PLW is pleased to announce that more plans have been added to the Scale Drawing catalog! There are over 40 plans; some priced at 50 cents. Now is the time to get those plans for your upcoming projects.
Author: Jim Weinschenker
Scale Drawings now available
PLW is pleased to announce that scale drawings are now available for purchase. Need information for SR&RL, P&R, Monson or B&SR locomotives? Navigate to the Catalog and click on “Scale Drawings” to review the current drawings. The files are in PDF format.
27th Annual Midwest Show
The 27th Annual Midwest Show will be held March 21, 22 and 23, 2019. Dealer set up will begin Thursday night, March 21.
The show will return to the Salem Community Center – Centerplex facility. The address is: 1098 N Ellsworth Ave, Salem, OH 44460.
Please watch the PLW website for future announcements concerning admission pricing and vendor/table pricing, host hotel and show details.
Please feel free to contact PLW should you need additional information.


LVRRA Heritage Series Boxcars
Portland Locomotive Works is now the exclusive manufacturer of hand crafted, ready-to-run, rolling stock for the Ligonier Valley Railroad Association (LVRRA). The first release in the LVRRA “Heritage Series” is a pre-depression era 36-foot wooden boxcar in O and HO scale. These finely built boxcars contain details parts, metal trucks and wheelsets, and couplers.
Is your model railroad club or historical society seeking rolling stock for your road name? Contact Portland Locomotive Works for details and pricing to fulfill your needs.

