The seven-county area of the WISE Division is fortunate to have dozens of great home and club layouts in almost every scale. Many are open during NMRA division meets and conventions, and some, such as those below, have websites to showcase their owner's work.

Home layouts with websites:

	Jim Hunnicutt and Kevin Ylvisaker's Rocky Lights Railroad A large G gauge garden railroad that was started in 1999 and features 800 feet of track on three separate lines. Control is with AristoCraft Train Engineer. Fifteen tons of assorted rock make up part of our railroad with much of it exposed as decorative landscaping and the rest used as construction material. Also includes over five hundred miniature trees, ground covers and bulb stock. Photo by the Rocky Lights Railroad.
	Mike Lewitzke's Grand Funk Line An HO/HOn3 fantasy, freelanced layout currently under construction hosts many award-winning dioramas. Aside from the scale layout, the Grand Funk Line includes the full-size environment of a train station, narrow gauge wood Pullman car, abandoned mine, cavern and bunk car. Plus it features lighting and sound effects. Uses DCC for train control. You have to experience this layout to believe it!
	Bob Frey's UP & Western A 30' x 40' HO layout featuring Digitrax DCC and computer generated switchlists. Radios are provided for communication with the dispatcher.
	Marty Edward's 400 Route An HO layout that is highly detailed and set in the Wisconsin towns of Clyman Junction, South Beaver Dam, Grand Marsh, Adams/Friendship and Wyeville. Uses Atlas Master DCC for train control.
	Mark Mathu's Green Bay & Waupaca Railroad This HO scale railroad is set in Central Wisconsin and is currently under construction.
	Ted Lewtas' Boston & Maine This HO layout is of a New Hampshire branch line. A two-man crew operates freight and passenger trains with car forwarding done by switch lists. The layout also features scratchbuilt and kitbashed rolling stock and structures. Photo by Mike Ziegler.
	Paul Podlaski's Lac du Flambeau Central A compact HO freelanced railroad set in northern Wisconsin. It is fully scenicted and features many kitbashed structures. Operation is with computer generated switch lists and Lenz DCC. Photo by Mike Ziegler.
	Dennis Glynn's Union Pacific An HO scale railroad set in the Blue Mountains of Oregon which has recently been rebuilt (the website shows the old railroad). It uses DCC and computerized switchlists with radios provided for communication with the dispatcher.
	Rolf Platcher's Midwest Lines An HO freelanced railroad between Denver and Kansas City. The fully sceniced layout features motive power from the UP, RI, and CB&Q. It uses Lenz DCC and computerized switchlists with radios provided for communication with the dispatcher. The layout was featured on the PBS series Tracks Ahead.
	Don Strike's Great Northern Kalispell Division A double-deck HO layout with a 450' mainline modeling the GN between Havre, Mont., and Spokane, Wash., in the steam and diesel era. Uses Dynatrol command control and waybills for car forwarding.
	Mike Ziegler's Conowingo Central A freelanced HO layout running from the shores of the Chesapeake Bay to the coal fields of Pennsylvania in 1958. The layout uses Lenz DCC and computerized switchlists. The CCR was featured in the July 2005 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman.
	Jerry Gunderson's Ford City Northern A freelanced N scale layout based in central Wisconsin. The 15 x 11 foot layout is point-to-point, but a connecting track was added to allow for continuous running. Train control is with DCC. Photo by Jerry Gunderson.
	Tom Artzberger's Pike Lake & Eastern Railroad A 7-1/2 inch gauge backyard railroad with approximately twelve-hundred feet of mainline. Photo by John Wolfe.
	John Tews' Timber River Railway A freelanced HO scale layout based in northwestern Wisconsin and northeastern Minnesota. The layout is point-to-point with mainline signals and switches controlled by the dispatcher's CTC panel. Train control is with CTC-80 and communication is with phones and radios. The layout was featured in the November 1992 issue of Model Railroader and on the PBS series Tracks Ahead.

Out-of-state home layouts of interest with websites:

Roger Kujawa's Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company Although not a Milwaukee-area layout, this large HO scale railroad models part of Milwaukee. The modeled portion is a 250 ft. main line that runs from Chicago's Arrowhead Yard, skirts the western suburbs and follows the Fox River north into the Port of Milwaukee in the 1980's to 1990's time period. It is dispatched using Direct Traffic Control with five passing sidings and has major industries which include the Port Of Milwaukee, Miller Brewing, Champion Paper, Cargill, ADM, Wisconsin Electric and numerous quarries. Photo by Roger Kujawa.

Clubs with permanent layouts and websites:

	Milwaukee "N" Southeastern Cudahy This N scale 40 x 17 foot club layout features passenger, intermodal and wayfreight operation. Block control is used for operation on a double-track mainline.
	North American Prototype Modelers Milwaukee This huge HO club layout was featured in the March 2003 issue of Model Railroader. The layout features 26 scales miles of track and is operated with DCC.
	Society of Model Engineers Milwaukee Milwaukee School of Engineering's model railroad club. The double-deck HO scale Overland Western Lines is a freelanced adaptation of the Wisconsin Central mainline running between Chicago, Ill. and Fond du Lac, Wis. with the modeled area between Burlington and Slinger, Wis. Approximately 600 feet of mainline using Lenz DCC.
	Lionel Railroad Club of Milwaukee New Berlin One of the oldest clubs in the Milwaukee-area. The new O gauge club layouts are currently under construction.
	Metro Model Railroad Club, Ltd. Port Washington A trans-Wisconsin railroad modeled with a partially double-decked HO layout with a floor area of 16.5 x 52 feet. Uses wireless DCC for control. Also has a portable HO layout used for train shows. Photo by James Bartelt.
	Kettle Moraine Ballast Scorchers Railroading Club, Inc. West Bend Club has a large permanent HO scale layout and a small N scale layout. Also has a portable N scale layout for train shows.
	Milwaukee Light Engineering Society Jackson Outdoor live steam layout on 6.5 acres of land. Includes trackage for 1/8 life size, 1 1/2" scale, and 7 1/2" gauge equipment. Photo by John Wolfe.
	Cedar Creek Central Railroad Club Jackson Has an HO scale layout approximately 40 x 22 feet which uses Code 83 track and an HO portable layout. Also has an outdoor G gauge layout.

HO Modular Club
The Milwaukee Fallen Flags Model Railroad Club was formed in January of 2004 when six model railroaders from the Milwaukee Area replied to a posting on an Internet Forum about forming a club. We are in the process of building an HO Modular layout loosely following NMRA standards to one day be displayed at local shows. Our members model various railroads that once ran or currently run in Wisconsin, including the C&NW, SOO Line, Milwaukee Road and Wisconsin Central, but we do not limit ourselves to any roads or eras. We meet in a round-robin fashion every other week, usually on Tuesdays, at member's homes to work on our modules, to operate on each other's layouts, and to socialize and talk trains. There are currently no dues, no rules, and no officers. Members pay for their own material for modules, but owning a module is not a requirement to join. The point is to have fun, and run trains! For more information contact Paul August via email or call (414)475-0753.

Clubs without permantent layouts which do have websites:

	Badgerland S Gaugers This S gauge club has monthly meetings at members homes, holds a monthly swap meet, and displays their modular layout at several events each year.
	Cream City Traction A modular HO traction club in Milwaukee, Wis. Photo by Jason Davies.
	Kenosha Garden Railroad Society This is a G gauge garden railroad club in the Kenosha and Racine area.
	Milwaukee Area N-Trak A modular N-Trak group in Milwaukee, Wis.
	The Overland Western Lines A modular HO group of model railroad enthusiasts comprised of Student Alumni from the Milwaukee School of Engineering in Milwaukee, Wis. A prerequisite for membership includes past involvement in the MSOE Society of Model Engineers.
	Southeast Wisconsin N-Trak Another modular N-Trak group in Milwaukee, Wis. Photo by Larry McNaughton. Web site currently down.
	Wisconsin Garden Railway Society This group covers most of Wisconsin and helps to put on the annual model railroad display at the Domes.
	Waukesha County Gandy Dancers An HO scale club with a portable layout based in Waukesha, Wis.
	WIZ Kidz (Wisconsin Illinois Z Kidz) A new Z-scale modular group in Southeastern Wisconsin and Northeast Illinois. Web site currently down.

Missing in action:
Other clubs in the area which either do not have websites, or I haven't been able to find them.

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