The Grab-Iron is published by the 4th Division monthly, except July and August. Inside each Grab-Iron you will find:

• A timetable of coming events
• What's happening around model railroading in the Northwest
• News of the 4D module program
• A summary of our monthly clinics
• Articles from people sharing their knowledge of model railroading

The Paper Edition

The black-and-white, 12-page, paper edition of the Grab-Iron will be delivered to your mailbox for the low cost of only $10/year for 10 issues. Make your check payable to: 4dPNR and mail your payment to:

Mike Slease
1959 McDonald Ave
Dupont, WA 98327
253.912.0353

Free Reminders

You can receive a free email reminder everytime we post a new issue of the Grab-Iron is posted here by joining our YahooGroup. Just send a blank email to 4dPNR-subscribe@YahooGroups.com.

The Online Digital Edition

The online edition of the Grab-Iron is available free right here, without even a password required. To read it online, left-click any link below. To read it offline, right-click and choose "Save Target As..." to save it to your hard drive. Most issues are under 2 MB in size.

Since they are in PDF format, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader or another program that reads PDF files. Don't have one? Problems making it work? Click here for help.

NOTE: The photographs in the "larger" editions look better since they are less compressed. The content is the same.

May, 2008 or larger 6.1MB version
April, 2008 or larger 3.2MB version
March, 2008 or larger 5.8MB version
February, 2008 or larger 3.2MB version
January, 2008 or larger 8.3MB version

December, 2007 or larger 3.6MB version
November, 2007 or larger 6.1MB version
October, 2007 or larger 2.8MB version
September, 2007 or larger 5.5MB version
June, 2007 or larger 5MB version
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How to Submit to the Grab-Iron andTimetable

Email your meeting notices, articles, reports, classified advertisements, and announcements to Grab-Iron Editor Cliff Green, cliffg@codewrangler.net, 206-363-9852. Listings are free of charge to NMRA members. Digital photographs are encouraged; film is still accepted. The deadline for each issue is the 15th of the prior month (e. g., the deadline for the September issue is August 15th).

Please include the following information for events:

• Date of event
• City, State/Province
• Name of event
• Address
• Times
• Fees
• Contact person's name, address, phone number, email address
• Web site address