Pacific Science Center Show

34th Annual Show
January 19-21, 2008

Cosponsored by
the 4th Division, PNR, NMRA
and the Pacific Science Center

The 4th Division, in cooperation with the Pacific Science Center, has presented an annual Model Train Show since 1973. 4th Division members and friends provide layouts, displays and activities that capture the interest of the general public about trains and train models.

Exhibits include modular and sectional layouts in many scales, from "Z" to "G". While many are supplied by 4th division members, we also invite guest layouts.  These layouts change each year.  There is always something new to see.

Show activities vary from year to year and in the past shows have featured activities where youngsters learn safety around trains, make scenery (such as trees or rocks), and get to actually run trains on some exhibits. There are candy trains, trains that kids can ride, and even a strolling barbershop quartet.

Dates: January 19-21, 2008,
Saturday-Monday
(Dr. Martin Luther King Day weekend)

Hours: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm each day.

Location: Pacific Science Center, under the five white arches near the Space Needle, corner of Denny and Broad

Cost: Admission is included in the regular PSC admission fees. Their current rates are here.

More Info: Information on other activities at the Pacific Science Center is here.

Photos by Burley Packwood

Show Highlights

• The 2008 show features several opportunities to operate trains: youngsters can drive loop tracks and older children and adults on railcar delivery layouts.
• A new N-scale demonstration layout will be shown.
• The Twin Lakes and Western model railroad, a layout you could build in a small bedroom.
• The Swiss Eisenbahn layout featuring European railroading.
• The Pacific Northwest Public Transportation Museum will have a large display of historical photographs and memorabilia.
• Visit the Northwest Railway Museum's information table to learn more about their activities for young people. The museum, located in Snoqualmie and North Bend, offers rides during much of the year and hosts Thomas the Tank Engine each summer.

Several layouts feature Digital Command Control, enabling multiple trains to run on the same track at the same time, even in different directions! DCC uses handheld remote controls that communicate via radio signals to a central computer which transmits instructions through the rails to control chips wired inside each locomotive.

Don't be left standing at the station.
Come aboard and enjoy the show!