Whistle Stop Newsletter

Vol. 2 No. 20 June 10th, 2006

Welcome to the Whistle Stop Trains newsletter. This newsletter will contain new product information, sale information, and information on local activities. This week we added two new activities that will be coming up this month. Also keep an eye out for a short article on items as this will start in coming weeks.

BNSF News Release

Visit http://www.bnsf.com/media/news/articles/2006/06/2006-06-07a .html to find out how you can help keep the rail system safe.

Upcoming items:

Intermountain will be coming out with a Southern Pacific AC12 Cab-Forward steam locomotive.  They will be available with three different road numbers. Preorder yours today!

Precision Craft/Broadway Limited

Precision Craft Models has just announced several new locomotives and new cars for N, HO, On30, and On3. Listed below are just a few of those new locomotives for HO. Save on pre-orders, so be sure to order yours today!!

GN S2 4-8-4                                                           () = Pre-order sale price

#2579 w/ open cab, Glacier Park, w/ Sound/DC/DCC                   $399.99 ($339.00)

#2580 w/ open cab, Glacier Park, w/ Sound/DC/DCC                   $399.99 ($339.00)

Unlettered w/ open cab, Glacier Park, w/ Sound/DC/DCC             $399.99 ($339.00)

#2586 w/ vestibule cab, Glacier Park, w/ Sound/DC/DCC             $399.99 ($339.00)

#2587 w/ vestibule cab, Glacier Park, w/ Sound/DC/DCC             $399.99 ($339.00)

Unlettered w/ vestibule cab, Glacier Park, w/ Sound/DC/DCC        $399.99 ($339.00)

#2579 w/ open cab, Glacier Park, DC/No Sound*                        $299.99 ($254.00)

#2580 w/ open cab, Glacier Park, DC/No Sound*                        $299.99 ($254.00)

Unlettered w/ open cab, Glacier Park, DC/No Sound*                  $299.99 ($254.00)

#2586 w/ vestibule cab, Glacier Park, DC/No Sound*                  $299.99 ($254.00)

#2587 w/ vestibule cab, Glacier Park, DC/No Sound*                  $299.99 ($254.00)

Unlettered w/ vestibule cab, Glacier Park, DC/No Sound*             $299.99 ($254.00)

SP Cab-Forward AC-12

#4294 w/ Sound/DC/DCC                                                       $699.99 ($594.95)

#4277 w/ Sound/DC/DCC                                                       $699.99 ($594.95)

Unnumbered w/ Sound/DC/DCC                                               $699.99 ($594.95)

#4294, DC/No Sound*                                                           $599.99 ($509.95)

#4277, DC/No Sound*                                                           $599.99 ($509.95)

Unnumbered, DC/No Sound*                                                   $599.99 ($509.95)

SP GS-4 4-8-4

#4452 (Train #1), w/ Sound/DC/DCC                                       $449.99 ($379.95)

#4449 (Train #2), w/ Sound/DC/DCC                                       $449.99 ($379.95)

American Freedom Train #4449, w/ Sound/DC/DCC                     $449.99 ($379.95)

#4452 (Train #1), DC/No Sound*                                            $379.99 ($319.95)

#4449 (Train #2), DC/No Sound*                                            $379.99 ($319.95)

American Freedom Train #4449, DC/No Sound*                          $379.99 ($319.95)

*DCC & Sound Upgradeable

Sound & DCC upgrade kit for GN S2, w/ Sound decoder & speaker(s)

                                                                                        $129.99 ($109.95)

Sound & DCC upgrade kit for SP AC-12, w/ Sound decoder & speaker(s)

                                                                                        $129.99 ($109.95)

Sound & DCC upgrade kit for GS-4, w/ Sound decoder & speaker(s)

                                                                                        $129.99 ($109.95)

SP Morning Daylight Pass. Car Set

TRAIN 1

Baggage Chair, Antenna, #3302                                                 $74.99 ($63.75)

Articulated Chair W #2462/Chair M #2461 w/ Antenna                $134.99 ($114.75)

Articulated Chair W #2474/Chair M #2473 w/ Antenna                $134.99 ($114.75)

Chair, #2485                                                                          $69.99 ($59.50)

Parlor, #3002                                                                          $69.99 ($59.50)

Parlor Observation, Antenna, #2954                                            $89.99 ($76.50)

Articulated Coffee #10258/Kitchen #10257/Diner #10256            $189.99 ($161.50)

Tavern, Antenna, #10314                                                         $74.99 ($63.75)

Articulated Chair W #2458/Chair M #2457                                 $134.99 ($114.75)

Articulated Chair W #2460/Chair M #2459                                 $134.99 ($114.75)

TRAIN 2

Baggage Chair, Antenna, #3303                                                 $74.99 ($63.75)

Articulated Chair W #2470/Chair M #2469 w/ Antenna                $134.99 ($114.75)

Articulated Chair W #2476/Chair M #2475 w/ Antenna                $134.99 ($114.75)

Chair, #2486                                                                          $69.99 ($59.50)

Parlor, #3003                                                                          $69.99 ($59.50)

Parlor Observation, Antenna, #2955                                            $89.99 ($76.50)

Articulated Coffee #10261/Kitchen #10260/Diner #10259            $189.99 ($161.50)

Tavern, Antenna, #10315                                                         $74.99 ($63.75)

Articulated Chair W #2466/Chair M #2465                                 $134.99 ($114.75)

Articulated Chair W #2468/Chair M #2467                                 $134.99 ($114.75)

New Products

Books

Arcadia - Portland's Streetcars - by Richard Thompson – Price: $19.99

Arcadia - Pearson Field: Pioneering Aviation in Vancouver and Portland - by Bill Alley - Price: $19.99

Four Ways West - Alco's FA Running In The Shadow - by R. Craig Rutherford - Price: $59.95

Krause Publications - Lionel Train: Field Guide 1945-1969 - by David Doyle - Price: $12.99

Magazines

Railroad Model Craftsman - July 2006 – Price: $4.99

CTC Board Railroad Illustrated - March 2006 - Price: $4.95

Mainline Modeler - June 2006 - Price: $5.50

Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette - May/June 2006 - Price: $5.95

Trains - July 2006 - Price: $5.50

Model Railroader - July 2006 - Price: $5.50

Model Railroading – May 2006 – Price: $5.50

Videos

Green Frog Productions, LTD - BNSF: Spokane to Portland - The Columbia River Route – Price: $29.95

HO Scale

Kadee Cars - 40' PS-1 Boxcar - Single 8' PS - Price: $36.95

Motorart - Volvo BL71 Backhoe - Price: $29.95

Motorart - Truck and Flatbed w/ construction vehicles - Price: $44.95

Motorart - Volvo L70E construction vehicle - Price: $44.95

Motorart - Construction vehicles (4-Pack) - Price: $94.95

O Scale (3-Rail)

Tonkin Replicas - Kenworth W900 Daycab Metallic Red w/ Flatbed – Price: $64.95

Local Activities/Events

*Today* Saturday, June 10th, 2006 – Cruisin’ Sherwood – This show is a classic and custom car show. The SP Daylight #4449 will be there. There is free admission for the public/spectators and the show is located in the Historic Old Town in Sherwood. Gates open at 5:00AM. For more information visit: http://www.sp4449.com and http://www.cruisinsherwood.com.

Today and Tomorrow* Saturday & Sunday, June 10th-11th, 2006 – 50th Anniversary Farewell to Steam Excursion Celebration – The SP&S #700 will be at Oaks Park. Rides will be offered each hour Saturday and Sunday and tickets will be available at Oaks Park. For more information on this event visit: http://www.sps700.org/whatsnew.html.

*Today and Tomorrow* Saturday & Sunday, June 10th-11th, 2006 – Model Train Club Open House – The Mt. Hood Model Engineers have invited you to their open house. The location is 5500 SE Belmont Street in Portland. The open house runs from Noon ‘til 4:00PM. Admission is free but they welcome donations. For the children, they have a Thomas the Tank Engine layout that can be run.

*Today and Tomorrow* Saturday & Sunday, June 10 th-11th, 2006 – 2006 Portland Rose Festival Model Railroad Show – This show is put on by the Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club. It starts at 11:00am and runs until 6:00pm. The show will be located at 2505 North Vancouver Ave. in Portland, OR. This show is a Rose Festival sanctioned event.

Saturday, June 24th, 2006 – Knights of Columbus Hall Swap Meet – This will take place at 2515 Burwell in Bremerton. It will be open from 10 AM until 4 PM.  Bremerton Northern Model Railroad Club is sponsoring this event and they ask for a $2.00 donation for people twelve years old or older.

June 24th, 2006 – July 2nd, 2006 – Day Out with Thomas 2006 – This will take place in Hood River, OR at the Mt. Hood Railroad. A Thomas & Friends Information Station will be there as well. For more information check these out: http://www.thomasandfriends.com and http://www.mthoodrr.com/thomas_2005/dowt_main.html.  

Wednesday thru Saturday, August 2 nd-5th, 2006 – Willamette Valley Express – Registration begins at 8:00am on Wednesday, August 2nd. First event will be a meeting at the Alpenrose Dairy at 6:00pm on August 2nd. Throughout the week there will be Clinics, Layout tours, Prototype tours, Contests, and Non-rail Attractions. There will be a banquet Saturday night, August 5th, at 6:00pm to end the event.  The featured speaker will be Maynard Orme and the Master of Ceremony will be Shannon Pratt. This event is a National Model Railroad Association meeting by the Pacific Northwest Region and will be taking place at the Holiday Inn in Wilsonville, OR. For more information please visit: http://mymemoirs.net/model-trains/pnr2006/index.htm. 

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.net. *NWBMCA reserves the right to determine brass related products.

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