A: Even if you are already registered on the NMRA Website, you must register your membership on the NMRA Portal, this web site. It only takes a few minutes. Once you are logged in your registration will be linked to your membership record, and you will gain member rights on the NRMA Store and NMRA Events sections of the Portal. If you are NOT a current member, you will still have some rights on the Store and Events sections, and if you purchase a membership your registration will be linked to that membership. Following are images of the screens, and instructions for registration.
First click on the words "Log-In | Registration" in the menu bar at the top of the page (if you are on a phone or tablet, the menu is the 3 bars icon at the top). Click on User Registration, and you will be taken to the Portal Registration form.Your email is your username, so enter your name, then Email Address (Username) field enter your email address (Note: the email you enter MUST be the same one that you have on file with the NMRA membership system. If you have changed your email and not notified the NMRA your registration will NOT link to your membership record). Enter the password for your login account (follow the minimum requirements listed), enter it again to confirm, then enter your email again (this is for the website record, and any emails from the website).
SAMPLE REGISTRATION
Agree to the terms of service, and submit the registration. When you submit the form, an activation email will be sent to your email address, with a link in the email that activates your account and allows you to login. If you get the notice that the email you entered has already been used, an account has been setup for you already by the membership program - in this case, go to the Login/Logout menu selection and choose Forgot Your Password? option, and follow the instructions. If the one we have on file is not current, do not register, but send an email to
A: In 99.9% of the cases this has ocurred, one of several things is involved: 1) your SPAM filter OR your email provider has decided the email was spam, so stuck it in your spam folder or trash. Check those folders to see if that is what happened. For ones tagged by your email provider, log into their email web client, and add our emails to the contact list there. This is called "whitelisting", and is done different ways based on the provider. 2) you have an email rule that moves emails from the nmra into a special folder - you may not be aware you have such a rule, so check. 3) The email on file is old and no longer valid, the mailbox is full, or in some cases, your email provider is deciding our emails are spam before they ever get to your mailbox. You will need to check into the master settings for your email account to see if this is true. How? Each provider has different processes and rules set up, so you may have to contact their support to figure it out.
A: The NMRA is a member based not for profit organization. One of the benefits of membership is access to certain information and services that are not available to non-members. To gain access to these items, a current NMRA member must register their membership on this website (as well as the main NMRA Website) through the Registration process, after which those areas of the website that are designated as "members only" will be available to them.
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