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Lewis County Mall
For a number of years the Lewis County Model Railroad Club put on a model train show in the Lewis County Mall in Chehalis, Washington. This show generally took place in January. Here are pictures of some of the layouts and displays at the 1997, 1998 & 1999 shows.
1997
This
live-steam locomotive was displayed by the
Kitsap Live
Steamers of Port Orchard, Washington.
Milwaukee
Road E8-powered streamliner (also note the giant fish and the school
bus) on the United
Northwest Model Railroad Club's N-Scale layout.
The
Milwaukee Road streamliner and a DL109-powered freight train on the United
Northwest Model Railroad Club's N-Scale layout.
The
Milwaukee Road streamliner on the curved trestle on the United
Northwest Model Railroad Club's N-Scale layout. (Immediately after
taking this picture, the train derailed and several cars fell off the
trestle. What a great picture that would have been!)
A
pair of trains on the Lewis County Model Railroad Club's HO-Scale
layout.
I
don't remember the details of this small HO-scale layout, but note that
it does feature dual gauge track. I believe the steam train is narrow
gauge.
Here
is another HO-scale layout featuring dual gauge track. I believe it is
associated with the first.
This
O27 Lionel layout was a staple of the Lewis County Mall show. Here is a
steam locomotive of the Pennsylvania Railroad on the layout's large
trestle.
1998
A wide variety of motive power, including Burlington Northern Bicentennials, BN switchers with a freelanced fuel tender, a Santa Fe Warbonnet Dash 8-40CW & BNSF Dash 9-44CWs in Heritage I and Heritage II, in the engine terminal on the Longview, Kelso & Rainier Model Railroad Club's HO Scale layout. Note the Union Pacific DDA40X with a stack train in the background.
The
Burlington Northern Bicentennials (SDP45 #1976, SD40-2 #1876 & U30C
#1776) on the main line on the Longview, Kelso & Rainier Model Railroad
Club's HO Scale layout.
A
Southern Pacific Black Widow unit leads a freight train on the branch
line on the Longview, Kelso & Rainier Model Railroad Club's HO Scale
layout.
A
Union Pacific DDA40X Centennial takes a spin on the turntable on the
Longview, Kelso & Rainier Model Railroad Club's HO Scale layout. This
picture also gives a better look at the freelanced Burlington Northern
fuel tender.
A
O27 two-tone grey Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 Challenger pulls a streamlined
passenger train over the trestle on the Lionel layout.
The
Lionel layout featured a large number of Lionel's operating accessories,
many of them in operation. Here is the unloading side of the log loader/unloader.
Another
operating accessory on the Lionel layout was the barrel loader shown
here.
The
Union Pacific Challenger passes another train on the Lionel layout.
Northern
Pacific freight train crossing a trestle on the Lewis County Model
Railroad Club's HO-Scale layout.
A
BNSF freight train passing a Northern Pacific passenger train on the
Lewis County Model Railroad Club's HO-Scale layout.
Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy and Northern Pacific passenger trains running
side-by-side on the Lewis County Model Railroad Club's HO-Scale layout.
Great
Northern stock car displayed by the Kitsap Live Steamers of Port
Orchard, Washington.
Union
Pacific caboose #25740 displayed by the Kitsap Live Steamers of Port
Orchard, Washington.
Union
Pacific maintenance of way tank car #908833 displayed by the Kitsap Live
Steamers of Port Orchard, Washington.
Live
steam locomotive displayed by the Kitsap Live Steamers of Port Orchard,
Washington.
Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe SW1500 #8320 in red & silver Warbonnet paint displayed
by the Kitsap Live Steamers of Port Orchard, Washington.
Steam-powered
heavyweight passenger train on the United
Northwest Model Railroad Club's N-Scale layout.
Large
roundhouse and turntable on the United
Northwest Model Railroad Club's N-Scale layout.
The
steam-powered passenger train again, with an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
freight F-unit peeking in from the left, on the United
Northwest Model Railroad Club's N-Scale layout.
The
steam-powered passenger train on the large curved trestle on the United
Northwest Model Railroad Club's N-Scale layout. Here it is clear that
the locomotive is an articulated steam locomotive.
An
A-B set of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe F-units pull a freight train over
the arch bridge on the United
Northwest Model Railroad Club's N-Scale layout.
The
steam-powered passenger train and the Santa Fe freight, together at last
on the United
Northwest Model Railroad Club's N-Scale layout.
I'm
not sure whose HO-scale layout this was, but it featured a Chehalis
Western Fairbanks-Morse H10-44 and Alco Century-415 and a Weyerhaeuser
caboose.
Another
Chehalis Western H10-44 on the same HO-scale layout.
I
think this model of Burlington Northern GP38 #2075 "Pacific Pride" was
on the same HO-scale layout.
An
Amtrak F40PH with Superliner cars on what I believe is the same HO-scale
layout as above.
A
G-scale train passing a large Playmobil fort.
1999
A
quartet of Milwaukee Road GP38-2 pull a log train on the branch line on
the Longview, Kelso & Rainier Model Railroad Club's HO Scale layout.
The
Milwaukee Road GP38-2s pass the engine terminal full of BNSF, Burlington
Northern and Montana Rail Link motive power on the Longview, Kelso &
Rainier Model Railroad Club's HO Scale layout.
The
Milwaukee Road log train stretched down the branch line's longest
straightaway behind the yard on the Longview, Kelso & Rainier Model
Railroad Club's HO Scale layout. This is also a good view of the length
of the yard.
The
Milwaukee Road GP38-2s pass the sawmill as they pull their log train on
the on the branch line on the Longview, Kelso & Rainier Model Railroad
Club's HO Scale layout. In the background a Mountain Pine Lumber
switcher is at work on the logging line.
I'm
not sure whose HO-scale layout this is, but it features a trio of
Simpson Timber Company switchers at work.
A
live steam 4-8-4 under construction displayed by the Kitsap Live
Steamers of Port Orchard, Washington. (I didn't take pictures until late
on Sunday, and they were already mostly packed up.)
A
Southern Pacific streamlined passenger train with an A-B-A set of red
and grey F-units and Daylight-painted passenger cars on the United
Northwest Model Railroad Club's N-Scale layout.
The
Southern Pacific passenger train on the large curved trestle on the United
Northwest Model Railroad Club's N-Scale layout.
A
heavyweight passenger train powered by doubleheaded steam locomotives
crosses the arch bridge on the United
Northwest Model Railroad Club's N-Scale layout.
The
doubleheaded steam locomotives and their passenger train pass the large
roundhouse and turntable on the United
Northwest Model Railroad Club's N-Scale layout.
Foreign
diesels (Chinese, I believe) pull Rio Grande passenger cars on the Lewis
County Model Railroad Club's HO-Scale layout.
A
log train on the Lewis County Model Railroad Club's HO-Scale layout.
Also See:
2007 LK&R Train Show & Swap Meet
2007 Three Rivers Mall Model Train Show
2007 World's Greatest Hobby on Tour
2006 LK&R Train Show & Swap Meet
2006 Great American Train Show
2005 Great American Train Show
2000 Great American Train Show
1998 Great American Train Show
Longview, Kelso & Rainier: Current Layout
Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club
Corvallis Society of Model Engineers
Longview, Kelso & Rainier: Old Layout
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