Whistle Stop Newsletter
Vol. 4 No. 12 May 31st, 2008
New this Week
Railroads in the Garden Summer Tour 2008
We now have the booklets on sale for this years Tour.
The cost of the booklets is still $10. This years tour includes 9 different
Garden layouts. Saturday, June 21st, from 10 am until 5 pm is when
the tour will be running and you will be able to visit Garden layouts from
around the Portland City area.
Books & Magazines
Model Railroad News June 2008 Price: $2.50
Arcadia Publishing Portlands Woodlawn Neighborhood Written by Anjala Ehelebe - Price: $19.99
Arcadia Publishing Oregons Covered Bridges Written by Bill Cockrell Price: $19.99
RPC Publications Inc. Streamliner Creations Cars built for SP Transcontinental Streamliners Price: $36.95
RPC Publications Inc. Streamliner Creations Streamlined Cars built for the Burlington Route and Streamlined Cars built for the Rio Grande Prospector Price: $58.95
RPC Publications Inc. Streamliner Creations Streamlined Cars built for The Milwaukee Road Price: $31.95
RPC Publications Inc. Streamliner Creations Cars built for SP Coast and Texas Lines Price: $43.95
RPC Publications Inc. Streamliner Creations Streamlined Cars built for the Union Pacific Price: $66.95
HO Scale
MTH 4-8-4 GS4 Steam Locomotive w/ Proto 3.0 Southern Pacific Our Price: $449.95
O Scale
Atlas O Ice House Kit Price: $49.95
Atlas O Icing Platform Kit Price: $59.95
Lionel O27 Boxcar NP Price: $29.99
Lionel O27 Caboose SP Price: $47.99
Lionel GP-7 w/Legacy RI Price: $399.99
Lionel O27 Ore Car BNSF Price: $26.99
Lionel PS1 Boxcar UP Price: $59.99
Lionel Steel-sided Reefer Car NP Price: $59.99
Lionel GP-7 w/Legacy RI Price: $399.99
MTH 40 AAR Boxcar NP Price: $49.95
MTH Railking 3-Dome Tank Car Milwaukee Road Price: $44.95
MTH Railking American Crane Car Union Pacific Price: $44.95
MTH Railking Bay Window Caboose Union Pacific Price: $54.95
MTH Railking Modern Reefer Car Coors Price: $47.95
MTH Railking Modern Reefer Car Bully Porter Price: $44.95
MTH Railking Single Traffic Light Set Price: $24.95
Local Activities/Events
Saturday and Sunday, July 19 and 20, 2008 Clam Shell Railroad Days- Peninsula Model Railroad Club and the Columbia Pacific Historical Museum, Model Railroad Show and Swap Meet. Operating club layouts, Thomas the Train, Raffles, Refreshments.
Location:
Columbia Pacific Historical Museum
115 Lake Street
Ilwaco, Washington, 98624
Hours:
9AM to 4PM, Both days
Admission:
Adults: $5.00
12 and Under: Free
Vendor Tables Available: $15.00
Layouts are welcome.
For more information:
Phone: 360-642-7500
David.provsot.1981@alum.bu.edu
Saturday September 27, 2008 Open House by the Southwest Washington Model Railroaders. We will run many different types of HO gauge engines from the small logging area to the Big Boys on the main line.
Hours are from 10AM to 4 PM
Located at 8100 E Mill Plain Blvd in Vancouver, Washington. This is one block east of Garrison Square, in the building behind Safe Harbor Nazarene Church boarding the parking lot off of 82nd Ave.
FREE ADMISSION food donations accepted.
Saturday October 4th 2008 Swap Meet by the Southwest Washington Model Railroaders. We will be celebrating our 36th Annual Great Train Swap Meet. There will be an operating HO Gauge layout of the Columbia Gorge and over 125 tables with vendors from all over the Northwest.
Located at Hudson's Bay High School at 1206 E Reserve Street in Vancouver, Washington. It is located just off the I-5 Bridge at Exit 1-C on Mill Plain Blvd (east).
Hours are from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
Admission for Adults are $4.00, students are $2.00 and children under 6 are free.
Vendors tables are $14.00 for a 6 foot table and set up is starting at 7:30 AM.
Contact: Richard Renihan @ rlrenihan@msn.com
Club: www.swwamodelrailroaders.com
Saturday - October 11th, 2008 - Train Show and Swamp Meet -
Lewis County Historical Museum in Conjunction with the Lewis Country Model
Railroad Club Train Show and Swap Meet - Same weekend as the community garage
sales at the fairgrounds.
Location:
Southwest Washington
Fairgrounds
2555 North National Ave.
Chehalis, Washington 98532
Hours:
October 11, 2008
9AM to 4PM
Admission:
Adults: $5.00
10 and Under: Free
Vendor Tables Available: $15.00
Layouts are welcome.
For more information:
Phone: 360-748-0831
Email:
director@lewiscountymuseum.org
Website: www.lewiscountymuseum.org
Saturday December 6th, 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!
Time:
December 6th 2008
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Place:
Polk County Fairgrounds, Rickreall
Hwy 22 and HWY 99E
10 miles west of Salem
Admission:
Adult: $5
Children under 12: Free
Free Parking
Tables:
$25.00 each for 8ft tables, overnight camping available
For more
Information:
Judy MacInnes, Chairman
503-581-6071
macinnej@msn.com
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: 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/
Beaverton Modular Railroad Club
Scale: HO, HOn3, HOn30 and Traction.
Control: Both Analog and NCE DCC
Layout: Permanent and Modular
Location: Alpenrose Dairys Dairyville
6149 SW Shattuck Road
Portland, OR 97221
Meeting: Wed. & Fridays 7PM to 9PM
Summer Open House: Sundays, June-Sept, 1pm to 4pm
Contact: Ned Loos (503) 644-0926
PO Box 1502
Beaverton, OR 97075-1502
Website: www.Beavertonmodular.com
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
Website: www.cgmrc.com
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
MHMENG@aol.com
Northwest 'G' Railroad Club
Scale: G Scale
Contact: c/o Brian Rice, President
2898 Livingston Street NE
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
Portland Area N-Trak
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
Website: www.pdxareantrak.org
Portland Chapter, Train Collectors Association (TCA), Model Train Clubhouse
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 DAmbrosia
503-658-4383
Vice President Rick Rose 503-357-0592
Website: www.traincollector.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 www.sinkingspringsrailroad.com
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
rlrenihan@msn.com
Website: www.swwsmodelrailroadeers.com
Tualatin Valley Model Railroad Club
Scale: N-Trak modules
Control: DCC
Meeting: Wednesdays from 7PM to 9PM.
Contact: Jerry Green 971-246-1178.
Website: www.tvmrc.com
Willamette Cascade Model Railroad Club
Scale: HO
Control: Analog
Layout: Permanent
Meeting: 2nd 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
Website: Under Construction
Willamette Model Railroad Club
*Members Wanted*
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 90th
Clackamas, OR 97015
Contact: Rick Andrews 503-880-1412
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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