Welcome to the 4th Division

Skagit Valley and Whidbey Clinic
2016-05-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2016-04-13 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Summer Hill Retirement & Assisted Living Facility, 165 SW 6th Ave, Oak Harbor, WA, 98277, United States

Westside Clinic
2016-05-10 19:00 - 21:00, 2016-04-12 19:00 - 21:00 | United Way Volunteer Center, 645 4th St, Bremerton, WA, 98337, United States

Mother's Day Free Steam Train Ride for Moms at NW Railway Museum
2016-05-08 11:00 - 17:00, 2016-05-07 11:00 - 17:00 | Northwest Railway Museum, 38625 SE King Street, Snoqualmie, WA, 98065, United States

Olympia Clinic
2016-05-06 19:00 - 21:00, 2016-04-08 19:00 - 21:00, 2016-03-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Thurston County Courthouse, 2000 Lakeridge Drive, Olympia, WA, 98052, United States

Seattle North Clinic
2016-05-05 19:00 - 21:00, 2016-04-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Ronald United Methodist Church, 17839 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, WA, 98133, United States

Olympia Model Railroad Layout Tour
2016-04-30 10:00 - 16:00 | WA
14th Annual Layout Tour. Contact Scott (see organizer details) for additional info.

Board of Directors Meeting
2016-04-23 09:30 - 11:30 | Mitzel’s, 22330 84th Ave S., Kent, WA, 98032, United States

Eastside Get Together
2016-04-21 18:00 - 21:00 | Redmond Public Library, 15990 NE 85th, Redmond, WA, 98052, United States

Inland NW Free-mo-N Spring Open House 2016
2016-04-16 10:00 - 18:00, 2016-04-15 10:00 - 18:00 | Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave, Coeur d'Alene, ID, 83814, United States

Tacoma Clinic
2016-04-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2016-03-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Pierce County Library Admin Center, 3005 112th St E, Tacoma, WA, 98446, United States

Mt. Vernon Clinic
2016-04-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2016-03-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave, Mt Vernon, WA, 98273, United States

Newcastle Clinic
2016-04-14 18:30 - 21:00 | Newcastle Public Library, 12901 Newcastle Way, Newcastle, WA, 98056, United States

Presentation on Northern Pacific Everett Operations Circa 1955
2016-04-03 14:00 - 16:00 | Port of Everett Blue Heron Room, 1205 Craftsman Way, Everett, WA, 98201, United States

Tacoma Northwestern Model Railroad Club April Fun Fest
2016-04-03 10:00 - 15:00, 2016-04-02 09:00 - 16:00 | Pacific Lutheran University Olson Auditorium, 124th Street South, Parkland, WA, 98444, United States

5th Annual Lewis-Clark Train Show and Swap Meet
2016-04-03 09:30 - 16:00 | Nez Perce County Fairgrounds, 1229 Burrell Avenue, Lewiston, ID, 83501, United States

Pennsylvania RR Tech & Historical Society Meeting
2016-04-02 13:00 - 15:00 | Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive, 425 SW 153rd Street, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
Please see the related Grab Iron post for additional information.

Northwest Railway Museum Season Opens
2016-04-02 | Northwest Railway Museum, 38625 SE King Street, Snoqualmie, WA, 98065, United States

Great Northern Electrification, by Noel Holley
2016-04-01 19:30 - 22:00 | White River Valley Museum, 918 H Street SE, Auburn, WA, 98030, United States
Noel Holley on the Great Northern’s Great Steam Railway Electrification!
Author Holley explains its construction, its operation, and its ultimate dieselization. In 1909, the Great Northern electrified the five miles of track which carried trains through the original Cascade Tunnel under Stevens Pass. Trains were pulled by small three-phase AC box cabs and the Great Northern became one of the pioneers of steam railroad electrification in the United States. The three-phase system operated until 1925, when it was replaced by a longer, modern, singlephase electrification and larger locomotives. The new 11,500 volt AC electrification stretched from Skykomish to Wenatchee and traversed the 8-mile New Cascade Tunnel. That system operated until 1956, when the route was dieselized.
$5 adults/ $3 seniors and kids, no registration required. Open house is at 6:30 pm, lecture starts at 7:30 pm.

Northwest Santa-Fe Mini-Meet
2016-03-19 10:00 - 17:00 | Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive, 425 SW 153rd Street, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
17th annual Mini-Meet of Santa Fe Railway fans and modelers in the Northwest.
9:00 -10:00 – Register, pick up handouts, meet other attendees
10:00 – Bill Messecar on “Operating a Prototype Santa Fe Layout”
11:00 – Colin Kikawa on “Modeling Santa Fe’s Shadow-Lined Passenger Cars”
12:00 – 1:00 – No host lunch break & sales tables & view Boeing’s HO layout
1:00 – Introduction of attendees
1:15 – John Thompson on “Santa Fe’s 4-8-4s and HO Models”
2:30 – Break
2:45 – Jerry Boudreaux on “Designing and Building a Santa Fe Layout”
3:30 – Doug Nighswonger on “Santa Fe All the Way” (1950s-1960s Slides)
4:45 – Wrap-Up and End Mini-Meet
Cost for the event and handouts is $10 to cover our costs. Sale tables are available for a $10 fee per table.
The Boeing Employees Model Railroad Club’s large, double-deck HO layout (under construction) is in the same building and will be open for viewing during breaks.

Cherry Valley Operating Session
2016-03-12 11:00 - 17:00 | PNW RR and Cherry Valley Layout
Please e-mail Steve Haas (see organizer info) for session info and for the address.
