Whistle Stop Newsletter
Vol. 2 No. 8 March 03, 2006
Welcome to the Whistle Stop Trains newsletter. This newsletter will contain new product information, updates, and announcements. This newsletter will also include local activities involving model railroads, prototype information, and occasionally some fun stuff.
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Sale
All 2006 Calendars are now 50% off
Most Weaver, Crown Model Products, and Intermountain O Scale 2-Rail and 3-Rail are 15% off
All VHS videos are 50% off
New Products
Miscellaneous
DVDs
WB Video Productions – BNSF: A Time of Change 2 – Price: $24.95
Railway Productions – Golden Age of Steam 4 DVD Pack – This set includes Steam in the Spring, Steam in the Summer, Steam in the Autumn, and Steam in the Winter – Price: $24.95
*NOTE* You can buy each DVD separately for $11.95 if you are not interested in buying the Golden Age of Steam Set
N Scale
Athearn – SD75M Locomotive – Road name is BNSF Heritage 1 #8213 , BNSF Heritage 2 #8526, and BNSF Heritage 3 # 8258 - Retail Price: $99.98 Our Price: $85.95
Athearn – SD75I Locomotive – Road name is CN #5701 - Retail Price: $99.98 Our Price: $85.95
Athearn – SD70M Locomotive – Road name is Susquehanna #4050 - Retail Price: $99.95 Our Price: $85.95
Athearn – 57’ Mechanical Reefer – Road name is Northern Pacific #1606 – Price: $13.98
HO Scale
Athearn – 53’ Container (3 Pack) – The road name is NACS #236440, #236516, & #236901 - Price: $33.98
Intermountain – 4750 Cu. Ft. 3-Bay Hopper – The Road names are BNSF (Old Logo) #422265 and BNSF (New Logo) #470268 – Price: $ 29.95
Laser Kit – Two Standard Single Stall “Yard Closet” Kit - The road name is ATSF - $8.95
New Rail Models – Shake Ultra Shingles (2 sheets) – Price: $8.95
O Scale (2-Rail)
Atlas – 40’ Wood Reefer Car – The road name is Kraft-Phenix #11122 – Retail Price: $62.95 Our Price: $50.00
Atlas – 40’ Woodside Refrigerator Car – The road name is Milwaukee #85220 – Retail Price: $62.95 Our Price: $50.00
Weaver – Pullman Troop Sleeper – The car number is #7679 – Price: $89.95
O Scale (3-Rail)
Atlas – Woodside Reefer Car – The Road name is Kraft #11151 – Retail Price: $62.95 Our Price: $50.00
MTH – 47’ Heavy Duty Flat Car w/ Volvo L150 Wheel Loader – The road name is TTUX (QTTX #141016) – Price: $ 59.95
MTH – 47’ Heavy Duty Flat Car w/ Volvo A40D Articulated Hauler – The road name is TTUX (QTTX #141015) – Price: $59.95
MTH – 75’ Depressed Flat Car w/ Volvo Crawler Excavator – The road name is TTUX (QTTX #130725) – Price: $69.95
MTH – 75’ Depressed Flat Car w/ Volvo Timber Wheel Loader – The road name is TTUX (QTTX #130728) – Price: $69.95
MTH – Flat Car w/ (2) XW Vibratory Asphalt Compactor – The road name is Caterpillar #CB-534D04 – Price: $69.95
MTH – Flat Car w/ (2) D5GXL Track-Type Tractor – The road name is Caterpillar #2004D5G – Price: $69.95
RMT – Complete Powered Locomotive – The road names are BNSF #1685, Rio Grande #5414, and US Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds #43 – Price: $59.95 (RG & US) $69.95 (BNSF)
Books
There were no new books to come in this week. We do have a large selection to choose from though inside the shop.
Local Activities/Events
Saturday, March 11th, 2006 – Scale Model Show –
*Next week* - Presented by the International Plastic Modelers Society and Lt. Alexander Pearson Modeleers Chapter. The show will have Model Contests, Club Display Tables, Free “Make and Take” kits for kids, and Raffle Prizes. The show will run from 10:00AM until 3:00PM.
Location: Pearson Air Museum
1115 E 5th
Vancouver, WA 98661
Contact Info: Website: http://tinyurl.com/8c56u
Phone: 503-806-5477 FAX: 503-249-7276
Email: pearson_modeleers@comcast.net
Saturday, March 11th, 2006 – Mount Hood Model Engineers Train Operating Day – *Next week* - A day where the Mount Hood Model Engineers will thoroughly go over your HO train set and check the wheel gauge, coupler height, car weight and engine performance. You will then be let loose on their 1000 square foot HO scale layout. They are located at 5500 SE Belmont Street in Portland, OR. For more information contact Chuck Maggio at 503-236-7042 or send an email to mhmeng@aol.com.
Saturday, March 18th, 2006 – Pacific Model Loggers’ Congress – Located 18 miles east of Seaside, OR on Hwy 26. Official program begins at 9:00 AM sharp. Plan to spend the whole day. Admission is $10.00 per person.
Saturday & Sunday, April 8th-9th, 2006 – 18th Annual Model Railroad Show & Swap Meet – Located at Lane County Fairgrounds 796 West 13th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon. The hours on Saturday are 10AM to 5PM and the hours on Sunday are 10AM to 4PM. For exhibitors the setup times are Saturday at 7:30AM & Sunday at 8:30AM. There is an optional setup day Friday, April 7th, 2006 from 10AM to 10PM. Featuring: Live educational clinics – Trains of all gauges – Locomotive Simulator for Public Education – Educational Videos – Refreshments – Trains, Parts, Novelties for Sale – Operation LifeSaver Literature Distributed
Admission: Adults: $5.00 each Tickets are good for both days
Kids under 12 are free with an adult
$10 Early Bird Special (9AM)
Contact Info: Lee & Diane Temple
Telephone: (541) 688-0167 Fax: (541) 688-9112
1783 Linwood Street Eugene, Oregon 97404-4712
Email: ttandt@ram-mail.com.
Saturday & Sunday, April 22nd-23rd, 2006 – Model Train Swapmeet – The show will take play at the Rickreall Grange Hall at 280 Main Str. (Hwy 99W) in Rickreall, Or. It will take place both Saturday and Sunday from 9:00AM until 3:00PM. Admission for adults is $4.00 and for kids it is free and parking is free. For more information contact Tom at 503-606-0398. The diner coach will be open and a Digitrax Rep will be on site. *Come into Whistle Stop Trains for a $1.00 off coupon and a flyer*
Vendors – Tables are available at 503-606-0398. The prices for tables are as follows: 6’ Table is $15.00, 8’ Table is $20.00, and a 12’ table is $30.00. Those prices are good for both days and make checks payable to Tom Pryor. Mail them to Tom Pryor at 2085 S. Pacific W. Dallas, OR 97338. On Saturday move in at 7:00AM and on Sunday move in at 8:00AM. For more information send an email to PRY626@juno.com.
Saturday, May 20th, 2006 – 8th Annual Meet-‘N’-May – The show will be located at 6300 SW Wilson Ave. Beaverton, OR at the Fir Grove Elementary School. Admission is $3.00 for adults, $2.00 for children (Ages 6-12) and free for children under 6. There will be two full rooms of vendor tables. The activities are Intermediate and Advance Clinics (Subject to change) Raffles, Door Prizes and the Swap Meet. The topics covered in the clinics are Foreground Trees by John McCarthy, Removable Dioramas by Mark Lawler, Demystifying Digital Details by Bill Chown, and Weathering by Wash by Don Tousley. Vendor tables will cost $15.00 for non-commercial tables and $20 for commercial tables. Make checks payable to Meet-‘N’-March and send them to Meet-‘N’-March at 6500 SW Scholls Ferry Rd. #5, Portland, OR 97223-7177. Contact Bill Ervin at 503-293-1591 or billervin46@aol.com about vendor tables.
Saturday, May 20, 2006 – 2nd Annual Rails by the Bay - Pacific Northwest Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet – Located in Bellingham, Washington at The Hampton Inn Bellington, Airport Location, Fox Hall. Hours are 9 AM to 6 PM. This RPM event is open to all modelers and will feature railroads of the Pacific Northwest, but models of all prototypes are welcome. You’ve heard about it before, now come see what RPM and Free-Mo are about. This meet includes Model displays and dioramas, clinics, Free-Mo modular layout display area, and Social Discussion area.
Admission is $18, but if you bring in at least one model or module to display (finished or not!) you will receive a discounted admission at $15. Website: http://www.northwestrpm.com and Email: info@northwestrpm.com.
Saturday, October 28th, 2006 – First Annual All Brass Model Train Show – The show will be located at Shilo Inn Airport Convention Center just East of I-205 on Airport Way The show hours will be from 10:00AM to 3:00PM. Vendors setup from 8:00AM to 10:00AM and close out from 3:00PM to 5:00PM. Soldering and Detailing Clinics will take place. Soldering for Beginners at 8:30AM, Mechanical Tooling at 9:15AM, and Detailing for Beginners from 2:00PM to 3:00PM. 8’ Vendor tables are available for $50.00. Consignment Tables are available for a 10% fee. There will be a test track for most scales. For Shilo Inn room reservations call 1-800-222-2244. Airport Shuttle is available. Don’t forget to ask for the Show Room rate and mention the Brass Show. For more information call Jim Laskey (503)283-6040, Heather Clark (541-401-1548) or email us at whistlestoptrains@comcast.com. *NWBMCA reserves the right to determine brass related products.
*NOTE* During the Rose Festival the Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club will be having an open house. As we get more information about it we will be sure to include it in up-coming newsletters. If you have some information that you can give us about it we would be very thankful.
If you have club or prototype news you would like to share, you can contact us at: wsnewsletter@comcast.net .
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Portland, OR 97266
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