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Great Train Expo - Feb. '08
The Great Train Expo was held at the Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center in Portland, Oregon on February 16-17, 2008. I didn't take too many pictures at this show, but I did get a lot of video. The layouts shown were not the only ones at the show, but I focused on the layouts I didn't have photos or video of from earlier shows, and of course, the Longview, Kelso & Rainier model railroad club's layout.
Vendors
Here is most of a rare Lionel Girl's Train offered for sale by one of the vendors. One car, a lavender hopper car, is missing.
NMRA PNR 4th Division O-Gauge Hi-Rail Modular Group
This
Chesapeake & Ohio Steam Turbine Locomotive was on the
NMRA PNR 4th Division
Hi-Rail O-Gauge Module Group's layout.
This
group of models of British steam locomotives was on display on one of
the modules of the NMRA
PNR 4th Division Hi-Rail O-Gauge Module Group. In the background are
an A-3 Pacific and an A-4 Pacific by Ace Trains.
This
model of Union Pacific's M-10000 Streamliner was on the
NMRA PNR 4th Division
Hi-Rail O-Gauge Module Group's layout.
Rose City Garden Railway Society
This
2-6-0 steam locomotive on the
Rose City Garden Railway
Society's G-Scale layout is actually powered by steam just like a
real steam locomotive.
A
model of Rio Grande Southern's Galloping Goose #7 was on the
Rose City Garden Railway
Society's G-Scale layout.
Greater Portland Lego Railroaders
This
large city, built entirely of Legos, was part of the
Greater Portland Lego
Railroaders' layout.
Some
of the buildings in the city on the
Greater Portland Lego
Railroaders' layout include a fire station and a church. Many of
these smaller buildings have interiors in them.
Here
is a warehouse and diner in the city on the
Greater Portland Lego
Railroaders' layout. The main railroad depot is in the background.
Here
is another look at the large buildings in the city on the
Greater Portland Lego
Railroaders' layout. A model of a Portland Tri-Met MAX light rail
car is on the siding of the streetcar line, and a model of Seattle's
Space Needle is is the background.
The
city on the Greater
Portland Lego Railroaders' layout also includes this industrial
area, with a number of buildings clearly based loosely on HO-Scale
structure kits. The model of Seattle's Space Needle is in the
background.
Here
is a closer look at the model of Seattle's Space Needle on the
Greater Portland Lego
Railroaders' layout.
The
residential sections of the
Greater Portland Lego
Railroaders' layout featured these detailed houses, all of which
seemed to be a little by different.
This
Rio Grande passenger train was in the yard on the
Greater Portland Lego
Railroaders' layout. The locomotive appears to be based on an EMD
F-Unit.
This
pair of CSX locomotives were in the yard with matching passenger cars on
the Greater Portland Lego
Railroaders' layout. The locomotives appear to be roughly based on
General Electric Dash 8-40Bs.
This
was one of two models of the new Portland Streetcars on the
Greater Portland Lego
Railroaders' layout. This one was in the yard. The other was on the
streetcar line in the city.
Here
are a pair of Cascade Green Burlington Northern Santa Fe locomotives on
the Greater Portland Lego
Railroaders' layout. They appear to be based on former Burlington
Northern rebuilt GP30s.
This
slightly broader view of the
Greater Portland Lego
Railroaders' layout shows the two Cascade Green Burlington Northern
Santa Fe locomotives, along with another Burlington Northern Santa Fe
locomotive and a locomotive in a Union Pacific inspired color scheme.
This
view of the yard on the
Greater Portland Lego Railroaders' layout shows the Portland
Streetcar and an Alaska Railroad locomotive with a pair of autorack
cars.
Here
is a closer look at the Alaska Railroad locomotive on the
Greater Portland Lego
Railroaders' layout. It appears to be based on a GP40-2.
Here
is a look down a city street on the
Greater Portland Lego
Railroaders' layout. The houses in the foreground appear to be under
construction.
Here
is a closer look at the hotel in the city on the
Greater Portland Lego
Railroaders' layout.
This video shows trains running on the NMRA PNR 4th Division Hi-Rail O-Gauge Module Group's layout, the Rose City Garden Railway Society's layout and the Greater Portland Lego Railroaders' layout on both days of the show.
Longview, Kelso & Rainier Model Railroad Club
The
Grain Elevator on the Longview, Kelso & Rainier Model Railroad Club's
HO-Scale layout.
Northern Pacific 4-6-2 #2254
is in the yard with a freight train.
Longview, Kelso & Rainier GP50 Phase II #351
is in the engine terminal.
Longview, Kelso & Rainier
SW7 #120, GP40-2 #300, GP50 #351 and GP60 #360 are in the engine terminal.
Longview, Kelso & Rainier
GP40-2 #300, GP50 #351 and GP60 #360 are in the engine terminal.
Longview, Kelso & Rainier U28B #281 and Electro-Motive Division GP60 Demonstrator #7
are in the enginehouse.
Oregon Central & Pacific Baldwin S12 #9
pulls the tourist train up the branch line.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Dash 8-40CW #907 and Burlington Northern SD40-2 #7919
are on the main line near the yard with a freight train.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Dash 8-40CW #907 and Burlington Northern SD40-2 #7919
are on the main line near the industrial area with a freight train.
Norfolk & Waypal U28B #302 and RS32 #241
are in the yard.
Norfolk & Waypal
U28B #302 and RS32 #241 are in the yard with Longview, Kelso & Rainier SW7 #120.
Norfolk & Waypal RS32 #241 and U28B #302
are on the main line near the yard with a freight train.
Norfolk & Waypal Wide-Vision Caboose #910
is on the end of a freight train near the grain elevator.
Western Pacific SW1 #501
pulls the tourist train past the Grand River Lodge on the branch line.
Western Pacific SW1 #501
is on the branch line near the Grand River Lodge with the tourist train,
about to pass over Milwaukee Road FP7
#95C on the main line below.
Milwaukee Road
Heavyweight Observation Car "Washington" passes by the farm on
the end of a passenger train on the main line.
Milwaukee Road GP9 #2368 and U28B #149
pull a passenger train on the main line.
Milwaukee Road C-Liner #26C
emerges from a tunnel on the main line on the point of a passenger train
with GP9 #2368 and U28B #149 while a freight train passes by on the
adjacent track.
Milwaukee Road
Heavyweight Observation Car "Washington" is on the end of a
passenger train on the main line.
Milwaukee Road C-Liner #26C,
GP9 #2368 and U28B #149 emerge from the tunnel near the grain elevator
with a passenger train on the main line.
Milwaukee Road C-Liner #26C,
GP9 #2368 and U28B #149 approach the grain elevator with a passenger
train on the main line.
Milwaukee Road C-Liner #26C,
GP9 #2368 and U28B #149 round the curve in front of the grain elevator
with a passenger train on the main line.
Milwaukee Road
Heavyweight Observation Car "Washington" is on the end of a
passenger train on the main line near the industrial area.
Milwaukee Road FP45 #1
poses on the main line under the branch line girder bridge.
Longview, Kelso & Rainier GP50 #350 and GP40 #300
are in the engine terminal.
Longview, Kelso & Rainier SW7 #120
works in the yard.
Longview, Kelso & Rainier SW1000 #100,
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe GP7 #2793 and Longview, Kelso & Rainier GP38-2 #201
are in the engine terminal next to the enginehouse.
Longview, Kelso & Rainier GP60 #360
is in the engine terminal.
This video shows trains running on the the Longview, Kelso & Rainier Model Railroad Club's layout on Saturday, February 16, 2008.
Longivew, Kelso & Rainier GP40 #300, GP50 #351 and U28B #281
pull a freight train past the yard on the main line.
An
A-B-B set of Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Warbonnet F3s cross the Grand River on the main line with the Fast Mail.
Oregon Central & Pacific Baldwin S12 #9
pulls the tourist train up the branch line while end of the the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe's Fast Mail passes by in the background
A
Milwaukee Road 4-6-2 passes by the yard with a freight train on the main
line.
A
Milwaukee Road 4-6-2 crosses the Grand River with a freight train on the
main line.
This video shows trains running on the the Longview, Kelso & Rainier Model Railroad Club's layout on Sunday, February 17, 2008.
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
Longview, Kelso & Rainier: Old Layout
Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club
Corvallis Society of Model Engineers
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