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- Chapter Events:
- Lending Library
- Open the Saturday after the Membership meeting from 1:00pm to
- 4:00 pm and every Monday from 10:00 am to Noon.
- January 12, 7:30pm Board of Director's Meeting
- January 20, 7:30pm Membership Meeting
- Feature Presentation: Writing the Rails, Alexander B. Craghead
- February 9, 7:30pm Board of Director's Meeting
- February 17, 7:30pm Membership Meeting
- Feature Presentation: The Railroad as a Strategic Military Tool, Diana Harris
- March 8, 7:30pm Board of Director's Meeting
- March 16, 7:30pm Membership Meeting
- Feature Presentation: Video: Southern Pacific Vintage West
- Notable Non-Chapter Events:
- January 21, SP&S Railway Historical Society Swapmeet, 10-3, Portland Holiday Inn
- March 10, 34th Winterail, Railroadiana Show & Sale, Stockton CA
- May 12, Amtrak's National Train Day
- May 19, GorgeRail 2012, Columbia Gorge Discovery Center, The Dalles OR
- June 28 - July 1, Milwaukee Road Historical Association Convention, Moscow ID
- July 21, 1912 Portland's unique double lift Steel Bridge opened to rail traffic
- July 7-11, Great Northern Railway Historical Society Convention, Klamath Falls OR
- July 28-29, Great Oregon Steam-Up, Antique Powerland Museum, Brooks OR
- August 1-4, Union Pacific Historical Society Convention, North Platte NE
- August 4-5, Great Oregon Steam-Up, Antique Powerland Museum, Brooks OR
- August 4- 5, Nampa Depotfest, Nampa ID
- August 9-11, SP&S Railway Historical Society Convention, Vancouver WA
- October 11-14, Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society Annual Convention, Ventura CA
- June, Locomotives 700, 4449, 197 move into the new enginehouse near OMSI
- September, Portland Streetcar Loops opens to OMSI & ORHF Enginehouse
- June 1, 2013, SP 4449 15 year renewal required.
- September 2015, Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail opens with a OMSI/ORHF station.
Board of Directors Meeting:
Board of Directors meetings are held every month, usually on the Thursday one week prior to the Membership meeting. Unlike the monthly Membership meeting, the Board of Directors Meeting is not open to the general public. All PNWC members are welcome and invited to attend.
Membership Meeting:
Meetings of the membership are held every month, usually on the third Friday. Visitors are warmly welcomed! Typically, we first address the general business of the Chapter. This can be a great time to learn about not only what the PNWC is doing, but also what other rail-related groups are doing in the region and around the world. We then break for refreshments, and after the break we have the program. Monthly programs are always interesting and often feature guest speakers, multimedia presentations or videos selected from our extensive library.
Lending Library:
The PNWC maintains a library of over 1,200 railroad-related books and more than 500 videos that members can check out. The Lending Library is open on the Saturday afternoon following the membership meeting and every Monday from 10:00 am to Noon. Check out of materials is subject to a loan agreement.