Peggy Barchi, Marketing/Events Manager
Upcoming events for 2015 at the Northwest Railway Museum include:
Steam at the Northwest Railway Museum
Northwest Railway Museum 4th of July, Day Out With Thomas, and More
Grab Iron Posts
Custom Train Table Donation in Greater Seattle Area
Michael Highsmith
The following is from G. Deo. Please e-mail him at rigs2011@gmail.com for details, including a specific location:
We live in the greater Seattle area. We have a custom built train table that never got used for creating the layouts that it was meant for. Now we are downsizing and moving away. We would like to donate it. It is pretty big 8’L x 4’W x 3’H. Please see the picture below.
They will need to come pick it up since we do not have a big enough vehicle to transport it.
Custom train table available as a donation.
Have a JAM Breakfast on Thursday, July 2nd
David Yadock
Thursday, July 2nd marks the birthday of John Allen. He constructed the famous Gorre and Daphetid Railroad (pronounced “gory & defeated”). It was a true model railroading marvel. The Gorre & Daphetid Yahoo group usually celebrates with a JAM (John Allen Memorial) breakfast. John Allen was a real pioneer in model railroading. Just like Frank Ellison, Whit Towers, and many others, he promoted many of the things we now take for granted in our model railroading hobby. So help celebrate his birthday by having a hearty breakfast!
Eastside Get-Together on Thursday, Ted Becker Presenting Servos for Switches
JJ Johnston
Reminder: The Eastside Get-Together meets Thursday (tomorrow), June 18st at 7:30 pm at the Bellevue FourSquare Church. Our speaker will be our own Ted Becker presenting his special clinic on servos for switches. This program has been ranked as outstanding by those who have heard Ted. This will be our last meeting before the summer break so please plan to attend.
For Eastside Get-Together location and other information, see the 4D Clinics page.
Mooselips Model Railroad Display at Palmer, Alaska Colony Days
Marty Quaas
This weekend, June 12-14, the City of Palmer, Alaska will be celebrating its heritage with the annual Colony Days celebration. Along with a parade, antique cars, fire trucks, and tractor pull, the HO scale Mooselip Model Railroad will be on display Saturday, June 13 from 10 AM until 3 PM in the old Palmer depot.
All are invited to stop by and visit the imaginary town of Mooselip and see how much fun model railroading can be.
Westside Clinic in Bremerton Tuesday, June 9, 7 pm
Bill Hupé
This coming Tuesday, June 9th, is our next Westside Clinic in Bremerton. Steve Hauff has stepped forward and will present one of his excellent clinics.
Please bring an item you worked on this past winter. We will have our usual “Model Contest” and “Show And Tell.” Coffee and cookies will be provided. Please come and bring a friend.
For those visiting us for the first time our clinics are held at the United Way of Kitsap Building, 647 4th Street, Bremerton, WA.
See you at 7 pm.
Paul Scoles Layout on PBS Tracks Ahead
Cliff Green
According to a reliable source (Russ! As forwarded to him from Fred …) Paul Scoles’ Sn3 scale Pelican Bay & Railway Navigation Company layout will be featured on the Tracks Ahead program on PBS Channel 8 (Seattle area – 108 hi-def on many of the cable channels) at 8:30 am this morning (June 7, 2015). Yes, this is late notice, so you may be able to catch it on a re-broadcast.
Return to the White Pass & Yukon Railroad
By Lee Bishop
Heading up the grade, halfway to Fraser.
Early in the morning on May 27, 2015, my wife and I arrived at Skagway, Alaska to ride the 3-foot gauge White Pass & Yukon Railroad. We had arrived on the cruise ship Norwegian Jewel out of Seattle for a round trip to Skagway and stops in between. For me, the White Pass was the highlight of the trip for the activities ashore.
Last Call for MAKING TRACKS
Russ Segner, 4D Superintendent
“How and why we build our layouts”
Our Spring Meet is tomorrow, Saturday, June 6, at the Bellevue Sheraton.
We have designed a program to give insights and ideas on building layouts. Lots of questions will be answered, such as how big to build? Or what era and prototype to use for ideas? What about operations? Do you build alone or with others in a group or club?
Several MMRs and others will share their experiences and what inspires them in the hobby. So, come with your questions. Meet and share ideas with model railroaders from across the Fourth Division.
A bonus is your chance to see several layouts on Sunday afternoon. Descriptions and locations will only be available to those attending Saturday.
During the lunch break, the Division will hold its Annual Meeting. Several awards will be presented, including The Golden Grab Iron Award. You will also get to see our redesigned website and Grab Iron.
We sincerely hope you will attend. If you’re not already registered, you can register at the door. See you tomorrow!
SPRING MEET SCHEDULE
Sheraton Bellevue
Registration Opens 8:00
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Session Room |
Session Room |
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Snoqualmie North |
Snoqualmie South |
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| Session One |
0900 to 1000 |
Fast Tracks
Mike Shaw |
A Prototype Layout
Bill Messecar, MMR |
| Session Two |
1030 to 1130 |
Modular Operations
Rich Blake |
Prototype Panel
Di Voss, MMR Burr Stewart Jim Younkins, MMR |
| Luncheon
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Annual Report Grab Iron Presentation Awards |
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| Session Three |
1400 to 1500 |
Freelancing
JJ Johnston Ron Hopkins David Yadock |
Large Layout Panel
Al Frasch Mike Highsmith Jim Sabol |
| Session Four |
1530 to 1630 |
Trackside Details
Tom Beaton |
Bridge Design
Max Maginness, MMR |
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Sunday’s layout information distributed at close of meeting |
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Brent Carlson HO Model Railroad Estate Sale
Bobj Berger
After the Thursday night Seattle-North Clinic Annual Trainroom Tour we will be having a giant HO model railroad estate sale of the Brent Carlson collection! There are hundreds of vehicles and hundreds of structures ranging from small outbuildings to multi-story factories, apartments and commercial buildings, in plastic, plaster and wooden laser cut. There are scenery supplies, ceramic Christmas building collections, billboard car collection, rolling stock, locomotives, power supplies, tools and a complete multi-level railroad for sale. Prices begin at $1.00, make a pile, make a deal! Reasonable offers entertained.