Newsletter - December 22nd, 2007

Can’t You Hear the Whistle Blowin’ – Logs Lignite, and Locomotives in Coos County, Oregon – Author: William A. Linsing – Price: $61.00

Athearn Genesis – MP12-AC w/Sound – Milwaukee Road, SP, UP(ex-MKT), and UP(ex-Milw/Soo) – Retail Price: $229.98 Our Price: $199.95

Atlas – Dash 8-40CW Locomotive – UP and SF – Retail Price: $149.95 Our Price: $134.95

Atlas – Thrall 4750 Covered Hopper Car - Union Equity – Price: $12.95

Atlas – Masterline – GATX 20700 gallon Non-Insulated Tank Car (Type 10) – GATX “Service Driven”, GATX “target”, and Pennzoil – Price: $29.95

Atlas – Masterline – GATX 20700 gallon Non-Insulated Tank Car (Type 20) – Dow Chemical, Quality Liquid Feeds, GATX, and Relco Tank Line – Price: $29.95

Branchline Trains – Blueprint Series – 40’ AAR Boxcar 7’ Door – PRR – Price: $25.98

Branchline Trains – Blueprint Series – 40’ AAR Boxcar 6’ Door – NP – Price: $25.98

Classic Metal Works – 40’s/50’s Rail Road AeroVan Trailers – UP/SP – Price: $17.50

Intermountain – ACF 4650 Cu. Ft. 3 Bay Hopper - Sclair – Price: $29.95

Proto 2000 – PS-2CD High Side Covered Hopper (2 Pack) – MKT – Price: $59.98

Proto 2000 – PS-2CD High Side Covered Hopper – Milwaukee Road – Price: $29.98

Saturday – January 19^th – SP&S Railway Historical Society Railroad Swap Meet –

Admission:
$4
Under 12 FREE

Location:
Holiday Inn - Portland Airport convention center
8439 NE Columbia Blvd
Portland, Oregon

Time:
Saturday, January 19th, 2008
10 am to 3 pm

Saturday and Sunday – February 16^th and 17^th – The Great Trains Expo – For more information please visit http://www.greattrainexpo.com/ and http://www.trainexpoinc.com/schedule.html

Saturday – February 23^rd, 2008 – 23^rd Annual Railroad Swap Meet – The Willamette Model Railroad Club presents 23^rd Annual Railroad Swamp Meet

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 12^th and 13^th 2008 – 20^th 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.

Saturday at 7:30 AM
Sunday at 8:30 AM
Optional Setup Day – Friday April 11^th at 10 AM to 10 PM

Adults: $5.00 each
Kids 10 years and under free with adult
(Good for both days with ticket)
$10 Early Bird Special (9 AM)

Lee & Diane Temple
Telephone: 541-954-4917 or 541-225-7394
PO Box 41267
Eugene, Oregon 97404-0327
ttandt@ram-mail.com

Saturday and Sunday – April 26^th and 27^th – 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

Saturday – December 6^th, 2008 – Railroad Show and Swap Meet – Sponsored by the Willamette Valley Model Railroad Club - Over 100 Tables – Kids Layout to operate – All scales of trains – Information on local historical societies and clubs – Inexpensive Food!

Place:
Polk County Fairgrounds, Rickreall
Hwy 22 and HWY 99E
10 miles west of Salem

Scale:        HO
Control:     DCC
Layout:      Modular
Meeting:    Saturdays at 10:00AM until 12:00 pm
                Alternating Fridays: See Website for schedule

Contact:    Mitch Zeller (503) 642-3979
                12755 S.W. Beaverdam Rd, Beaverton, OR
                http://www.aloharail.org/

Scale:        HO, HOn3, HOn30 and Traction.
Control:     Both Analog and NCE DCC
Layout:    Permanent and Modular
Location: Alpenrose Dairy’s Dairyville
                6149 SW Shattuck Road
                Portland, OR 97221
Meeting:    Wed. & Fridays 6PM to 9PM
Holiday Open House: Dec 2, 9, 16 from 1pm to 5pm

Contact:    Ned Loos (503) 644-0926
                PO Box 1502
                Beaverton, OR 97075-1502

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

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

Contact:    1St VP Alan Belanger (503) 556-3415 or
                2nd VP Kerry King      (360) 274-8157
                PO Box 904
                Rainier, Oregon 97048

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
                MHMENG@aol.com

Contact:    c/o Brian Rice, President
                2898 Livingston Street NE
                Salem, Or 97303
                bruploco@comcast.net ; 503-365-9516

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

Scale:        N and N Traction
Control:     Analog (converting a portion to Digitrax DCC)
Layout:    Permanent and Modular (NTrak Standard)
Location: Alpenrose Dairy
Meeting:    Thursdays – 7PM until 9PM
Holiday Open House: Dec 2, 9, 16 from 1pm to 5pm

Contact:    Brian Hester / Secretary       (503) 246-3987
                PO Box 6327
                Portland, OR 97228-6327

Scale:        O/O-27 Gauge and O- Scale
Control:     Lionel TMCC and MTH DCS
Layout:      Permanent – Nine separate sets of tracks
Meeting:    Third Sunday of the Month (unless Easter falls on that date)
Location:   Basement of Aloha Mall
                185th Ave. and Tualatin Valley Highway

Contact: President – Steve D’Ambrosia – 503-658-4383
Vice President – Rick Rose – 503-357-0592

Scale:        1 ½" Scale Engines
                7.25" or 7.5" Gauge Track
Control:     Gas Engine
Layout       Permanent
Meeting:    2^nd and 4^th Sunday of each month (see Website for scheduled days for riding the train)

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
                rlrenihan@msn.com

Scale:        N-Trak modules
Control:     DCC
Meeting:    Wednesdays from 7PM to 9PM.

Scale:        HO
Control:     Analog
Layout:      Permanent
Meeting:    2^nd Saturday of each month 7PM
Location:   500 East 4th Avenue
                Eugene, OR (Meetings)

Contact:    Lee Temple              541-954-4917
                1783 Linwood Street
                Eugene, OR 97404-4712

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
Location:   15711 SE 90^thClackamas, OR 97015

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11724 SE Division St.	Saturday 10:00AM – 5:00PM
Portland, OR 97266	Closed Sunday
Telephone: (503) 761-1822	Toll Free: (888) 700-4449

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