THE OFFICIAL WEBPAGE
OF ROBERT D. WEST
Great Train Expo - Feb. '09
(NOTE: This website is NOT affiliated with the Great Train Expo; see www.trainexpoinc.com for current info)
The Great Train Expo was held at the Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center in Portland, Oregon on February 14-15, 2009. I only attended on the 14th and I only took a few pictures at this show, but I did get a lot of video. The layouts shown were not the only ones at the show.
Vendors
This Lionel
381E locomotive & "State Set" coach were being offered by one
of the vendors. The surprisingly detailed interior of the State Set
coach has working doors and fixtures in the restrooms that would be
invisible with the roof on. The engine and 4-car State Set were priced
at $2,250.
Beaverton Modular Railroad Club
HO-Scale
Polar Express on the
Beaverton
Modular Railroad Club's layout, complete with the hobo on the roof.
The locomotive is actually a 2-8-4 Berkshire, just like in the movie.
Scratchbuilt
HO-Scale models of TriMet's new Westside Express Service (WES) Diesel
Multiple Unit and trailer by Colorado Railcar, appearing here only 2
weeks after the real service opened. They're probably the first WES
models anywhere.
NMRA PNR 4th Division O-Gauge Hi-Rail Modular Group
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 2-10-4 #6314 parked on the NMRA PNR 4th Division O-Gauge Hi-Rail Modular Group Layout.
Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 #4876 running on the NMRA PNR 4th Division O-Gauge Hi-Rail Modular Group Layout.
This module on the NMRA PNR 4th Division O-Gauge Hi-Rail Modular Group Layout has an early London theme, complete with double-decker buses.
Rose City Garden Railway Society
The large double-track operating bascule bridge on the Rose City Garden Railway Society's layout in the raised position.
Two-Tone Grey Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 Challenger #3977 on the Rose City Garden Railway Society's layout.
Southern Oregon Z
Z-Scale Pacific Electric 2-6-0 and caboose on the Southern Oregon Z layout.
Intricate and detailed Z-Scale mountaintop fire lookout and cabin on the Southern Oregon Z layout.
The video below shows footage from these layouts, plus the Cascade Z Modelers and Portland Area N-Trak.
Also See:
TriMet Westside Express Service
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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