Model Railroading > Cedarburg, WI Model Train Show April 7th, 2024

The METRO Model Railroad Club announced a large expansion of their model train show, to be held at the Exposition Center of the Ozaukee County fairgrounds in Cedarburg on April 7th.  The show will feature a record number of ten model railroads in varying scales and 93 tables of dealers who buy, sell, and trade both model equipment and railroad memorabilia. 
 
          Model railroading can be different than toy trains, show chairman Jim Bartelt said. Modelers are trying to recreate a prototype in scale with singular attention to detail to represent their favorite railroad and the industries they served.  They are much like re-enactors except they cannot build full size. Seven different scales will be shown. The METRO Model Railroad Club is again displaying its portable HO scale layout which has twice won first place at the National Train Show. The Club also has a much larger permanent layout in Port Washington. Two Z scale layouts will attend.  Z is so small it can fit in a briefcase. WizKidz and the Metro Milwaukee Z Scale Club of Oak Creek will display their handiwork at this minute scale. The Sheboygan Society of Scale Model Railroad Engineers from Sheboygan WI are running G Scale trains often used by railroaders who like to build their pikes in outdoor gardens because of their larger size.Two O scale layouts are also coming. The Lakeshore O-Gauge Railroaders are displaying a Lionel layout at the show and is permitting anyone to run the locomotives, including Thomas the Tank Engine, around the tracks.  Kids can also fire missiles from train cars, unload barrels and milk cans, and enjoy visits from some of their favorite movie and TV characters, including Buzz and Woody from Toy Story, Mike and Sulley from Monsters Inc., Nemo and his friends, and many more.  Another O scale pike is the Lionel O scale 3 rail layout is from the Milwaukee Lionel Railroad Club. This compact Lionel layout feature many operating accessories and vintage Lionel trains of long ago as well as modern O scale trains. The Kettle Moraine Ballast Scorchers Railroad of West Bend, WI are coming with their N-Scale modular layout (but they also model in HO-Scale).  This pike has many detailed scenes including the famous derailment at Weyawega.   A  Lego Layout is being displayed by Tim Hellman of the Kettle Moraine Ballast Scorchers. Tim is running a variety of Lego Trains built brick by brick. Lego Trains are considered L Scale and are similar in size to O Scale Trains. The largest model train on display is a 7 ½” scale model by Dan Steingraber of the Milwaukee Light Engineering Society of Jackson, WI. This club has a large outdoor railroad and visitors  All of the clubs exhibiting are open for membership and attendees can information on how to join.  No experience is necessary to join any of them.  Members are happy to share their knowledge and skills in pursuit of enhancing the hobby.
         
The show runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Admission by donation of $4.  Children under 12 accompanied by an adult get in free.  The METRO Model Railroad Club can be found on the web at: www.metrorrclub.org

James Bartelt
Port Washington, WI
Metro Model Railroad Club, Ltd

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