Wisconsin Chapter meetings are held on the first Friday of every month (except July & August), at 7:30 p.m., in the lower level meeting room of the North Shore Congregational Church, 7330 North Santa Monica Boulevard in Fox Point, Wisconsin. Click here for a Bing map and directions.
Our meetings are always open to members and anyone who has an interest in railroad history or today's railroad operations. No admission fee is charged.
We stream our meetings via Zoom for the benefit of anyone who cannot attend in-person. To be advised of Zoom connection information, and to receive occasional chapter updates, become a member today.
Upcoming meetings:
Friday, April 4, 2025, 7:30 PM CDT
All over the place….And some other stuff with Jeff Wojciechowski
Siberia, California, on the BNSF Needles Subdivision. Photos by Jeff Wojciechowski
Jeff talks about his presentation: "Set to music, All over the place….And some other stuff is the combination of several different video projects that I have put together over the past few years. Most of the content is aerial drone footage that I’ve taken dating back to 2018 with some other silliness mixed in. As I'm late to the game railfanning, I am attempting to capture modern-day railroading, freight and passenger, diesel and steam, in a cinematic and dramatic way before it fades into history. Recently, I’ve taken to the challenge of night drone videography of which some is included for your viewing pleasure."
CPKC trains passing derailment site, Reeseville, Wisconsin.
Some of the highlights include racing BNSF helper sets in the Mojave Desert, trains over Techachapi Loop, Montana Rail Link before its demise, the bridges of Kansas City, some of the last street running for the South Shore, the very last Roadrailer trains, several derailments, and of course some local action around the Milwaukee area. Other locations include Pennsylvania, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, Kentucky, and the Dakotas. While this presentation is rail focused, an attempt was made to include the natural environment and surrounding scenery so you will also see a plethora of bridges... and a few towboats.
CSX train above a tow on the Monongahela River.
Jeff Wojciechowski has been a railfan and drone photographer for years. Growing up near Milwaukee along the C&NW Old LIne through Oak Creek and Cudahy, he developed an interest in trains early in life and had a model railroad as a kid. He began photographing trains later in life and he loves to produce cinematic videos which combine his love for railroads, electronic music, much of which he composes himself, and photography/videography. He’s totally a computer geek by profession and as such has the opportunity to travel for work, so when not driving a keyboard in the office he’s driving a rental car out along whatever railroads are nearby. He’s also a motorman at the East Troy Railroad Museum. He took to drone photography quickly and has mastered the technical end of editing and composing videos. His favorite area to shoot is the American southwest, but he’s also traveled east to the mid-Atlantic states to photograph urban and rural railroading.
If you are able, please attend in person at our regular meeting venue in Fox Point; doors open before 7:00 pm for social time. Those who cannot attend in person are encouraged to attend virtually, via Zoom. To receive connection information, contact membership (at-sign) nrhswis (period) org before 3:00 pm April 4.
Siberia, California, on the BNSF Needles Subdivision. Photos by Jeff Wojciechowski
CPKC trains passing derailment site, Reeseville, Wisconsin.
CSX train above a tow on the Monongahela River.