Newsletter - December 9th, 2006

Welcome to the Whistle Stop Trains newsletter. This newsletter contains new product information and information on local activities. There were a lot of magazines that came in this week as well a few more DVDs. The Holiday Express is running this weekend and again next weekend as well.

Finescale Railroader – December 2006 – Their last magazine – Price: $5.99

Highball Productions – Canadian Pacific’s Mountain Sub & Rogers Pass – Price: $9.95

Highball Productions – Canadian Pacific: Heart of the Rockies – Price: $9.95

Highball Productions – Tracks of the Beaver: Canadian Pacific through the Rockies & Selkirks – Price: $9.95

Athearn – RS-3 Locomotive – SP&S #68, SP&S #79 and RI #485 – Price: $89.98

Athearn – 48’ Container & Chassis – BN Toronto, BN Atlanta, BN Battle Creek #1, BN Montreal and BN BN & Santa Fe #1 – Price: $19.98

MTH (Rail King) – 0-6-0 USRA Steam Switcher – GN #53 – Price: $399.95

Friday through Sunday, December 8^th-10^th, 2006 - ORHF's Holiday Express – For more information visit: http://www.orhf.org/events/06holiday/index.html. This features the SP&S 700 and the SP 4449 starting at Oaks Park for a 40 minutes trip through the scenic Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge.

Saturday and Sunday, December 9^th & 10^th, 2006 – The LK&R Model Railroad Show and Swap Meet – This show is presented by the Longview Kelso and Rainier Model Railroad Club and will take place at the Riverside Community Church Gymnasium (303 3^rd Street Rainier, OR behind the Chevron station). The hours for the show will be 10-5 on Saturday and 12-5 on Sunday. Admission is $2 or $1 with a can of food. Concessions will be available by Riverside Community Church. A great time to pick up a little something for that railroader on your Christmas list!

Friday through Sunday, December 15^th-17^th, 2006 - ORHF's Holiday Express – For more information visit: http://www.orhf.org/events/06holiday/index.html. This features the SP&S 700 and the SP 4449 starting at Oaks Park for a 40 minutes trip through the scenic Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge.

Sunday, December 17^th, 2006 – 7^th Annual Portland Chapter TCA Open House & Train Meet – This show will take place in the basement of the Aloha Mall (185^th Ave. and Tualatin Valley Highway) from Noon to 4:00 p.m. Open to the public with free admission. Oregon Food Bank donations are gladly accepted. Bring a can or box of food. See operating model train layouts in O-Gauge, G-Gauge, and Standard Gauge. Eight Train layouts will be operating simultaneously. There will be free parking, free toy train appraisals, and a free toy train maintenance clinic. For more info call Tom Steeves at 503-644-2325 or email him at tomsteeves@comcast.net.

Saturday, January 20^th, 2007 – Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Historical Society 2007 Swap Meet – This swap meet will be held at the Holiday Inn at 8439 NE Columbia BLVD in Portland, OR from 10AM to 3PM. Vendor set-up will start at 7AM with 8’ tables for $19 each. For more information email Bruce Barney at bcbarney@msn.com.

Saturday, February 24^th, 2007 – 22^nd Annual Railroad Swap Meet – This is the Camp Withycombe Armory show and will take place from 10AM to 3PM. Admission is free (donations gladly accepted) and parking is free.

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Portland, OR 97266	Closed Sunday
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