Swamp Creek & Western Railroad Association

NEWS AND CALENDAR ABOUT US PORT COLUMBIA & EASTERN BULLETIN BOARD LAYOUT

THE OFFICAL SC&W WEB SITE

Welcome to the Swamp Creek & Western Model Railroad Association web site.

The SC&W, a not for profit organization of approximately fifteen active members, operates the Port Columbia and Eastern, a fictitious bridge route over the Cascade Mountains of Washington state. It is a 30' x 28' HO scale (1/87th) model railroad housed in the old freight room of the Edmonds, Washington Amtrak (ex-GN) BNSF station.

Our web site contains a public tour of our layout we think you will enjoy. Certain technical areas of the site are password protected for member use only.

We also invite you come visit us in person. Every third Tuesday evenings (7:00 p.m. to 9:00) we hold our operating sessions, or come to one of our formal open houses listed below. Meanwhile, we invite you to enjoy our web site tour.

THE SC&W RR ASSOCIATION

The PC&E's parent organization, Swamp Creek and Western Railroad Association (SC&W) is incorporated as a non-profit in the State of Washington. The SC&W began in 1974 at Chi-Bar Hobbies (ex-Hobbyland) just up the road from its current location in Lynnwood. Shop and railroad expansion led to the search for new quarters. In April of 1977, a lease was negotiated with the Burlington Northern Railroad (now BNSF) for the Edmonds depot (ex-Great Northern) 28' x 30' freight room. The building is shared with Amtrak. Plans are in the works for the grounds and platform to be upgraded for Sound Transit commuter rail. The SC&W layout should not be affected.

VISITING

Brief drop-in visits are welcome the third Tuesday of the month, from 7 to 9 p.m., during our regular operating sessions. Open house operating sessions are conducted in conjunction with many local events. The next date will be posted below. And our Grand Holiday Open House is held each year in early December in conjunction with Amtrak.

Days to visit are:

3rd TUESDAY of the MONTH - 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
NATIONAL TRAIN DAY MAY 7TH, 2011.
ANNUAL SUMMER OPEN HOUSE - FIRST SATURDAY IN JUNE
ANNUAL HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE - FIRST SATURDAY IN DECEMBER

MEMBERSHIP

SC&W membership is at about fifteen active board positions. Qualified applicants who would like to contribute to our scale cause may be invited to join. Associate memberships at reduced dues are granted to youth 18 and under. Women are welcome as members too. People interested in membership should come during an operation session and express their interest with a current member. The model railroad display is supported by membership initiation fees, monthly dues, various fund-raising events and donations from visitors.

CONTACT US

webmaster (at) scwrra (dot) org or (425) 835-2729