Milwaukee’s Trainfest 2012 was a great show, with activities for train nuts of all ages. They even had live music (of sorts), which I think is a first. Here are some snapshots from this year’s show. No caption needed! [FONT="]Coal trestle on the Arlington Heights Society of Model Engineers HO layout[/FONT] [FONT="]Milwaukee’s Mitchell Park Domes on the Z scale WIZ KidZ layout[/FONT] Fascinated by the beautifully detailed Ontario & Quebec Railway (HO)
Hmm, that last photos remindes me of when I was that age.... I also would like to know if you have any more to share.
Gas station scene on the Ontario & Quebec (HO) Dollars for steam at the Mid Continent Railway Museum booth WSOR and BN action on the Fond du Lac Society of Model Railroad Hobbyists layout (HO) Ash pit and sandhouse, Madison HOTrak
Man I wish I could have made it down there. I live just south of Appleton so it's doable for a day trip. But money is short, my truck suck gas like a drunk and to top it off I had a flue bug. :rats:
[FONT="]Independent Hi-Railers – Midwest Division had an outstanding and crowd-pleasing layout.[/FONT] WC switchers on the Wisconsin & Michigan Model RR Club’s Iron Range Route (HO) [FONT="]PVR 3079 is way overdue for a trip to the paint shop. (Sorry, I lost track of which layout this was on.)[/FONT] Milwaukee Light Engineering Society had a sharp-looking Electroliner on display this year.
Check out the “old-school” control panel on Rapant’s Rusty Rails Railroad This superb harbor scene with arch bridges was on the Lake County Society of Modular Engineers layout. A group of kids admiring NTrak [FONT="]Grow Wisconsin! WSOR 4053 on the Cedar Creek Central RR Club (HO)[/FONT]
Steve, thanks. I wish we that kind of interest down here. BTW, that sorry looking U-Boat is a fantastic product of weathering.
[FONT="]A Milwaukee Road FM switcher goes from module to module on the Metro Model RR Club Ltd. Layout (HO). Note the “MENTAL BLOCK” sign.[/FONT] [FONT="]Structure on the ModUTrak layout (N)[/FONT] Real Rock Island units seldom looked this clean. NEWER Industries layout (HO) “Timesaver” switching puzzle
The last I heard, Mid Continent was still trying to raise funds for major repairs. It's not easy for a small organization to maintain working steam locomotives these days.
Nice! That's my boxcar, on Jaime's Franksville module. We were across the aisle from that bridge module last year. It was a real eye catcher.
