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Trainfest started in 1971 as a one-day show in a Milwaukee Veterans of Foreign Wars hall. [1] Today, Trainfest is a two-day event sponsored by the Wisconsin Southeastern (WISE) division of the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) and takes over 200,000 square feet (19,000 m 2) of the Wisconsin Exposition Center during the second weekend of November. [2]
Another thing Model Railroader had was their own model railroad layout, the Milwaukee, Racine and Troy, which was located on the second floor of the Kalmbach Media offices in Waukesha (the original was located on the 3rd floor of the old offices at 1027 N. 7th Street which was in operation from 1975 to 1989 [6]).
One of the city's biggest summer attractions will return next year, adding another big event to what's shaping up to be a busy month in the city.
Wm. K. Walthers, Inc., was officially founded in Milwaukee in 1932—though it started years earlier when seven-year-old William K. (Bill) Walthers got his first taste of the hobby with a small, wind-up toy train for Christmas. He continued with the hobby and eventually had an attic layout composed primarily of his scratch-built creations.
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The Thunderbirds are a go for the 2024 WaterStone Bank Air & Water Show in Milwaukee.. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, the star attraction for this year's show, haven't been part of the Milwaukee ...
November 20, 2024 at 1:19 PM The WaterStone Bank Air & Water Show will return to the skies above and the shores of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee July 19-20, with the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels returning ...
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