The Milwaukee & Northern Railway Historical Society
also known as the Neenah-Menasha Model Railroad Club
The 18 August 2023 edition of Neenah News included a nice article about us. We made the front page! A local journalist compiled the article after a recent conversation with Wally Rogers. You can check out the article at https://neenahnewsnow.com/2023/08/17/august-18-2023-neenah-news/.
The Neenah-Menasha Model Railroad Club (NMMRRC) was founded in 1964. In 2003 we reorganized as The Milwaukee and Northern Railway Historical Society, Inc., (MNRHS). We wanted our name to reflect that we are about more than solely model railroading.
Since 1964 we have been dedicated to promoting the hobby of model railroading, especially O-scale, 2-rail. We also strive to perpetuate and share the history of one of Eastern Wisconsin’s and Upper Michigan’s historic railroads. A core goal is to preserve, and eventually restore, our rare 1882 Milwaukee & Northern depot.
The Milwaukee & Northern Railway Historical Society, Inc., has been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a tax-exempt public charity under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(3). If you offer a donation to support our cause, your donation may be tax deductible.
The scene near the Menasha depot on the MNRHS’s model railroad on 9 December 2019. Photograph by Richard Hopfensperger.
Meetings
The former M&N Neenah depot, now the home of the Milwaukee & Northern Railway Historical Society (MNRHS), a.k.a. the Neenah-Menasha Model Railroad Club (NMMRRC), as it appeared in December of 1961 when it was still owned by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific (CMStP&P), or Milwaukee Road (MILW). Photograph by Larry Easton, co-founder of the MNRHS.
Members meet at our depot at 323 W. Forest Ave., Neenah, WI, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., often later.
The public is welcome to stop by and check us out. We hope that some visitors will consider joining our Society or donating to our cause.
Be advised that meetings may be cancelled with little or no notice, due to weather conditions or other, unforeseen circumstances.
Feel free to contact us to verify that we will be open before you make a special trip.
If you are traveling a long distance and won’t be in town on one of our regular meeting nights, contact us ahead of time and we will try to accommodate your visit.
A scene from the annual open house of the MNRHS on 15 December 2019. Photograph by Tom Bruss.
The Latest MNRHS News
NEW – Train Set Raffle
We will be conducting a raffle during this year’s open house, 6 and 7 December 2025. One lucky raffle ticket holder will win a Bachmann
UPDATE – Appleton Branch
After a visit to the Wisconsin Historical Society, we have added two new photographs of the Appleton depot to The Milwaukee & Northern – Appleton
NEW – Our 2025 Open House
Our 2025 open house will be held on Saturday, 6 December, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sunday, 7 December, from 10:00 a.m. to
UPDATE – Reminders of the Menasha and Neenah Branches
Five new photographs have been added to the Reminders of the Milwaukee & Northern – Menasha Branch and Reminders of the Milwaukee & Northern –
UPDATE – Reminders of the Champion Branch
Eight new photographs of Republic/Champion Grade Trail have been added to the Reminders of the Milwaukee & Northern – Champion Branch page of our web site.