Whistle Stop Newsletter
Vol. 5 No. 8 February 21st, 2009
Exciting New Product
If you have a March Issue of Model Railroader Magazine, you have probably seen the ad for ExactRail. This new company has announced 3 new HO scale cars that have never been done in plastic before. These include a Gunderson 7466 Cubic Foot Southern Pacific Wood Chip Gondola, a PC&F 6033 Cubic Foot Hy-Cube Box Car in several roads, and a Vert-A-Pac Automobile Car again in several roads. We look for our delivery this coming week. Please stop by and take a look at these fantastic new cars.
Restock
MTH Premier - SD70Ace Freight Set Price: $699.95
Consignment
MTH Premier GS-4 with Proto 2.0 and 5 Overnight Cars and Caboose 5 hours run-time Price: $1100.00
New this Week
Magazines
2009 Private Car Charter Guide- CG20 Price: $10.00
Live Steam & Outdoor Railroading March/April 2009 Price: $7.50
Model Railroad News March 2009 Price: $2.50
Model Railroad Planning 2009 Price: $7.95
Private Varnish Issue 123 Price: $5.50
Remember the Rock - Volume 5, Number 2 2009 Price: $9.99
Books
Kalmbach Books Done in a Day Easy Detailing an weathering projects for your model railroad 86 pages long Authored by Pelle K. Sψeborg Price: $19.95
Local Activities/Events
** TWO WEEKS AWAY** 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
March 14th, 2009 Mount Hood Model Engineers Train Operating Day
Location:
5500 SE Belmont Street
Portland, OR 97215
Date and Time:
Saturday, March 14th, 2009
Noon to 4:30PM
Having trouble keeping your trains on the track?
Do you have some older trains that have not been run for a while?
Did you get a new train set for Christmas?
If you can say yes! to any of these questions, then the Mount Hood Model Engineers have a deal for you. Bring your HO train set in to our layout and our team of expert model railroader engineers will give it a thorough going-over and let you run it around the tracks. Well check the wheel gauge, coupler height, car weight and engine performance and then let you loose on our 1000 square foot HO scale layout.
For more information:
Contact Chuck Maggio at
503-236-7042, or send an email to mhmeng@aol.com
April 18th and 19th, 2009 - 21st Annual Willamette Cascade Model Railroad Club Train Show & Swap Meet
Location:
Lane County Fairgrounds
796 W. 13th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon
Time:
Saturday - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Vendors can
set up on Friday April 17th from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. 22,000 square feet of
vendor tables, historical societies, speeder display, Operation Lifesaver
Trailer, Friends of 4449 and SP&S #700 memorabilia for sale. Vendor tables are
$25.00 each and they are 8 ft. long and 30 inches wide with red linen table
cloth.
Admission:
$6.00 for 11 years old and older.
Children 10 years and younger are free if accompanied by an adult
Early bird entry each day is at 9 a.m. and is $10 per person. Admission on
Saturday is also good for Sunday at no additional charge.
More
information:
Please contact Co-chairs: Lee & Diane Temple @ 541-954-4917 or 541-225-7394 or
email
ttandt@ram-mail.com.
May 2nd and 3rd, 2009 Model Train Swapmeet & Show
Location:
Rickreall Grange Hall
280 Main Street Hwy 99W
Rickreall, OR 97371
Date and
Time:
Saturday and Sunday, May 2nd
and 3rd,2009
10am until 4pm both days
Admission:
$5.00
Good for Both Days
$1.00 Off with Can Food
Tables:
6 = $15.00
8 = $20.00
Make Checks Payable to Tom Pryor
Mail To:
Tom Pryor
2085 S. Pacific West
Dallas, OR. 97338
Vendor Move in Friday 12-8pm Saturday 7am
Please Reserve Early!
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
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
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.swwamodelrailroaders.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
A Permanent Layout is being constructed in the basement of the Clackamas Community Center. The layout is 30ft X 60ft and will be operationally oriented. It will depict 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 503-642-3298
e-mail: drdrews1@verizon.net
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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