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I've belonged to the NMRA since 1983 or so. When membership dues went up several years ago I changed mine to one that does not receive the newsletter, now called "Scale Rails" as it was cheaper. I'm not very gung-ho on the NMRA, but believe it does serve a purpose. Where I live in eastern Canada I get very little by being a member, but keep on more or less out of momentum. I did get a copy of Scale Rails yesterday, because there was an election ballot in it that all members must get. I was quite shocked to read the "membership thermometer" on page 52 - the NMRA membership as of December 2004 is down to 19,365 modelers! When I was getting the newsletter a few years ago I can recall the membership hovering around 25,000, sometimes more, sometimes less. That was 5,000 members ago! Sure doesn't sound all that good for the NMRA. If it keeps on at this rate it will be down to nothing in about 8-10 years. No other point to this post, just wanted to share my dismay at the membership decline in the NMRA. Bob Boudreau
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