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, March 7, 2025, 7:30 PM CST

Special 75-Year Look-Back with Tom Hoffmann

Manawa, Wisc., out of service track. Photo by Brian Buchanan.Milwaukee Road No. E79 at St Regis, Montana. Photo by Mont Powell

Tom Hoffmann's popular 20 year look-backs have been an eagerly awaited annual Wisconsin Chapter presentation for years. To help celebrate the chapter's three-quarters of a century of great railroad image presentations for its members and guests, Tom has now assembled a fascinating 75-year look-back, featuring his own slides (and some digital images) and interesting and varied slides from his extensive collection.
 
018 TH 2025 1959 07 CO 4520 Plymouth MI J David Ingles C&O E-units on a passenger train at Plymouth, Michigan, in July, 1959. Photo by J. David Ingles
 
From main lines to short lines, industrial and military locomotives to museum operations, first runs to last runs, steam, electric and diesel, you'll see colorful railroad action in 23 states, Australia and Vietnam, from 1949 to 2024. Most images were taken by Tom himself, and a few early slides are uncredited, but the program includes scanned slides from such photographers as J. David Ingles, John Ingles, J.J. Morrison, Mont Powell, Paul Stringham, R.R. Wallin, R.H. Burn, Denny Hamilton, and Jerry Hilton. Tom's presentation will be a big part of our own celebration of the chapter's 75th Anniversary.
 
018 TH 2025 1959 07 CO 4520 Plymouth MI J David Ingles A shove move at the main gate, Da Nang, Vietnam, May 1970. Photo by Thomas E. Hoffmann
 

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 download the latest version of Zoom software to their computers (or tablets, or smartphones) to attend virtually. ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED to access this event remotely: Zoom connection info will be posted here a day before the meeting. Contact membership (at-sign) nrhswis (period) org with any questions before 3:00 pm March 7.