Time for my annual photo essay on Trainfest at Wisconsin State Fair Park. Seems like it gets bigger, better, and more fun every year. Bill Denton’s excellent N scale MP15AC’s on the Modutrak layout. Bill has shells available. Amtrak on Modutrak (N) “Don’t just stand there. Pick up your end!” Colorado Narrow Gauge (HOn3) A warning to us all. Milwaukee Electric Railway & Transit Historical Society
Kids got to run this beautifully sceniced S scale layout. Ahanapee & Western Learning to run TTrak BNSF freight approaching. (I lost track of which layout this was—if anybody recognizes it, please let me know.) Supply your own caption. I thought of a couple, but will not post them here. Standard Gauge Module Association
Train races!! I’m betting on the team on the right. There are always lots of hands-on activities for kids. N scale details at the Model Tech Studios booth. I wanted one of each, but somehow restrained myself. Running trains
As usual, members of Niagara Frontier Region NMRA were conducting demos. Brian Earl shows how to build a house. A girl admires a layout in a suitcase. Construction crew on the Gypsy Trolley Line (HO). Except for the end loops, the scenes on this layout are only a few inches deep, and absolutely packed with detail. A shot through the overhead wire on the Gypsy Trolley Line.
A good scrapyard is near and dear to my heart. The passing Mallet is icing on the cake. Arlington Heights Society of Model Engineers (HO) Trains, coffee, remote control, and a hammer. Most of life’s necessities on one table. This 44-tonner has all it can handle, and then some. Note the 5-chime horn. Wisconsin & Michigan Model RR Club (HO) A derailed Alco at the feed mill. Typical C&NW track quality. North Shore and Western Modular Club (HO)
