Whistle Stop Newsletter
Vol. 3 No. 31 October 27th, 2007
New this week
Books
Kalmbach Books Planning Scenery for Your Model Railroad Author: Tony Koester. 96 Pages with over 240 pictures. Price: $9.98
Kalmbach Book The DCC Guide Author: Don Fiehmann. More than 110 pictures with 79 pages. Price: $19.95
Walthers N and Z Scale 2008 Catalogue Price: $9.98
Magazines
The Milwaukee Railroader Third Quarter 2007 Price: $7.95
Railroads Illustrated November 2007 Price: $6.95
HO Scale
Athearn Diesel 7 Car Passenger Train Set Great Northern, Rio Grande, and Southern Pacific Retail Price: $178.98 Our Price: $161.98
Kato Coach Phase III Amtrak Superliner Price: $59.00
Kato Material Handling Car Phase III Amtrak Superliner Price: $49.00
Roundhouse Steam Passenger Train Set - ATSF, D&RGW, and Southern Pacific Retail Price: $199.98 Our Price: $179.98
O Scale
MTH Premier Challenger 4-6-6-4 Great Northern Price: $1395.00
MTH Premier Coal Turbine Union Pacific. Made in 1999. Proto 1 sound*New* - Price: $725.00
Model Railroad Clubs
If you would like your club added to our list please email us at whistlestoptrains@comcast.net.
Aloha Western Oregon Lines Model Railroad Club
Scale: HO
Control: DCC
Layout: Modular
Meeting: Alternating Fridays at 6:30PM and Saturdays at 10:00AM
Contact: Mitch Zeller (503) 642-3979
12755 S.W. Beaverdam Rd, Beaverton, OR
Beaverton Modular Railroad Club
Scale: HO, HOn3, HOn30 and Traction.
Control: Both Analog and NCE DCC
Layout: Permanent and Modular
Meeting: Wed. & Fridays 6PM to 9PM
Open House: Sundays 1PM-4PM June-Sept. 30
Contact: Ned Loos (503) 644-0926
PO Box 1502 Beaverton, OR 97075-1502
Catlin Gabel Model Railroad Club
Scale: HO (N scale is being planned)
Control: DCC
Layout: Permanent
Meeting: Tuesdays and Thursday 5PM-7PM
Contact: Ed Sallia 503-203-5112
Catlin Gabel School
8805 SW Barnes Rd
Portland, OR 97225
Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club
Scale: HO
Control: DC and Partially DCC
Layout: Permanent
Meeting: Tuesdays 7PM-9PM
Contact: (503)-28-TRAIN (503-288-7246)
2505 N. Vancouver Avenue Portland, OR 97227-1949
Longview Kelso & Rainier Model Railroad Club
Scale: HO
Control: DC
Layout: Modular
Meeting: Tuesdays 7PM
Contact: 1St VP Alan Belanger (503) 556-3415 or
2nd VP Kerry King (360) 274-8157
PO Box 904 Rainier, Oregon 97048
Mt. Hood Model Engineers
Scale: HO
Control: Part Analog and part DCC
Layout: Permanent
Meeting: Tuesdays 7PM-9:30PM
Contact: Don Mills (877) 378-6563 (Voice Mail)
5500 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR 97215
Northwest 'G' Railroad Club
Scale: G
Contact: c/o Brian Rice, President
2898 Livingston Street N E, Salem, Or 97303
bruploco@comcast.net; 503-365-9516
Pacific Northwest Live Steamers
Scale: 7 ½ Gauge
Control: Steam
Layout: Permanent (More than ½ mile of track)
Meeting: Third Saturday of the Month
Contact: (503) 829-6866
31803 S. Shady Dell Dr, Molalla, OR 97038
Website: www.pnls.org
Sinking Springs Railroad
Scale: 1 ½ Scale Engines
7.25 or 7.5 Gauge Track
Control: Gas Engine
Layout: Permanent
Meeting: 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month (see Website for scheduled days for riding the train)
Contact: sinkingspringsrailroad@msn.com
Website:
http://www.sinkingspringsrailro
Southwest Washington Model Railroaders
Scale: HO
Control: Both Analog and DCC
Layout: Permanent and a portable one for display
Meeting: Mondays 7PM
Contact: Richard Renihan (360) 892-3410
8100 E Mill Plain Blvd, Vancouver, Washington
Tualatin Valley Model Railroad Club
Scale: N-Trak modules
Control: DCC
Meeting: Wednesdays from 7PM to 9PM.
Contact: Jerry Green 971-246-1178.
Willamette Cascade Model Railroad Club
Scale: HO
Control: Analog
Layout: Permanent
Meeting: 2nd Saturday of each month 7PM
Contact: Lee Temple 541-954-4917
1783 Linwood Street, Eugene, OR, 97404-4712
Location: 500 East 4th Avenue, Eugene, OR (Meetings)
Website under Construction
Willamette Model Railroad Club
Scale: HO
Control: Will be DCC
Layout: Permanent Layout will be constructed in a 30x60 ft basement currently being excavated. The layout will be operationally oriented, depicting the proposed rail line over Santiam Pass, and will feature mainline operations and mountain railroading with helper service. The Era is 1975.
Meeting: Mondays and Thursdays at 7:00 PM
Contact: Rick Andrews 503-880-1412
Location: 15711 SE 90th, Clackamas, OR 97015
Local Activities/Events
*This Weekend* Sunday - Oct.28th Turkey Dinner at Rickreall Grange Hall - 11:30 - 3 pm Sunday with Polk Station Rail Model Train Club doors open for viewing. Dinner is $6.00 Adult & $4.00 Kids under 12. This is a fund raiser for our Local Granges. With out them, our club would have been derailed. This fund raiser will help keep the lights on and our trains on track.
Location:
Rickreall Grange Hall is Located on HYW 99W In Rickreall, Oregon.
Just one Block South of HWY22 on 99W.
Take Exit 16 off HWY22 from Salem. Come have dinner with us. Contact Tom 503-606-0398
Saturdays and Sundays November 10th until December 2nd 2007 The Columbia Gorge Model RR Club 2007 Model Railroad Show 4200 square feet of HO Scale railroad Over 3 miles of Track Thomas the Train runs daily Find Dinosaurs , big foot, and Wheres Waldo See a working Lego Train Layout
Dates:
November 10th and 11th
November 17th and 18th
November 24th and 25th
December 1st and 2nd
Times:
10:00 AM until 5:00 PM
Cost:
Adults: $5.00
Kids 3 11: $2.00
Location:
2505 N. Vancouver Avenue @ Russel St.
Portland, OR
2 blocks south of Emanuel Hospital
More Information:
Call 503-28-train (503-288-7246)
Visit www.cgmrc.com
Saturdays and Sundays November 24th until December 15th Santa Train 2007 Take a railway excursion back in time. Ride our historic train to a scenic town tucked in the Cascade foothills. Board in North Bend and ride to Snoqualmic, where Santa greets each child with a small gift. Come inside our cozy kitchen car. Sip steaming cocoa or coffee, and munch cookies baked in coal stoves. Santa Train has been a Northwest family tradition for nearly 40 years.
Dates:
November 24th, November 25th, December 1st, December 2nd, December 8th, December 9th, and December 15th.
Departure Time:
9:01 a.m., 10:01 a.m., 11:01 a.m., 12:01 p.m., 1:01 p.m., 2:01 p.m., and 3:01 p.m.
Trains will return you to North Bend 2 hours later.
Cost: 2 Years and over - $14 in advance
How to purchase tickets:
Online
www.trainmuseum.org
Sales begin September 17th
In-Person Snoqualmic Depot, 38625 SE King St. Daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cash or credit only Sales begin October 8th
Telephone (425) 888-2206 Daily, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Credit card only, Visa, MC, and Amex Sales begin October 8th
Shipping and handling is $2.00 per order, online & phone only.
Sunday December 2nd - Polk Station Rail Open House - 12-4PM at Rickreall Grange Hall. This is same weekend as Rickreall Train Swap Meet at Polk County Fair Grounds. Open House admission is free! Will Have a quilt raffle, trains for sale, flea market, and of course donations excepted! This will be a great day for spectators & swappers. Also C.S.M.E. of Corvallis will have their Open House Too!
Saturday and Sunday December 8th & 9th - Longview Kelso & Rainier Model RR Club Show and Swap Meet - The Longview Kelso & Rainier Model RR Club is hosting a model train show & swap meet December 8 & 9 in the Riverside Community Church Gym. Address is
303 3rd St. West Rainier Oregon
Admission $2 or $1 and a can of food.
Hours:
Saturday 8 December 10:00- 17:00
Sunday 9 December 12:00-16:00
Contact Al Belanger 503 556 3415 or Dave Helton 503 556 2362 Table rent is $15 per table.
Saturday
and Sunday February 16th and 17th The Great Trains
Expo
For more information please visit
http://www.greattrainexpo.com/ and
http://www.trainexpoinc.com
Thursday - March 6th - Spaghetti Dinner at Rickreall Grange Hall! 5pm-7pm A third chance to come visit us at Polk Station Rail! Nothing like good food & trains!
Saturday and Sunday April 12th and 13th 2008 20th Annual Model Railroad Show and Swap Meet Operating Train Layouts in a variety of scales 22,000 square feet of trains, parts, novelties, and memorabilia for sale over 250 vendor tables representing 9 states Operation Lifesaver display and educational info Hourly door prizes for public.
Location:
Lane County Fairgrounds
796 West 13th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon
Hours:
Saturday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Sunday: 10 AM to 4 PM
Exhibitors:
Saturday at 7:30 AM
Sunday at 8:30 AM
Optional Setup Day Friday April 11th at 10 AM to 10 PM
Admission:
Adults: $5.00 each
Kids 10 years and under free with adult
(Good for both days with ticket)
$10 Early Bird Special (9 AM)
Contact:
Lee & Diane Temple
Telephone: 541-954-4917 or 541-225-7394
PO Box 41267
Eugene, Oregon 97404-0327
Saturday and Sunday April 26th and 27th Trains, Trains, and more Trains Train Show and Spring Meet - Multi-faceted train how that will be of interest to beginning modelers, intermediate/advanced modelers and families.
Come, see and participate in Layouts of all sizes, Vendors and Swap Tables, Hands on Activities for Kids, Railroad oriented entertainment, Railroad oriented educational activities, Clinics for beginning and advanced modelers, and Modeling contests.
Hours:
Saturday, April 26 -
10AM until 5PM (early admission to vendors and
exhibitors at 8:30 for added fee)
Sunday, April 27 -
10AM until 4PM
Location:
Puyallup Fair and Events Center
Pavilion and Expo Halls,
9th and Meridian
Puyallup, WA
For more information please visit http://www.ttmtshow.com
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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