JRM TTrak Display at Sykesville Model Railroad Club Open house June 2
JRM has been invited to set up and show our TTrak at the June monthly open house of the Sykesville & Patapsco (S&P) Railway, a model railroad club located in old-town Sykesville MD, within shouting distance of the B&O mainline running through town.

731 Oklahoma Ave, Sykesville, MD 21784
Open to public: Noon to 4 PM

A Message From The Executive Director of JRM's Sister Club IRC in Iwate, Japan
Mr. Kodama, the executive director of IRC gives an update on the disaster relief going on in the area and expresses his resiliency of the Japanese people and their spirit to persevere through these disasters.

Message From the President
Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Disaster - Update
Ten days after the earthquake and tsunamis struck Japan, the situation is grim but improving. Railroads have been opened to Morioka (in the heart of Iwate) from the west and north, making it much easier to get supplies into the stricken area. Lines of communication and supplies are beginning to reach isolated evacuation centers and groups of survivors. Acute shortages of food, gasoline, and kerosene have been alleviated in many areas. Along with the bad news, we are seeing some reports of good news -- families reunited, survivors miraculously found inside collapsed buildings nine days after the tsunamis, hospital patients safely moved to hospitals outside the disaster area.