45th Train Time show steams ahead at MSOE
| Published: 03/02/2010 |
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Model railroad buffs, families and children will want to make tracks to the MSOE campus on Saturday, March 6 and Sunday, March 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the 45th annual Train Time, featuring operating model railroad layouts, vendors and displays. One of the largest shows of its kind, Train Time is presented by MSOE's student-run chapter of the Society of Model Engineers (S.O.M.E.).
S.O.M.E. promotes the practical application of engineering and technology through the design, construction and operation of a large HO-scale model railroads. Members are involved in railroad history and research, construction methods, electrical systems and computer design.
Train Time 2010 will feature many operating layouts and displays from exhibitors and vendors including: Badgerland S-Gaugers, Cedar Creek Central Railroad Club, Fond Du Lac Society of Model Railroad Hobbyists, Jordan Emmett, Kalmbach Publishing Company, Leather Railroad, Lionel Railroad Club of Milwaukee, Little WISE, Guys and Gals, L. J. Schmit Enterprise, METRO Model Railroad Club, Milwaukee Area NTrak (MANTrak), Milwaukee Electric Railway & Transit Historical Society, Milwaukee Light Engineering Society, Milwaukee N Southeastern, Ltd., Milwaukee Transit Archives & Museum, Model Railroad Club of Milwaukee, Overland Western Lines, Paul Brammer's Railroad Goods, Sommerfeld's Trains, Southeastern Wisconsin Ntrak Group, Stadelmann Engineering Inc., Stu Baker Alumni Layout, The Pewaukee Road Lego Train Club, The Wisconsin Electric Railway Historical Society, Inc., Waukesha County Gandy Dancers, and Wisconsin Association of Railroad Passengers. (Groups attending subject to change.)
MSOE is an independent university with about 2,600 students. MSOE offers 17 bachelor's degrees and nine master's degrees in the engineering, engineering technology, architectural engineering and building construction, computer, business, nursing and health-related fields.