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SP Narrow Gauge Gondola – Coming soon!

Coming soon in On3/On30 are the SPNG gondolas. Sn3 is anticipated shortly after the O-scale kit release. Prices will be announced prior to kit release.

The kit comes with PLW 3D printed end sills, needle beans, grab irons, stakes and bolsters. The kit will include the correct trucks and the modeler will need to provide their own wheelsets.

CAD rendering
CAD rendering
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Announcing Otter Creek Construction Co.

Portland Locomotive Works is proud to announce partnership with the Otter Creek Construction Company that will be offering accurate Maine 2-foot kits. Watch this site for product details and pricing.

Otter Creek Construction Company will be offering the following HO scale kits with its initial release: Kingfield Winter Store, Kingfield Box Shop, Monson Junction Water Tank and Monson Day’s Crossing Flag Stop.

Monson Junction water tank. Model built by John Randell.
Monson Junction water tank. Model built by John Randell.
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On2 Passenger Car Trucks – Update

PLW is announcing the availability of On2 passenger car trucks, available in ready-to-run version only. Trucks will be painted in flat black or green, come fully assembled, tested and ready to install on your equipment.

Pricing: Ready to Run: $50.00 per pair plus postage. Ready to assemble with metal wheelsets: $40.00 per pair plus postage. Truck frame only, no wheelsets: $20.00 per pair plus postage. Quantity discounts are available. Contact PLW for more information, pricing and postage.

On30 versions will be offered with three different length bolsters to accommodate various wheel manufacturers. Contact PLW for more information, pricing and postage.

Diamond style freight trucks available in very limited supply. Contact PLW for more information, pricing and postage.

CAD rendering of passenger car truck.
Pre-Production diamond style freight truck and passenger car truck.
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2022 Midwest Narrow Gauge Show

The 2022 Midwest Narrow Gauge show will be held March 17 through March 19, 2022. Show times will be posted at a later date. The show is a gathering of narrow gauge enthusiasts for all scales and gauges. Models, prototypes, layouts, vendors, manufacturers and clinics will be showcased all weekend. The Mini-Bunch Spring meet will be held in conjunction with the Midwest Show.

The show will be held at the Greenford Space Center, 7600 W. South Range Range Rd., Canfield, OH 44406. (Or sometimes listed as Salem, 44460.) Actual physical space layout is to be determined.

Contact info: Gary Kohler, PO Box 133, Washingtonville, OH 44490-0133. Phone contact: 330-719-0264. email contact: m2fq@aol.com // website: www.portlandlocomotiveworks.com

Show attendee and vendor registration soon will be available.