Community Corner
19th Annual Model Train Show & Swap Meet
METRO Model Railroad Club’s 19TH annual railroad show and
swap meet on Sunday, March 9th at Circle B Recreation on Highway 60 in
Cedarburg will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
METRO will be bringing back its own HO layout that has twice
been judged best in the nation at the National Train Show. One of the most highly detailed layouts ever
built and now freshened up after many years of display, it has many animations
and numerous (and humorous) details designed to delight children of all ages.
Other returnees include the Badgerland S Gaugers showing the classic American Flyer scale trains as well as new S-scale trains that are currently available. The WIZ KidZ, who will be bringing Z scale trains. These are models so small that a layout can be built in a cigar box. The West Bend, Jackson and Southern will showing examples of G scale equipment that is most frequently used to create outdoor garden railroads, and also some #1 scale trains, which are trains large enough to actually ride on.
In addition, more than 50 tables of dealers and swappers
will be on hand to buy, sell and trade model railroad equipment, both new and
used. The many club members and dealers
on hand will be able to help modelers young and old with layout design, problem
solving, and scenic hints.
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Attendees can sign up for door prizes which include
railroading books and one year subscriptions to Kalmbach Publishing’s magazine
Model Railroader as well as Model Train Cars from ExactRail.
Admission is by a $3 donation for adults; as always,
children under 12 are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Commercial sponsors of this year’s show
include Kalmbach Publishing, ExactRail, Dr. Daniel Witkowski DDS Gentle Family
Dentistry and Tires Unlimited Automotive Services.