METRO Model Railroad Club’s 25th annual railroad show and swap meet on Sunday, March 8th at Circle B Recreation 6261 Highway 60 in Cedarburg, WI 53012 will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Show Chairman Jim Bartelt is excited to announce that this year’s show will feature two new layouts.

The Milwaukee chapter of the European Train Enthusiasts (ETE) will have a European Themed HO Scale Train Layout at the show. Also Don Leutner of the Kettle Moraine Ballast Scorchers will be bringing a operating G Scale Garden Railroad Train Display.

METRO will be bringing back its own HO layout that has twice been judged best in the nation at the National Train Show. One of the most highly detailed layouts ever built and now freshened up after many years of display, it has many animations and numerous (and humorous) details designed to delight children of all ages.

Jeff Young will be bringing his highly detailed American Flyer S Scale layout. There are several different scenes throughout the layout including a junk yard, campground complete with tents and camping trailers, a pond, people fishing and canoeing, a prison chain gang working on a road, pumpkin patch, and much more.

The Kettle Moraine Ballast Scorchers club of West Bend, WI will bring their popular N scale layout. It features various scenes of small town America with large numbers of vehicles and various eye catching scenes such as a train derailment, a train watching park, and interesting industries served by railroads. The WIZ KidZ, who will be bringing Z scale trains. These are models so small that a layout can be built in a cigar box. Joe Rantanen of the Kettle Moraine Ballast Scorchers will be bringing a Lionel Layout.

In addition, more than 50 tables of dealers and swappers will be on hand to buy, sell and trade model railroad equipment, both new and used. The many club members and dealers on hand will be able to help modelers young and old with layout design, problem solving, and scenic hints.

Membership in all of the clubs showing is open; attendees can talk to club members at the show for membership details. METRO can also be found on the web at www.metrorrclub.org.

Admission is by a $3 donation for adults; as always, children under 12 are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Sponsors of this year’s show include Dr. Daniel Witkowski DDS Gentle Family Dentistry and Tires Unlimited Automotive Services, Johns Pizzaria of Grafton.