Going to Trainfest in Milwaukee this year?

[dknelson]

Trainfest is November 12 and 13, 2011 -- actually it is In West Allis WI at the Wisconsin State Fair Park exhibition hall.  For info on Trainfest here is a link to their website

http://www.trainfest.com/

This is Trainfest's 40th year by the way.

Each year Keith Schmidt and I organize a group photo of all of us who frequent the various Trains.com forums, including this one.  We usually get one or two Kalmbach staff members to join us and if you are going to be at Trainfest please try to join us.  Keith has posted a tentative schedule:

Lets says we meet again at the Kalmbach Booth at Trainfest on Saturday November 12th at 12noon.  Again this is flexible.  Lets see how we do this year.

Dave Nelson

[dknelson]

I am (shamelessly) bumping my own post as reminder and invite any forum members to show up to the Kalmbach booth at noon on Saturday to meet others and pose for the now-traditional group photo.  And again any and all Kalmbach staffers are urged to join us.

Dave Nelson

[Rene Schweitzer]

Hi Dave,

 

Nice to see you are organizing this gathering again! I have other plans on Saturday and can't be there, but I will be working at the Kalmbach booth from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday. Please stop by and say hello if you are there!

[dknelson]

We'll get you in our photo one of these years Rene.  You could not help but improve it  ....

Dave

[Rene Schweitzer]

LOL, Dave. This weekend is tough for me every year, since I have other commitments that repeat the same weekend. But, it's nice to be wanted!

[Rene Schweitzer]

Nice to meet you yesterday, Dave! Hope to see the photo posted soon.

[kschmidt]

 

Well Trainfest 2011 is in the books.  Lots of people and Lots of trains and model trains.  Here is the Forum Photo Version 2011.  Thanks to all those gathered it is nice to put a face with a name or avatar.  Thanks to the people from Kalmbach for allowing us to invade their space for a couple of minutes.  

Here is the line-up 

Back Row  L to R 

Dave Nelson (engine1385); Otis Drinkwater; Mike Yahnke (wsor3801), Chris Keating(cnw4401)

Middle Row L to R

Myron Bilas (zephyroverland),  Keith Schmidt (kschmidt626); Matthew Moellendorf; Greg Turinetti (northwood flyer); Neil Besougloff - Editor Model Railroader

Front Row

Mary Graf - Kalmbach ; Carl Shaver (holding sign)  

Again thanks for helping make the 2011 Forum photo 

Photo by Pat Shaver 

Until 2012

Keith Schmidt 

 

[dknelson]

Actually the back row is R to L not L to R

So I am the tall guy in the back row at the far right, then Otis, Mike and Chris:

Back Row  R to L 

Dave Nelson (dknelson); Otis Drinkwater; Mike Yahnke (wsor3801), Chris Keating(cnw4401)

Dave