Trainfest 2011 TRAINS Forum Annual Gathering

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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Greetings,

For the past several years members of TRAINS.com and actually all of the Forums that are supported by Kalmbach have come together at Trainfest in Milwaukee for a Face-to-Face gathering. It gives those members a chance to put a face with an avatar or sign-on name.

The group has usually met at the Kalmbach publishing display at Trainfest. So lets try it again this year.

I’m at Trainfest both days pretty much all day with my model railroad club. So the time and date are adjustable but this can be a starting point.

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.

Below is the photo from 2010. If you see yourself Thank You. We were also joined last year by TRAINS magazine editor Jim Wrinn and Mike Yuhas Advertising Sales Manager. So again the invitation is open to any TRAINS staff member to JOIN IN !!

The MORE the MERRIER !!

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Thanks for the update but Wisc is way to cold at that time of the year for a visit. B’rrrrrrrr [:)]

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More details on the location of Trainfest, please! It might actually be doable this year.

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OOPs !! Sorry about that. Here are the details for Trainfest 2011

Held at

Wisconsin State Fair Park - Exposition Center

West Allis, WI 9am to 5:30pm November 12 and 13

Here is the Trainfest webpage which includes a coupon for discount. and maps to get there.

Trainfest 2011

Keith Schmidt

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…Like the photo of what looks like a pleased and happy group in the Trains.com / Trainfest photo.

Pretty little girls up front too.

And we see Jim in the background.

Correction: Young man in red…My error. Sorry.

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Yes it was quite the Rogue’s gallery.

Just a note the kid in red is a young man.

Keith

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I am bumping Keith’s post as a reminder and further invitation to all Forum visitors to come to the Kalmbach booth at noon Saturday, meet other forum members, and pose for the now-traditional group photo. See you then!

Dave Nelson

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We have made our plans; hope to broaden my circle of Forum members met in person. We’re also going to visit Angela and pick up a couple of copies of the new Trains4Kids (I was able to spread the first issue around a little bit).

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Last minute bump.

Also, I think I’m too sick to attend this year. Dang it to heck!!! I was looking forward to seeing the group.

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November is just a cheap warm up to the main event. I live in the Icebox of Iowa, and it is far colder here than most of that area along the lake in Wisconsin.

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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 R to L

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 !(http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac318/kschmidt626/Keiths Photos/IMG_2489.jpg)

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Isn’t Dave the tall guy on the right of the back row?

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Yes. Change was made in the post. Must have been to early in the morning when I posted that.

Keith