Milwaukee "N" Southeastern Model Railroad Club
2008 Train Shows

Milwaukee Mitchell Park Domes - Garden RR Show and Model Railroad Show
February 23-24, 2008
The annual Garden Railroad Show at the Milwaukee Mitchell Park Domes is the most popular exhibit at the Domes.  The Domes feature 3 climate controlled domes featuring different climates.  One is Arid, the second is Tropical and the third is the "Show Dome" where displays are changed several times a year.  The Garden Railroad Show usually follows the Christmas Show.  The last couple of years the local Garden Railroad club has invited other clubs to bring portable layouts of various scales to display so that visitors can see what can be done in model railroading. 
Below are some photos from the MNSE's first visit to the Domes.  On Saturday alone 1700 people came to the Domes to check things out. 
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Entrance to the Milwaukee Co Mitchell Park Domes
MNSE all setup and ready to go
A couple of visitors begin to file in
Badgerland S Gaugers display is full of cars and action in S Scale
Smaller than N Scale this Z scale layout looks good, also the beginnings of a new Z scale club in Milwaukee
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Young faces light up when the trains are running
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Highly sceniked and detailed Bits "n" Pieces HO scale layout with an N scale layout above features Wisconsin
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Gullivers Travels is theme of the G Scale display in the Show Dome.  Gulliver watches over things in Lilliputt
 The Society of Model Engineers made up of students at MSOE host a yearly model railroad show.  The MNSE was again involved in the excellent show.  Also see the MODEL RAILROAD DERAILMENT of MEGA PROPORTIONS (not on the MNSE)
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MSOE Train Time 2008 - Milwaukee School of Engineering
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MNSE Members Jeff and Wendy run trains to the delight of youngsters in attendance
Looking out over Train Time 2008
Looking out over Train Time 2008
MNSE member Wendy does a nice job with an Easter Train, including live loads of candy.  They actually ran all weekend without getting eaten.
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News Chopper view of traffic problems and crashes in the area
DERAILMENT !!  DERAILMENT !!    Not on MNSE though.  Initial investigation --  engineer "distracted" while in control
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Milwaukee School of Engineering MSOE - Train Time 2008