Whistle Stop Newsletter
Vol. 5 No. 10 March 7th, 2009
Exciting New Product
New this Week
Magazine
Model Railroader April 2009 Price: $5.95
Trains April 2009 Price: $7.95
Books
Monte Vista Publishing Steam Through Tehachapi Los Angeles to Woodford The author is Jeff Ainsworth Price: $65.00
RP CYC Publishing Co. - Railway Prototype Cyclopedia 18 Price: $27.95
N Scale
Kato F7A Great Northern Price: $85.00
Kato F7B - Great Northern Price: $85.00
Micro Trains Line 34 Wood Sheathed Caboose with Straight Cupola - Rock Island Price: $20.25
Micro Trains Line 36 Wood-Sheathed Ice Reefer with Truss Rods Swift Refrigerator Line Price: $23.30
Micro Trains Line 50 Standard Box Car with Double Plug Doors without Roof Walk Wisconsin Southern Price: $21.30
Micro Trains Line 50 Standard Box Car with Plug and Sliding Door without Roofwalk Denver & Rio Grande Western Price: $21.65
Micro Trains Line 61 8 Bulkhead Flat Car with Covered Wood Load BC Rail Price: $22.35
Micro Trains Line 89 Tri-Level Open Auto Rack St. Louis-San Francisco/TTX Price: $28.95
Micro Trains Line Evans 3-Bay Covered Hopper - Comet Rice Mills - Price: $19.15
HOn3 Scale
Micro Trains Line 30 Flat Car with Wood Stack Load - Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Price: $35.30
HO Scale
Norscot CAT 315C L Hydraulic Excavator Price: $11.95
Norscot CAT D5M Track-type Tractor Price: $11.95
Norscot CAT 950G Wheel Loader Price: $11.95
Norscot CAT 163H Motor Grader Price: $11.95
Proto 2000 H10-44 Locomotive Union Pacific - Retail Price: $279.98 Our Price: $251.98
Side Track Laser - Wigwam Chip Burner...Style #1 Price: $42.95
Walthers 20th Century Limited 10-6 Sleeper NYC Price: $64.98
Local Activities/Events
**NEXT WEEKEND** Saturday, 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
**NEXT WEEKEND** Saturday, March 14th, 2009 5th Annual Pacific Model Loggers Congress
ATTENTION LOGGING and WOOD PRODUCTS
MODELERS and HISTORIANS!
We proudly present the Fifth annual Pacific Model Loggers Congress.
A full day of special Speakers and clinics
Models and dioramas on display and in competition Make sure to bring yours!
It promises to be a round table bull session on all subjects involving the
NorthWest wood products industry its History, Preservation, and Modeling.
Vendors will be present selling logging related merchandise.
Friends As before, pre-registration is not necessary. As of 8-10-08 all
vending tables are sold out! Sorry!
Admission:
$15.00 per person.
Food is available on the premises and its darn good Come early for breakfast!
Clinics:
First Class Clinics!
John Cummings, Steve Hauff plus more to be announced.
Date and Time:
Saturday March 14th,
2009 at Camp 18 Restaurant
Official program begins at 9AM sharp. Plan to spend the whole day.
Location:
Elsie, Oregon
18 miles east of Seaside, Oregon on Hwy 26
More Info:
www.pacificmodelloggerscongress.com
Lon Wall 503-434-1648
Jeff Johnston 541-485-8203
Saturday, March 21st, 2009 Olympia Capitol Lions 24th Annual All Scales Model Railroad Swap Meet & Layout Tour
Location:
Moved to a New Location!
Thurston County Fairgrounds
3054 Carpenter Road
Olympia, WA 98503
Date and Time:
March 21st, 2009
10:00AM 3:00PM
All Scales & Gauges of trains, track, and
accessories!
R/R Collectables & Memorabilia
Proceeds benefit community Service Projects!
Admission:
Adults: $6.00
Senior Citizens & Students: $4.00
Age 12 & under free with paying adult.
(Dealers: Table fee $22.00 Set-up time 8:00AM)
For more information,
Bill Zidel 360-438-3503
or email
ZidelRCSD@aol.com
Great Price, New Location, Better Venue! Parking Galore!
**NOTE** See In-Store flyer for a $1.00 off Admission coupon
Saturday and Sunday, 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.
Saturday and Sunday, 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!
Saturday, December 5th, 2009 The Willamette Valley Model
Railroad Club Railroad Show and Swap Meet
Date and Time:
December 5th, 2009
10:00AM to 3:00PM
Location:
Polk County Fairgrounds
Rickreall, Oregon
Hwy 22 and Hwy 99W
10 miles west of Salem
Tables:
$25.00 each for 8 ft. tables
overnight camping available
Admission:
Adult: $5.00
Children under 12: Free
Free Parking
Over 100 Tables
Fun for the Family
all scales of trains
Info. On local historical societies and clubs
Food Available
More Info:
Tables:
Judy MacInnes
Chairman
Phone: 503-581-6071
Email: 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
Polk Station Rail Model Railroad Club
Scale: HO (standard gauge)
Control: Digitrax DCC
Layout: Permanent and expanding
Location: 280 Main St (99W)
Rickreall, OR (Rickreall Grange upstairs)
Meeting: Thursdays 7PM
Run night: 3rd Thursday of month
Contact: Tom Pryor: 503-606-0398
or Fred Dalzell 503-763-0210
Website: http://www.trainweb.org/psr/index.html
Portland Area N-Trak0
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
Memberships Available
The Willamette Model Railroad Club
has openings for new members.
Our clubs goal is to enhance out members model railroading experience by
following plausible prototype operating practices on a layout featuring scenic
fidelity (i.e. no spaghetti-bowl track plan), all housed in a freshly remodeled
room.
We will soon be building an HO scale railroad to support prototypical operations. We have decided upon the plan for our new 1,800 sq. ft. railroad. The new layout will be state-of-the-art and takes full advantage of contemporary layout design and construction practices, such as DCC, wide aisles, effective lighting, continuous staging, and efficient yard trackage. In addition to providing formal operations with long point-to-point run (587 ft.), it also accommodates continuous running for informal operations. Planned operations include though freights, unit trains, way freights, local switchers, and several yard jobs.
As of October, 2008, we have completed all the excavation and concrete work. While we still have a bit of clean-up work remaining to prepare out freshly remodeled layout room, our attention is now shifting to layout construction. Were currently discussing benchwork construction and planning lighting installations.
Totally new club layouts dont happen very often. Heres your chance to get in on the ground floor of something special.
Come and visit us! Meetings are on Mondays and Thursdays at 7:30pm in the basement of the Clackamas Community Center. Business meetings are the first Thursday of the month. For more information, contact Rick Andrews at 503-642-3298 or DRDREWS1@verizon.net.
Club Address: 15711 S.E 90th
Clackamas, 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.
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