The Milwaukee & Northern Railway Historical Society
also known as the Neenah-Menasha Model Railroad Club
The Milwaukee and Northern Railway Historical Society (MNRHS) was founded in 1964, to perpetuate and share the history of one of Eastern Wisconsin’s and Upper Michigan’s historic railroads.
Housed in the Milwaukee & Northern’s 1882 Neenah, Wis., depot, it includes the Neenah-Menasha Model Railroad Club (NMMRRC).
The Club loosely models the Milwaukee & Northern in O Scale, primarily the Menasha Branch.
The Menasha Branch, which runs from Hilbert Junction, Wis., to Menasha, Wis., was completed in 1871. The branch was extended to Appleton in 1880 and Neenah in 1881.
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 Thursdays, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
The public is welcome to stop by and check us out. We hope that some visitors will consider joining our Society.
Be advised that meetings may be cancelled with little or no notice, due to weather conditions or other, unforeseen circumstances.
A scene from the annual open house of the MNRHS on 15 December 2019. Photograph by Tom Bruss.
The Latest MNRHS News
NEW – Lime Industry on M&N
A new page has been added to our web site to highlight the Lime Industry on the M&N. Four photographs of lime kiln ruins at
UPDATE – M&N High Cliff Spur
We are pleased to add another interesting, historic postcard to our archives. This one depicts the lime kilns at High Cliff, Wis. This photograph, with
UPDATE – Main Line – Schwartzburg to Hilbert
We are thrilled by the recent acquisition of two historic postcards for our archives. One depicts the M&N depot at New Holstein, Wis., possibly actually
UPDATE – Reminders of the Main Line – Hilbert Junction to Green Bay
Five new photographs and information regarding Lathams Station and Greenleaf have been added to the Reminders of the Main Line – Hilbert Junction to Green
Reminders of the M&N – Schwartzburg Junction to Hilbert Junction
Seven of Richard Hopfensperger’s Chilton photographs have been added to the Reminders of the M&N – Schwartzburg Junction to Hilbert Junction page of our web
Happy Birthday to the Milwaukee & Northern!
The Milwaukee & Northern was incorporated 153 years ago. It was granted a charter from the Wisconsin Legislature on 24 February 1870. M&N 2, 0-4-2,