your portal to more fun in scale model railroading
your portal to more fun in scale model railroading
Join the NMRA and enjoy the many benefits of membership. Please review the information below before completing your membership application.
Sign up for our 9-month Rail Pass trial membership for only $19.95! This Includes 9 months of the Digital NMRA Magazine.
The Rail Pass offer is good in the U.S. only and is for new members and those who have not been NMRA members for two years or more. Individuals can join at the Rail Pass rate only once. Rail Pass members can attend conventions and participate in contests, but cannot hold office or vote in NMRA events. Membership will renew at the regular membership rate.
Premium Member (with Print Magazine Subscription) - as of 4/1/2022
All Rights and Benefits; Includes the printed NMRA Magazine and digital access.
Cost - $92.00 (US) per year, 2 years for $184.00 (US)
Basic Member (No Print Subscription) - as of 4/1/2022
All Rights and Benefits; Does include the Digital NMRA Magazine access.
Cost - $68.00 (US) per year, 2 years for $136.00 (US)
Family Member
The spouse or minor child of above member in good standing. Family Members have no vote and cannot hold an office at any level of the NMRA, and do not receive NMRA Magazine. Family Members receive their own annual renewal notice and membership card.
Provide Family Member's name and date of birth in the comments box.
Cost - $10.00 (US) per year per family member.
NOTE: If you are a new NMRA Member, purchase your personal Membership first on the NMRA Member Portal (www.nmraportal.org/membership) or complete and send in the mail-in form. Then purchase a separate Family Membership for each family Member, showing yourself as the primary member by entering your name in the Member Name fields as well as your email address in the Email Address (username) field. The remainder of the fields are for the family member information. If you are a current NMRA Member adding a family membership, please login on the NMRA Member Portal (or create an account there) or complete a mail-in Membership application for each Family Membership. The Portal has a field for your NMRA Member ID as the Primary (sponsoring) member for the Family Membership - this will assist in linking them to your membership.
Student Member
Any person 18 yrs and under or student between the ages of 19 - 25 yrs possessing valid student ID. All Rights and Benefits and the Digital NMRA Magazine. (date of birth mandatory on the application).
Cost $40.00 (US) per year.
Sustaining Member
Mandatory for all group memberships such as Clubs, Associations, Corporations or other Businesses. Sustaining membership includes all the rights and privileges of membership including the NMRA Magazine. The NMRA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization and your professional association as a sustaining member is tax deductible. Any individual may also support the NMRA as a sustaining member in which ½ the cost of membership is eligible as a tax-deductible donation.
Cost - $120.00 (US) per year.
Notice: Under the Dues structure, Canada, United Kingdom (including Europe now), and Australia/New Zealand residents must contact their region for membership to the NMRA.
Any prospective member from a country OTHER than the USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand, United Kingdom or European countries should join through NMRA HQ either by mail with this downloadable form or the International Membership in the NMRA Store.
Allow 2-4 weeks for your application to be processed and to receive your NMRA membership card. If you selected a membership that includes the NMRA Magazine, it will take 2 monthly issues to integrate your name into the publication mailing list due to publication lead times. Therefore, your first issue of the magazine should appear in approximately 6 weeks.
If you have any questions, please contact our Administrative Department.