB

    The Nanaimo Spring Meet and a membership-coordinator transition

  • Bulletin Board – February 1992 (Vol 6 Issue 1)

    2.13 MB

    Three new Interior clubs forming (Revelstoke, Logan Lake, Falkland) and a large inherited O-scale tinplate layout

1991 (6 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – December 1991 (Vol 5 Issue 6)

    3.92 MB

    A PNR achievement award, Trains 91's contest results, and a Revelstoke railway museum partnership

  • Bulletin Board – October 1991 (Vol 5 Issue 5)

    407.29 KB

    A streetcar restoration completed despite ongoing financial strain, and a railway-stamp history feature

  • Bulletin Board – August 1991 (Vol 5 Issue 4)

    647.08 KB

    A growing Kitimat HO layout, PGE railcar history, and a streetcar-restoration project's council setback

  • Bulletin Board – May 1991 (Vol 5 Issue 3)

    1.6 MB

    The Salmon Arm Spring Meet, an award-winning structure model, and a Video Library coordinator change

  • Bulletin Board – March 1991 (Vol 5 Issue 2)

    603.62 KB

    An editor transition, the first Victoria Model Railway Show announced, a CP Rail acquisition, and a high-speed train design

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 1991 (Vol 5 Issue 1)

    1.43 MB

    An editor's resignation, a 1996 NMRA convention bid, Achievement Program awards, and a hobby shop theft

1990 (6 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 1990 (Vol 4 Issue 6)

    1.91 MB

    A stolen-then-recovered brass locomotive, a preserved PGE steam engine's museum move, a new club society, and a grant-funded layout trailer

  • Bulletin Board – September-October 1990 (Vol 4 Issue 5)

    507.38 KB

    The PNR's Member of the Year award, a Superintendent's farewell reflections, a possible 1996 NMRA convention bid, and a transit history review

  • Bulletin Board – July-August 1990 (Vol 4 Issue 4)

    1.71 MB

    A Superintendent transition, a record Island Spring Meet, a railway museum visit, and a CN car-checker memoir

  • Bulletin Board – May-June 1990 (Vol 4 Issue 3)

    2.04 MB

    New locomotive #4601's christening, the Kamloops Spring Meet, a teenage dining-car memoir, and a project layout build

  • Bulletin Board – March 1990 (Vol 4 Issue 2)

    1.31 MB

    N-Con '90's debut, PNR dues increase, a heritage streetcar restoration, and a lottery-funded turntable replica

  • Bulletin Board – January 1990 (Vol 4 Issue 1)

    1.74 MB

    Mixed Trains-show attendance results, the Gold Spike Award, Achievement Program wins, and a Ferrier memorial tribute

1989 (5 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November 1989 (Vol 3 Issue 6)

    1.82 MB

    NMRA (Canada)'s first president, a new N Scale Mini-Convention, a digital control demo, and an award-winning operating layout

  • Bulletin Board – September 1989 (Vol 3 Issue 5)

    1.97 MB

    A club's long search for a permanent home, PGE diesel locomotive history, a Steamexpo retrospective, and an Honor Roll recognition

  • Bulletin Board – July 1989 (Vol 3 Issue 4)

    1.76 MB

    New Interior and Vancouver Island subdivisions, a rediscovered PGE diesel locomotive, and Trains '89 contest changes

  • Bulletin Board – March 1989 (Vol 3 Issue 3)

    1.82 MB

    NMRA (Canada) incorporation, a new club open house, a lake-steamer display layout, and the Division's growth

  • Bulletin Board – January 1989 (Vol 3 Issue 1)

    1.85 MB

    Record Fall Meet attendance, Achievement Program award wins, a new Interior liaison role, and a speckle-painting technique

1988 (6 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November 1988 (Vol 2 Issue 6)

    1.77 MB

    A Kettle Valley Railway book feature, a Gold Spike winner profile, and Granville Island as a modeling subject

  • Bulletin Board – September 1988 (Vol 2 Issue 5)

    517.92 KB

    A membership logo patch, a Superintendent's second term, and an Achievement Program explainer

  • Bulletin Board – July 1988 (Vol 2 Issue 4)

    2.34 MB

    The Interior Spring Meet, a major Nanaimo meet, CN's Newfoundland abandonment, and a hobby shop's sale

  • Bulletin Board – May 1988 (Vol 2 Issue 3)

    1.74 MB

    Interior Subdivision planning, the Gold Spike Award, and the first Lower Mainland Fall Meet announcement

  • Bulletin Board – February 1988 (Vol 2 Issue 2)

    1.57 MB

    A long-delayed member layout tour program launches, and a club's major layout rebuild

  • Bulletin Board – January 1988 (Vol 2 Issue 1)

    1.49 MB

    Record show attendance, an NTrak modular-standards dispute, a new Division logo, and a launched video library

1987 (6 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November 1987 (Vol 1 Issue 6)

    1.64 MB

    New show categories, the NMRA's Golden Spike Award, PGE/BCR logo history conclusion, and hobby-trend predictions

  • Bulletin Board – September 1987 (Vol 1 Issue 5)

    797.29 KB

    Master Model Railroader honors and multiple award wins at the 1987 NMRA National Convention

  • Bulletin Board – July 1987 (Vol 1 Issue 4)

    2.36 MB

    Interior membership recruitment efforts, a national tribute display invite, and Kettle Valley/PGE travel reminiscences

  • Bulletin Board – May 1987 (Vol 1 Issue 3)

    1.64 MB

    The Gold Spike Award, the Nanaimo meet, an NMRA-editorial rebuttal, and an active-vs-passive-membership essay

  • Bulletin Board – March 1987 (Vol 1 Issue 2)

    1.2 MB

    A proposed video lending library, the N-CON show, and a Christmas train show recap

  • The New Bulletin Board – January 1987 (Vol 1 Issue 1)

    1.69 MB

    The TraiN Gang's B.C. Place debut, reader response to the NMRA governance series, and hobby burnout advice

1986 (6 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November 1986 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    1.8 MB

    A record-setting public show, the TraiN Gang's public debut, continued NMRA critique, and a growing Nanaimo meet

  • Bulletin Board – October 1986 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    1.74 MB

    An NMRA governance critique, reliable-operation technique, a scratchbuilding tool series, and workbench organization

  • Bulletin Board – August 1986 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    1.89 MB

    A Superintendent transition, a new NTRAK group, a cancelled Cornfield Meet, and Dispatcher-era history

  • Bulletin Board – April 1986 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    1.95 MB

    The Gold Spike Award, a joint Expo 86 display, a track-grade explainer, and a caboose-kitbashing technique

  • Bulletin Board – February 1986 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    1.61 MB

    A founding member's lifetime-honor retirement, AGM elections, a computer dispatching follow-up, and a growing Terrace club

  • Bulletin Board – January 1986 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    1.73 MB

    Clinics rebranded as public Workshops, a strong debut turnout, Expo 86 fundraising bricks, and STEAMEXPO details

1985 (6 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November 1985 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    2.21 MB

    A public show recap, low clinic-participation concerns, an armchair-modeller defense, and a traction turnout technique

  • Bulletin Board – October 1985 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    2.24 MB

    A donated PGE photo collection, new N-TRAK modules, a Model of the Month award, and STEAMEXPO promotion

  • Bulletin Board – August 1985 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    2.12 MB

    The Division's first-hosted PNR Convention, the Man of the Year award, and a computer dispatching experiment

  • Bulletin Board – April 1985 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    3.55 MB

    The Gold Spike Award, the Nelson club's disbanding, a hobby-philosophy reflection, and a CPR-prototype layout visit

  • Bulletin Board – March 1985 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    3.47 MB

    A reader trivia contest, Spadina Roundhouse history, a charitable-status ballot, and a scratchbuilding essay

  • Bulletin Board – January 1985 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    1.75 MB

    A CPR centennial-themed Spring Meet, a 90-year-old member's milestone, and diesel repowering-kit resources

1984 (5 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November 1984 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    1.88 MB

    A hobby-stigma essay, a public show recap, the first Vancouver N scale convention, and a trestle-building clinic

  • Bulletin Board – October 1984 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    1.65 MB

    1985 PNR Convention hosting plans, youth-recruitment ideas, a weathering technique, and a historic station's restoration

  • Bulletin Board – August 1984 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    2.03 MB

    A Labour Day meet, a Superintendent transition, delayed Gold Spike Awards, and a weathering technique

  • Bulletin Board – May 1984 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    555.43 KB

    The Division's incorporation under the BC Societies Act and its first AGM under the new structure

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 1984 (Vol 84 Issue 1)

    785.73 KB

    A Treasurer and Clinic Chairman transition, and locomotive #374's restoration ahead of Expo 86

1983 (6 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – October-November 1983 (Vol 83 Issue 6)

    1.04 MB

  • Bulletin Board – September 1983 (Vol 83 Issue 5)

    794.37 KB

    A new isolated-member volunteer and an explainer distinguishing Achievement Program judging from contests

  • Bulletin Board – August 1983 (Vol 83 Issue 4)

    502.92 KB

    A Superintendent's sudden departure and combined role, and a heritage building acquired for a museum

  • Bulletin Board – May-June 1983 (Vol 83 Issue 3)

    1.06 MB

    A telegraph-insulator search, a Gold Spike chairmanship handover, new committee volunteers, and the Kelowna Spring Meet

  • Bulletin Board – March-April 1983 (Vol 83 Issue 2)

    1.17 MB

    A major open-to-all railroading show and early planning for the 1985 PNR Convention

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 1983 (Vol 83 Issue 1)

    784.66 KB

    A retiring E&N railwayman's profile, funding for locomotive 374's restoration, and a Treasurer transition

1982 (9 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – December 1982 (Vol 82 Issue 8)

    759.79 KB

    The Kitsilano trestle's final run and demolition, White Pass & Yukon's reopening plans, and railroading anecdotes

  • Bulletin Board – October-November 1982 (Vol 82 Issue 7)

    875.98 KB

    A B.C. Nickel Mine hike, a railroad-art exhibition, an Ontario railfanning update, and a Como Lake meet

  • Bulletin Board – September 1982 (Vol/Issue Obscured)

    1.26 MB

    An annual home meet, a prairie/Ontario railfanning trip, and a BC Hydro Rail cab ride

  • Bulletin Board – June 1982 (Vol 82 Issue 6)

    899.96 KB

    Railfanning travelogues through the Northeast US and Okanagan, plus a repeat logging-railway excursion

  • Bulletin Board – May 1982 (Vol 82 Issue 5)

    1.06 MB

    A Rogers Pass runaway-train account, a Connaught Tunnel reminiscence, and a resistance-soldering technique

  • Bulletin Board – April 1982 (Vol 82 Issue 4)

    1.12 MB

    A Superintendent transition, a Narrow Gauge mini-meet, a book review, and scenery-coloring technique

  • Bulletin Board – March 1982 (Vol 82 Issue 3)

    1.12 MB

    Decal-making technique continued, a major swap meet, a Coquihalla steam-era reminiscence, and a hobbyist humor piece

  • Bulletin Board – February 1982 (Vol 82 Issue 2)

    1.22 MB

    A decal-making technique, a call for inclusivity, and the Nelson club's revival

  • Bulletin Board – January 1982 (Vol 82 Issue 1)

    805.32 KB

    Fall Meet financials explained and the 1982 PNR Regional Convention preview

1981 (6 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 1981 (Vol 81 Issue 8)

    930.95 KB

    A Kettle Valley Railway talk, a BC Hydro Rail cab ride, Coquihalla Subdivision history, and a postal-cost budget crisis

  • Bulletin Board – October 1981 (Vol 81 Issue 7)

    734.83 KB

    Amtrak's Vancouver-Seattle discontinuation, a committee resignation, a Kettle Valley trestle expedition, and a roundhouse-restoration appeal

  • Bulletin Board – September 1981 (Vol 81 Issue 6)

    745.07 KB

    The Corn Field Meet recap, a CPR yard open house, and NMRA convention results

  • Bulletin Board – May 1981 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    465.95 KB

    The Gold Spike Award, a Hand Car Race fundraiser for the Port Moody station, and the 1981 PNR Convention

  • Bulletin Board – March 1981 (Vol 81 Issue 2)

    916.07 KB

    A BC Electric interurban car restoration appeal, a service-appreciation honor, and CPR's transcontinental 'Dominion' train profile

  • Bulletin Board – January 1981 (Vol 81 Issue 1)

    697.55 KB

    A holiday-themed fiction piece, a members' swap meet, and Spring Meet plans

1980 (8 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November 1980 (Vol 80 Issue 8)

    970.56 KB

    A weathering-technique clinic, 25-year Standing Committee service recognition, and a Canadian-prototype modeling resource list

  • Bulletin Board – September 1980 (Vol 80 Issue 7)

    786.83 KB

    CPR locomotive-rebuilding history, a Southwest US road-trip travelogue, and a Myra Canyon trestle-building clinic

  • Bulletin Board – July 1980 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    628.76 KB

    A Superintendent leadership transition, a logging-railway excursion recap, a Mount St. Helens ashfall trip, and modular-layout progress

  • Bulletin Board – May 1980 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    740.97 KB

    B.C. Hydro Railway history, a live-steam logging railway excursion, and an editor's volunteer recognition

  • Bulletin Board – April 1980 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    730.68 KB

    Shuswap & Okanagan Railway history, a new social-meet tradition, and a Fall meet announcement

  • Bulletin Board – March 1980 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    711.75 KB

    A PNR-wide convention preview, CPR locomotive 374's final run, mountain-railroading history, and a retired-members profile

  • Bulletin Board – February 1980 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    791.51 KB

    Club membership growth and a new modular layout project, plus a Ni-Cd battery charging explainer

  • Bulletin Board – January 1980 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    807.23 KB

    Debunking a CPR locomotive-numbering myth, a Death Valley Scotty locomotive's museum move, and a USSR rail travelogue

1979 (7 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November 1979 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    722.32 KB

    A call for new Standing Committee members, younger-member recruitment, a Seattle model show, and Dickens's rail-disaster history

  • Bulletin Board – October 1979 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    668.74 KB

    The inaugural Cornfield Meet campout, a tribute film screening, an NMRA convention award, and a rural Z-gauge layout visit

  • Bulletin Board – August 1979 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    111.44 KB

    A vetoed joint convention-hosting plan for 1980

  • Bulletin Board – April 1979 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    654.08 KB

    The real Casey Jones story, an NMRA headquarters site decision, and a snow-fighting work-train feature

  • Bulletin Board – March 1979 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    756.85 KB

    A Royal Hudson interior/northern BC tour, a Trans-Siberian trip plan, a Connaught Tunnel bridge mishap, and Spiral Tunnels history

  • Bulletin Board – February 1979 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    731.32 KB

    A Field, BC travel piece, a dues-list controversy response, and a sunken train-wreck discovery

  • Bulletin Board – January 1979 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    804.85 KB

    A Chilliwack mall layout display, CPR mountain-operations history, and a Milwaukee Road interchange rumor

1978 (7 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November 1978 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    841.53 KB

    Rotary snowplow history, Railettes leadership elections, a Kettle Valley hike, and an NMRA Achievement Program note

  • Bulletin Board – October 1978 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    718.38 KB

    A Kettle Valley Railway exploration, Royal Hudson station funding, and a defense of CPR's historic land grant

  • Bulletin Board – June 1978 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    797.63 KB

    BC Electric interurban history, a 1960 club-gossip reprint, a Victoria modelling group profile, and a Superintendent's second term

  • Bulletin Board – April 1978 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    3.84 MB

    A Kelowna Spring Meet, the Gold Spike Award, a CPR telegraph operator's memoir, and a new modern-era layout

  • Bulletin Board – March 1978 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    2.96 MB

    A Royal Hudson cross-Canada tour, a Silver Jubilee Medal honor, BC Electric interurban history, and a Squamish station plan

  • Bulletin Board – February 1978 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    921.33 KB

    A major runaway-train wreck near Glacier, a flasher-building clinic, and a reprinted paint-technique debate

  • Bulletin Board – January 1978 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    957.48 KB

    A rail-test-center feature, a resin water technique, British Rail speeds, and a Colorado slideshow

1977 (6 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November 1977 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    945.31 KB

    The Dogwood Convention recap, an NMRA convention award, a cross-Canada retirement travelogue, and Denver convention highlights

  • Bulletin Board – August 1977 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    756.53 KB

    A CPR station's heritage donation, Dogwood Convention preparations, and a wildfire-response rail vehicle

  • Bulletin Board – May 1977 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    7.75 MB

    A Kamloops Spring Meet, the first Ross Heriot Memorial Gold Spike Award, a Jura Hill reminiscence, and CP's double-tracking plan

  • Bulletin Board – April 1977 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    934.21 KB

    The Gold Spike Award renamed for Ross Heriot, a Royal Hudson promotional tour, the 1977 Dogwood Convention preview, and Dispatcher history

  • Bulletin Board – February 1977 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    923.73 KB

    A styrene modeling clinic, a China trade-delegation account, a gold mine tour, and scenery technique tips

  • Bulletin Board – January 1977 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    1.15 MB

    A new Sardis club, a cross-country travelogue, Northern Pacific's emblem history, and a White Pass & Yukon slideshow

1976 (5 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – December 1976 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    968.96 KB

    A Hobby Show fundraiser, a former rail station's museum conversion, Railettes leadership change, and Kettle Valley history

  • Bulletin Board – October 1976 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    836.92 KB

    Division election results, an outgoing Superintendent's reflections, and Kettle Valley Railway history

  • Bulletin Board – May 1976 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    687.66 KB

    VP candidate nominations, a traction-slides clinic, a post-convention travelogue, and a committee retirement

  • Bulletin Board – March 1976 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    446.33 KB

    The Bi-Centennial Mini-Meet recap, a member's passing, a rail-bridge disruption, and upcoming NMRA conventions

  • Bulletin Board – January 1976 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    745.35 KB

    A convention-hosting swap with the 4th Division, a Royal Hudson run to Seattle, and a British-vs-North-American rail comparison

1975 (5 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – October 1975 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    555.22 KB

    The PNR Willamette Convention (with a surprise Gerald Ford appearance), a Man of the Year award, and Royal Hudson trips

  • Bulletin Board – June 1975 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    1.33 MB

    A Royal Hudson picnic excursion, abandoned E&N and Kettle Valley trackage exploration, and layout control debate

  • Bulletin Board – April 1975 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    737.75 KB

    A new Clearbrook club, the PNR Superintendent title change, and an active BCER interurban club

  • Bulletin Board – March 1975 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    819.76 KB

    An airbrush painting clinic, a reprinted CPR passenger-train feature, and rising derailment statistics

  • Bulletin Board – January 1975 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    808.17 KB

    A Kamloops member profile, the Vancouver HO Club's 25th anniversary, and a new Coquitlam modeling group

1974 (5 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 1974 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    901.62 KB

    A restored rotary snowplow, the NMRA National Convention recap, and a Vancouver convention announcement

  • Bulletin Board – September-October 1974 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    830.64 KB

    Santa Fe's freight-turnaround strategy, a Colorado railroad travelogue, and a modelling group profile

  • Bulletin Board – May-June 1974 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    531.73 KB

    A Royal Hudson excursion picnic, a record Spring Meet, a new N scale modular layout, and a Nelson mini-meet

  • Bulletin Board – March-April 1974 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    670.13 KB

    PGE steam locomotives' fates, CP Rail's brutal winter, a slide show, and club leadership news

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 1974 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    4.09 MB

    A Hobby Show fundraiser, a new editor's introduction, an Annual Meet preview, and Royal Hudson restoration progress

1973 (5 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 1973 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    439.51 KB

    A retiring Shay locomotive, new Standing Committee members, a switch-building clinic, and radio scanner frequencies

  • Bulletin Board – September-October 1973 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    144.97 KB

    A hands-on turnout-building clinic and a PNR dues renewal notice

  • Bulletin Board – July-August 1973 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    314.68 KB

    The PNR's 25th Anniversary Convention, a Man of the Year award, and an editor vacancy notice

  • Bulletin Board – May-June 1973 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    603.51 KB

    BC's Royal Hudson excursion train purchase, a well-attended Annual Meet, and the Gold Spike Award

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 1973 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    792.6 KB

    A Union Pacific layout visit, an E&N Railway travelogue, and a CPR Selkirk restoration appeal

1972 (6 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – November-December 1972 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    603.2 KB

    A card-operating-system clinic, the Evergreen Convention, a BART ride, and an overseas layout update

  • Bulletin Board – September-October 1972 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    390.3 KB

    A proposed 1974 England railfan tour, a Fraser Valley member layout, and a CNR steam locomotive review

  • Bulletin Board – July-August 1972 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    536.52 KB

    Spring Meet recap, the Gold Spike Award, Ross Heriot's hospitalization, and a card-based operating session

  • Bulletin Board – May-June 1972 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    567.34 KB

    PNR's 25th anniversary convention announced, PGE renamed BC Railway, and prototype steam news

  • Bulletin Board – March-April 1972 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    668.73 KB

    A British NMRA tour, a model railroad quiz, stamp collecting, and BC Hydro's SD-38 order

  • Bulletin Board – January-February 1972 (No Vol/Issue Printed)

    543.48 KB

    BC Hydro/PGE merger debate, decal-application and track-easement techniques, and a CNR history display

1970 (3 issues)
  • Bulletin Board – September-October 1970 (Vol 71 Issue 1)

    673.01 KB

    PNR election results, a Vancouver hobby show, 1970 convention recap, and the Gold Spike Award

  • Bulletin Board – May-June-July 1970 (Vol 70 Issue 5)

    914.52 KB

    Contest participation, forced-perspective layout technique, and reprinted 1910 Kettle Valley Railway history

  • Bulletin Board – March-April 1970 (Vol 70 Issue 4)

    8.43 MB

    1970 PNR Convention preview, London NMRA trip planning, and a new N scale club in Kamloops

1960 (1 issue)
  • The Dispatcher – January-February 1960 (Issue 1)

    2.04 MB

    Founding issue: Ken Vere's HO layout, custom switchbuilding technique, and a preview on conservation boxcars