Whistle Stop Newsletter - December 13th, 2008

Model Railroader - Jumbo 75th Anniversary Issue - January 2009 - Price: $5.95

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The Boston Mills Press - Locomotives - The Modern Diesel & Electric Reference - Price: $49.95

Athearn N-Scale - 65' Mill Gondola - MR&T - Price: $15.98

Athearn N-Scale - 3 Bay OB Hopper (5-Pack) - BNSF - Price: $69.98

Athearn - 40' Modernized Boxcar - ACL, Chessie, Burlington, CP, and SP - Price: $16.98

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Athearn - 53' Wabash Trailers - Dart, Knight, Schneider, Swift, and US Express - Price: $19.98

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MTH - 4-Bay Cylindrical Hopper - Canada and Saskatchewan - Price: $42.95

**THIS WEEKEND** 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

Sunday, December 21^st, 2008 – 9^th Annual Portland Chapter TCA Open House and Train Meet

Location:
Basement of Aloha Mall
185^th Ave. and Tualatin Valley Highway

Admission:
Open to the Public – Free Admission
(Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult)

See Operating Model Train Layouts in O-gauge, G-gauge, and Standard gauge. Eight Train Layouts Operating Simultaneously, including Kid-friendly fun layouts.

Sponsored by the Portland Chapter, Pacific Northwest Division, Train Collectors Association (TCA)

For More Information:
Tom Steeves – 503-644-2325
Email: tomsteeves@comcast.net

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

Saturday March 7th, 2009 - 24th Annual Railroad Swap Meet

The Willamette Model Railroad Club Presents 24th Annual Railroad Swap Meet

Location:
The New Hope Church
11731 SE Stevens Road

Direction:
Take exit 14 (Sunnyside Road) off of I-205
Turn east on Sunnyside Road
Go approx. 0.3 mi and turn left on SE Stevens Road
Go approx. 0.2 mi Turn right to stay on Stevens Road
The New Hope Church will be on the left

Date and Time:
March 7th, 2009
10 am until 3 pm

Admission:
Adults - $3.00
Under 12 - Free

Tables - $18 per table

Information:
Rick Andrews - 503-642-3298
Email Address: drdrews1@verizon.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

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