Author: Jim Weinschenker

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.

Portland Locomotive Works and the 2024 Pittsburgh National Narrow Gauge Convention will be attending the Great Scale Model Train Show on October 2 and 3.

Stop by to see new PLW products and get the latest information on the Pittsburgh Convention!

PLW will be attending the 41st National Narrow Gauge Convention in Hickory, NC, September 1 through September 4.

We will have new products, including passenger cars and SPNG Caboose 467. We also will have our custom made deciduous trees for sale as well as custom made aspen and pine trees.

Also, we will be promoting the 44th National Narrow Gauge Convention to be held in Pittsburgh, PA, September 11 through September 15, 2024. Information will be available for the vendor room, attendees and convention activities. Stop by our table to chat. See you in Hickory!!

A PLW customer provided nice photos of his W&Q RPO and Coach. Both kits are now available from PLW. Contact PLW for more information.

Many thanks to a PLW customer for SPNG Tankcar 61 photos. Click on the images to get your kit.

Need station signs? PLW is please to announce the first set of SR&RL station signs. Five stations signs (you get two of each) are now available. Click on the image below to order your signs today!

PLW is pleased to announce the next new SPNG kit. Caboose 467 will be available in Sn3 and On3/On30 scales. The kit features 3D printed ends with grab irons attached. All correct 3D printed parts for the cupola, bolsters, end platforms, stacks and windows. Click on the image below to order your kit or to receive more information.

PLW is pleased to announce a new structure kit: the Strong Toothpick Clearing House in HO scale. This is a Limited Edition kit. Please click on any of the images below to contact PLW to order your kit or get more information.

PLW is announcing new products: one piece roof, Bridgton SOCONY fuel oil storage tank and sideframes. Also coming is Kingfield covered station in three scales.

PLW will be attending the 41st National Narrow Gauge Convention in Hickory, NC. We’ll be at the 44th NNGC tables. Click on any image to contact PLW for additional information.

Learn about logging, lumbering, sawmills and related industries in Franklin County, Maine. Includes a rich history of logging with the SR&RL. The Zoom meeting will be held Thursday, March 11, starting with two-foot conversation at 7pm and the logging presentation starting at 7:30pm.

You will be able to download the PowerPoint presentation as well as attend a virtual Zoom meeting hosted by Gary Kohler. Click on the image to purchase the presentation and virtual Zoom meeting.