Friday, January 2, 2015

2007 World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour in Portland, OR: Part 1 - Manufacturer Displays

(NOTE: This website is NOT affiliated with World's Greatest Hobby; see www.wghshow.com for current info)

I originally posted these pictures on my old website on February 9, 2008.

The World's Greatest Hobby on Tour Train Show is a traveling model train show that visits various cities across the country throughout the year. The show's schedule takes several years to complete. The show visited the Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center in Portland, Oregon on February 17-18, 2007. In addition to layouts and vendors, the World's Greatest Hobby show also features display booths for many model railroad manufacturers.

Manufacturer Displays

I only photographed a few of the manufacturer booths; many were difficult to photograph. As an HO-Scale modeler, my interests in the manufacturer area were focused towards HO-Scale items, but I did photograph a few interesting items in other scales.

Athearn

IMG_5326 HO-Scale Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy & 4-6-6-4 Challengers by Athearn Genesis at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

Here are Athearn's HO-Scale Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy and 4-6-6-4 Challenger, part of Athearn's premier Genesis line.

IMG_5325 HO-Scale Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 Challenger #3983 in Two-Tone Gray by Athearn Genesis at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

Another Genesis HO-Scale 4-6-6-4 Challenger, Union Pacific #3983 in the Two-Tone Grey passenger paint scheme.

IMG_5343 Preproduction Samples of HO-Scale F45s & FP45s by Athearn Genesis at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

Preproduction samples of the HO- and N-Scale F45s and FP45s that will become part of the Genesis line.

IMG_5327 HO-Scale Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe EMD SD45-2 #5700 in Bicentennial Paint by Athearn Genesis at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on 2-17-2007

HO-Scale Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe EMD SD45-2 #5700 in Bicentennial paint, part of the Genesis line.

IMG_5334 HO-Scale Burlington Northern SD40 #6303 & RS3 #4054 by Athearn at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

HO-Scale Burlington Northern SD40 #6303 & RS3 #4054, part of Athearn's Ready-to-Roll line.

IMG_5330 HO-Scale Kansas City Southern AC4400CW #4568 & McCloud River SD38 #36 by Athearn at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

HO-Scale Kansas City Southern AC4400 #4568 & McCloud River SD38 #36 from the Ready-to-Roll line.

IMG_5329 HO-Scale Southern Pacific AC4400CW #232 & SD40 #7342 in Experimental Daylight Paint by Athearn at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on 2-17, 2007

HO-Scale Southern Pacific AC4400 #232 & SD40 #7342 in experimental Daylight paint, from the Ready-to-Roll line.

IMG_5338 HO-Scale Chicago & North Western AC4400CWs, one renumbered for Union Pacific, by Athearn at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

HO-Scale Chicago & North Western AC4400s, one renumbered as Union Pacific #6716, from the Ready-to-Roll line.

IMG_5328 HO-Scale Union Pacific AC4400CW #6344 & C44-9W #9807 by Athearn at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

HO-Scale Union Pacific AC4400 #6344 in its unusual all-gray paint & C44-9 #9807 in the standard flag scheme, from the Ready-to-Roll line.

IMG_5339 HO-Scale Norfolk Southern C44-9Ws, one in primer only, by Athearn at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

HO-Scale Norfolk Southern C44-9Ws: #9558 in standard NS Paint and #9906 in primer only, from the Ready-to-Roll line.

IMG_5335 HO-Scale Southern Pacific 2-6-0 #1821 by Roundhouse at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

One of the resurrected and improved steam engines formerly made by Model Die Casting is this HO-Scale Southern Pacific 2-6-0 #1821, from Athearn's Roundhouse line.

IMG_5340 HO-Scale PS-2 2-Bay Covered Hoppers by Athearn at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

HO-Scale PS-2 2-bay covered hoppers Rock Island #500700, Great Northern #71436, and Chicago & North Western #3992, part of the Ready-to-Roll line.

IMG_5342 HO-Scale ACF 2970 Center Flow Covered Hoppers by Athearn at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

HO-Scale ACF 2970 Center Flow 2-bay covered hoppers ACF Demonstrators #44586 & #44504, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy #183900, Chicago & North Western #175013 and ACF Demonstrator #44503, part of the Ready-to-Roll line.

IMG_5341 HO-Scale Wide-Vision and Bay-Window Cabooses by Athearn at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

HO-Scale Chicago & North Western Wide-Vision Caboose #12570 and Union Pacific Bay-Window caboose #24552, part of the Ready-to-Roll line.

IMG_5331 NEW HO-Scale Ford F100 Panel Trucks by Athearn at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

NEW HO-Scale Ford F100 Panel Trucks by Athearn.

IMG_5333 NEW HO-Scale Ford Model A's and Ford F100 Pickups by Athearn at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

NEW HO-Scale Ford Model As and F100 pickups by Athearn.

IMG_5332 NEW HO-Scale Ford F850 Fire Trucks by Athearn at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

NEW HO-Scale Ford F850 Fire Trucks by Athearn.

IMG_5336 HO-Scale Ford C Van painted for Union Pacific by Athearn at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

HO-Scale Union Pacific Ford C van by Athearn.

IMG_5337 HO-Scale Freightliner Trucks & 40-foot Exterior-Post Trailers by Athearn at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

HO-Scale Freightliner trucks & 40-foot exterior-post trailers lettered for DC and ICS, part of the Ready-to-Roll line.

Atlas

IMG_5357 HO-Scale MP15DCs by Atlas at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

Atlas's new HO-Scale MP15DCs Burlington Northern #1000 and BNSF #3702.

IMG_5358 HO-Scale Southern Pacific Alco RS32 #4000 by Atlas Trainman at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

HO-Scale Southern Pacific Alco RS32 #4000, part of the Trainman line.

IMG_5356 Preproduction Samples of HO-Scale & N-Scale 1978 Ford Fairmonts by Atlas at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

Preproduction samples of the NEW 1978 Ford Fairmonts in HO- & N-Scale

Kadee

IMG_5637 Kadee display showing strength of HO-Scale couplers at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 18, 2007

Kadee's booth featured this display showing strength of HO-Scale couplers This display consists of several cars coupled together in a clear plastic tube stood on end, with the top car hanging from its coupler.

LGB of America

IMG_5587 G-Scale items on display at the LGB of America booth at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 18, 2007

LGB of America's booth featured a large number of G-Scale items on display.

IMG_5588 G-Scale Amtrak P42DC #60 by LGB at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 18, 2007

Here is a closeup of LGB's G-Scale Amtrak P42DC #60.

IMG_5589 G-Scale Harzquer Railway 2-10-2T by LGB at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 18, 2007

LGB's G-Scale Harzquer Railway 2-10-2T was operating on a roller stand to demonstrate its smoke unit. It is also available with a sound option.

MTH-RailKing

IMG_5345 MTH-RailKing O27 & #1 Gauge Display Layout at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

The large MTH-RailKing display included this O27 & #1 Gauge Display Layout.

IMG_5352 #1 Gauge Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe F7s & Streamlined Passenger Cars by MTH-RailKing at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

Among the trains on the layout were RailKing #1 Gauge Santa Fe F3s and matching streamlined passenger cars.

RailKing #1 Gauge F3s at the 2007 WGH Show in Portland, Oregon

Here is a video of the RailKing #1 Gauge F3s showcasing the light and sound features.

IMG_5353 O27 Coors Light 'Silver Bullet' by MTH at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

Also on the MTH display layout was this O27 Coors Light "Silver Bullet."

IMG_5346 #1 Gauge American Freedom Train GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 & Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy #4004 by MTH-RailKing at the WGH Show in Portland, OR, 2-17-2007

RailKing #1 Gauge American Freedom Train GS4 4-8-4 #4449 & Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy #4004.

IMG_5585 #1 Gauge Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy #4004 by MTH-RailKing at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 18, 2007

RailKing #1 Gauge Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy #4004.

IMG_5586 #1 Gauge American Freedom Train GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 by MTH-Railking at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 18, 2007

RailKing #1 Gauge American Freedom Train GS4 4-8-4 #4449.

IMG_5347 O27 Union Pacific Heritage Fleet SD70ACe #1982 (Missouri Pacific) by MTH at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

An O27 SD70ACe decorated as Union Pacific #1982, the Heritage Series locomotive honoring the Missouri Pacific Railroad.

IMG_5350 O27 Union Pacific Heritage Fleet SD70ACe #1983 (Western Pacific) by MTH at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

An O27 SD70ACe decorated as Union Pacific #1983, the Heritage Series locomotive honoring the Western Pacific Railroad.

IMG_5351 O27 Union Pacific Heritage Fleet SD70ACe #1988 (Missouri-Kansas-Texas) by MTH at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

An O27 SD70ACe decorated as Union Pacific #1988, the Heritage Series locomotive honoring the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad.

IMG_5348 O27 Union Pacific Heritage Fleet SD70ACe #1989 (Denver & Rio Grande Western) by MTH at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

An O27 SD70ACe decorated as Union Pacific #1989, the Heritage Series locomotive honoring the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad.

IMG_5349 O27 Union Pacific Heritage Fleet SD70ACe #1995 (Chicago & North Western) by MTH at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

An O27 SD70ACe decorated as Union Pacific #1995, the Heritage Series locomotive honoring the Chicago & North Western Railway.

IMG_5344 O27 Union Pacific Heritage Fleet SD70ACe #1996 (Southern Pacific) by MTH at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

An O27 SD70ACe decorated as Union Pacific #1996, the Heritage Series locomotive honoring the Southern Pacific Railroad.

IMG_5584 HO-Scale Pennsylvania K4 4-6-2 by MTH at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 18, 2007

MTH has recently entered the HO-Scale market, & this Pennsylvania K4 4-6-2 Pacific, equipped with sound and synchronized smoke, is their first model.

Precision Craft Models

IMG_5323 HO-Scale Chessie Steam Special T-1 4-8-4 #2101 by Precision Craft Models at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

HO Scale Chessie Steam Special T-1 4-8-4 #2101 by Precision Craft Models.

IMG_5324 HO-Scale Chessie Steam Special T-1 4-8-4 #2101 by Precision Craft Models at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on February 17, 2007

Trix

IMG_5583 Trix HO-Scale Display Layout featuring a Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy & a Pennsylvania GG1 Electric at the WGH Show in Portland, OR on 2-18-2007

This Trix HO-Scale display featured a Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy and a Pennsylvania GG1 electric.

Continue to Part 2 - LK&R Layout, Early Saturday

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