The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Transit Historical Society

Programs

Monthly Programs

Programs are held on the third Saturday of every month at Waterstone Bank located at 6560 S. 27th St, Oak Creek, WI. Doors open at 2 p.m. and programs begin at 2:30 p.m. Facility is handicap accessible.

MCTS Route 27 (to Walmart) and Purple Express buses serve the meeting location, the first stop south of College Avenue in front of the Home Depot. The Bank is directly opposite on the east side of the street.

JANUARY 21, 2023

No Meeting

FEBRUARY 18, 2023
THE HOP

By Bill Becwar 

Bill has been taking a pictorial history of “The Hop” in Milwaukee from the beginning of construction to the present time. He has taken some very interesting views of the system and will share them with us.

MARCH 18, 2023
NEW STREETCAR LINES

By Russ Schultz

 Russ attended the 2019 Electric Railroad Association Convention held in Tucson and El Paso. He took pictures there as well as Phoenix, Dallas and Oklahoma City. All of these cities have new streetcar lines

APRIL 15, 2023
PHOTOS OF MILWAUKEE LINES

By Dick Apel 

Dick Apel took these slides of the North Shore and Wells Street lines when the systems were operating. He will also share other slides on the Milwaukee system.

MAY 20, 2023
UNSEEN NORTH SHORE PHOTOS OF JACK GERVAIS

By Keith Kohlmann

Jack photographed the CNS&M lines extensively during the late 1950’s. He developed the film, but never made prints. His negatives have been scanned, and you will see his beautiful photography for the first time.

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