Whistle Stop Newsletter

Vol. 2 No. 12 April 8, 2006

Welcome to the Whistle Stop Trains newsletter. This newsletter will contain new product information and sale information. This newsletter will also include local activities involving model railroads, prototype information, and occasionally some fun stuff.

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Sale

Most Weaver, Crown Model Products, and Intermountain O Scale 2-Rail and 3-Rail are 15% off

All VHS videos are 50% off

Back in Stock

HO Scale

Accurail – 40’ Insulated Steel Box Car – Road name is NP #89506 and #98524 – Price: $18.98

Broadway Limited Imports – 1 Drawing Room 3 Dbl Bedrooms Vista Dome Buffet Lounge Observation – Road names are CB&Q #375 “Silver Horizon” and WP #881 “Silver Crescent” – Price: $69.99

Broadway Limited Imports – 6 Bedroom 5 Compartment Sleeper – Road names are D&RGW #1135 “Silver Gull” and WP #851 “Silver Crane” – Price: $64.99

Broadway Limited Imports – 16 Section Sleeper – Road name is WP #871 “Silver Palm” – Price: $64.99

Lionel – AC-9 Locomotive – Road name is Southern Pacific Lines #3809 – Price: $1300.00     Our Price: $995.00

Walthers (Platinum Line) – International Car Co. Bay Window Caboose - Road name is Milwaukee Rd #992222 – Price: $29.98

New Products

Books

Morning Sun Books – Southern Pacific: Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment Vol. 3 – A hardback book with 128 pages by James Kinkaid – Price: $59.95

University of Minnesota Press – Union Pacific: Volume 1 1862-1893 – A paperback book with 797 pages by Maury Klein – Price: $24.95

University of Minnesota Press – Union Pacific: Volume 2 1894-1969 – A paperback book with 654 pages by Maury Klein – Price: $24.95

Catalogs

Lionel – 2006 Christmas Catalog – Come pick up your copy here at Whistle Stop Trains

Walthers – April Sale Catalog – Come pick up a copy for yourself, here at the Whistle Stop

Magazines

Railroad Model Craftman – May 2006 – Price: $4.99

Railfan & Railroad – May 2006 – Price: $4.99

Model Railroader – May 2006 – Price: $5.50

Trains – May 2006 – Price: $5.50

N Scale

Micro Trains Line – 2 Bay ACF Centerflow Covered Hopper – Road name is GN #173914 – Price: $21.55

Micro Trains Line – 40’ Standard Box Car, Single Door – Road name is Chicago Great Western – Price: $14.85

Micro Trains Line – 50’ Standard Box Car, Single Door w/o Roof walk – Road name is Penn Central #160252 – Price: $13.95

Micro Trains Line – 89’ Tri-Level Closed Auto Rack – Road name is Norfolk Southern #171428 and #171430 – Price: $38.95

HOn3 Scale

Micro-Trains Line – 30’ Composite Frame Reefer – Road name is Colorado and Southern #1113 – Price: $31.95

HO Scale

Nothing new for HO Scale this week but feel free to come into the shop and look at our large selection of HO Scale train, freight cars, passenger cars, buildings and accessories.

1/43 Scale

K-Line – Cat Bulldozer L150C – Price: $14.95

K-Line – Cat Tipper A25C - $14.95

MTH (Rail King) – Harley Davidson Motorcycles – Year and models are 2002 Fat Boy, 2001 Dyna Low Rider, 2004 V-ROD and 2002 1200c Sportster – Price: $19.95 (4/pack)

O Scale (2-Rail)

Atlas – 40’ USRA Composite Gondola – Road names are PRR #351480, PRR #351501, SP #46123, and SP #45999

O Scale (3-Rail)

Atlas – 40’ USRA Composite Gondola – Road names are PRR #351527 & #351515 and SP #46139 – Price: $54.95

Lionel – Sunoco Industrial Tank – Price: $69.99

Lionel – Test O’ Strength – Price: $48.95

Lionel – Dash 8-32BWH Locomotive – Road name is Amtrak #505 – Price: $295.00

MTH – SD-60 Locomotive – Road name is BNSF #9290 – Price: $349.95

MTH – 40’ AAR Box Car – Road name is GN #2505 – Price: $44.95

MTH (Rail King) – Flat Car w/ Trailer – Road name is Harley Davidson – Price: $42.95

MTH (Rail King) – No. 1 Commercial Building – Companies are Harley Davidson Motorcycle Dealership and John Deere Tractor Dealership – Price: $59.95

1/50 Scale

Norscot Scale Models – Cat D5G XL Track-Type Tractor – Price: $29.98

Norscot Scale Models – Cat 980G Wheel Loader – Price: $28.95

Norscot Scale Models– 24H Motor Grader – Price: $81.09

Local Activities/Events

Saturday & Sunday, April 8th-9th, 2006 – *Today and Tomorrow* -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 *In two weeks*– 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 or would like to leave us a comment or an idea, you can contact us at: wsnewsletter@comcast.net .

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