Newsletter - October 11th, 2008

Tide-Mark – Colorado Narrow Gauge – Price: $13.95

Tide-Mark – Howard Fogg’s Trains 2009 – Price: $13.95

Tide-Mark – Milwaukee Road – Price: $13.95

Tide-Mark – Pennsylvania Railroad – Price: $13.95

Tide-Mark – Railroading! 2009 Calendar – Price: $13.95

Tide-Mark – Richard Allison’s American Passenger Trains – Price: $13.95

Tide-Mark – Santa Fe Railway – Price: $13.95

Iconografix – Pacific Coast Commuter Railroads – From San Diego to Anchorage – The author of the book is Patrick C. Dorin. The book is 110 pages long and is full of both Black & White and Color pictures. – Price: $29.95

Voyageur Press – Union Pacific’s Streamliners – The author of the book is Joe Welsh. The book is 160 pages long and is full of both Black & White and Color pictures. – Price: $36.95

Atlas – ARA Box Car – Central of Georgia, Maine Central, and Missouri Pacific (I-GN) – Price: $29.95

Atlas – MP-15DC Locomotive – Canadian Pacific Railway – Retail Price: $149.95 Our Price: $134.95

Intermountain – 12 Panel Boxcar – SP&S – Price: $29.95

Kadee – PS-2 Covered Hopper 2 Bay, 2003 CU FT – Delaware and Hudson – Price: $41.95

Red Caboose – Coil Car - BNSF – Price: $38.95

Walthers – Gold Line – 46’ USRA Gondola – P&LE and NKP – Price: $19.98

Walthers – Gold Line – 53’ Thrall Gondola – Denver and Rio Grande Western and Union Pacific – Price: $21.98

Lionel – GATX Tank Train (3-Pack) – Price: $194.99

MTH – Rail King – 0-8-0 Steam Engine with Proto 2.0– Northern Pacific – Price: $399.95

Saturday – October 25^th, 2008 – 4^th Annual Great Northwest Train Festival

Featuring:
The Inland Northwest Garden Railroad
Society’s G scale Modular Layout …
Plus Other Active Model Railroad Displays
Continuous Train DVD & Video Shows
Professional & Amateur Vendors Swap Meet
Concession Food Service
Railway Safety Display
Raffle Prizes
Couples Workshop on Garden Railroading
Parent/Child Area (Parent Responsible)
Kids, visit with Hobo Harry & Santa Claus
Coloring Contest
Active Telegraphy Demonstration
Magic Lantern Slide Show – NW Logging Railroads
Only a mile to NP Depot Museum and Caboose

Time: October 15^th 2008
10am-4pm

Location:
Gilson Gym
Take I-90 exit 221, then north ½ mile on Bauman to Wellsandt Rd.
Ritzville High School, Ritzville, WA 99169

Admission:
Adults - $5
Seniors - $3 (65+ or disabled)
Family - $10
Children - $3 (10-17)
- Free (Under 10)

Festival Information:
Ritzville Chamber of Commerce – (509) 659-1936
- www.ritzville.com/chamber
Charles Jingling – (509) 660-0128

Vendor Information:
$15 per table
Contact Charles Jingling – (509) 660-0128

Saturday and Sunday - November 1^st and 2^nd, 2008 – Klamath Rails Model Train Show

Hours:
Saturday – 9AM until 5PM
Sunday – 9AM until 4PM

Location
Klamath County Fairgrounds
Exhibit Hall #2
Klamath Falls, Oregon 97603

Admission:
Adults - $5.00
Seniors - $4.00
Students - $3.00
Children under 7 years of age – Free
Vendor Table - $20.00

Free Parking for public
RV Hook-up (Full) $15.00 per site per day

Door Prizes & Raffles

Contact Information:
Steve Hart – 1-541-892-2550
Chuck Stutts – 1-541-892-6597

Saturday and Sunday – November, 2008 – Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club – Christmas Show 2008

Sixty-one Years of Model Railroading
Christmas Show 2008

Address:
2505 N. Vancouver Avenue
Portland, OR

Days of Operation:
November 8^th and 9^th
November 15^th and 16^th
November 22^nd and 23^rd
November 29^th and 30^th

Hours of Operation:
10:00 AM until 5:00 PM

For more information:
Phone: (503) 288 7246
Web site: www.cgmrc.com

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!

For more Information:
Judy MacInnes, Chairman
503-581-6071
macinnej@msn.com

Saturday and Sunday – December 13^th and 14^th 2008 - The Longview Kelso & Rainier is hosting a Swapmeet.

Hours:
Saturday 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Location:
305 3rd St. West in the Riverside Community Church gym.
Admission:
$2.00 or $1.00 plus a can of food for the HOPE Centre.

Tables:
$15.00 until November 1^st 2008
$20.00 after November 1^st 2008

Contact Information:
Al Belanger 503 556 3415
Dave Helton 503 556 2362

Mail:
PO Box 904 Rainier Oregon 97048

Saturday, January 31^st, 2009 – Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway Historical Society Swap Meet

Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway Historical Society presents Railroad Swap Meet.

Location:
Holiday Inn – Portland Airport Convention Center
8439 NE Columbia Blvd
Portland, Oregon

Directions:
I-205 to “Columbia Blvd/US 30 Bypass – West” exit 23B
Keep right and merge on to NE Columbia Blvd (Go underneath UPRR Tracks)
Go about ½ mile, hotel on right (Convention Center is east of hotel)

Time:
January 31, 2009
10 AM to 3 PM

Admission:
$5 – Over 12 year old
Free – 12 and under
Free Parking

Tables
Tables are available for $20 (Per 8’ table)
Please register early as the meet is usually sold out 3 to 4 weeks in advance

If you would like your club added to our list please email us at whistlestoptrains@comcast.net.

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 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

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

Summer Open House: Every Sunday from June through September, 1 to 4 PM
Holiday Open House: First Three Sundays of December, 1 to 5 PM

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

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.

Whistle Stop Trains	Mon.- Fri. 10:00AM – 6:00PM
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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