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The Morse Telegraph Club The Southern Oregon Live Steamers The Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club The Southwest Oregon Large Scale Trains The Southern Oregon Chapter -- National Railway Historical Society. Approximately 3,600 rail buffs from around the Northwest
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Part of the exhibits and operating layouts on the main floor of the Medford Armory. |
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Another view from the balcony with the Lionel layout in the center
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Your webmaster was able to take a break from selling tickets, working security and running trains during one of the few slow times that weekend. Usually, the Armory was crowded with railfans. |
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Part of the Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club's large HO scale modular layout. Trains running on each of the three main line tracks covered nearly three scale miles on each trip around the loop. |
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A "pig train" snakes around the horseshoe curve at Derby and then another 90 degree turn at Western Car. Long trains such as this are always a crowd pleaser and perform (almost) flawlessly on the well maintained track of the Pacific & Eastern Railway. |
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A long straight away on the RVMRC layout with a bunch of folks watching a freight clearing Butte Falls in the foreground and continuing on through Jay Mudge's Truck Terminal in the middle of the picture. |
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Model trains are almost synonymous with the Christmas Season and the Train Show would not be complete without at least one Wintery Christmas scene. Pictured here is Frank Anderson's "Winter Wonder" operating display. |
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Joe Zajac holds court over the Southern Oregon Large Scale Trains G scale operation. These are the largest scale models that operated at the show and won the popular vote for "Best Display". |
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Both balconies of the Armory were jammed with vendors offering all types of model trains, railroadiana, pictures and apparel for sale. |
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Central Oregon and Pacific (CORP) Dispatcher Pam Kantola holds down the Operation Lifesaver (OLI) booth. In addition to her duties dispatching trains over CORP, she and CORP Engineer Jim Armstrong give scores of OLI presentations each year to schools, civic groups and other organizations. Their message is clear: railroads are a dangerous place; special attention is in order at all grade crossings; and don't trespass on railroad property. |
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One of the few SAFE opportunities to look at CORP close up was offered directly across the street from the Armory. A GP38-3 locomotive was on display and open for public inspection. Engineer Bud Shirley was on board to answer questions and let people get the feel of being on a live locomotive. |
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Inveterate CORP fan Billy Myers traveled down from Winston, Oregon to hang out on the locomotive and ask Bud a million questions. Here, he's shown decorating the short hood of the object of his enthusiasm. |
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