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.
September 19, 2026
Charles Damaske
Start the fall season off with TMER&L movies; Speedrail, Accident in 1950, Rapid Transit, 1938 Burlington line, 1927 TM training film, 1927 Waukesha Beach Company picnic, Milwaukee Northern and the famous North Shore. These have been in storage for years not been shown before ever!! Once in a life time.
October 17, 2026
“Trolley, the Cars that built our Cities” plus “Milwaukee City Streetcars”
November 21, 2026
South Shore in the 70’s plus“The old South Shore”
December 19, 2026
Annual Christmas Party (Members Only)
Slides, videos will be shown. Refreshments will be provided Contact Bill Becwar for any equipment needs.
January 16, 2027
Keith Kohlmann
“North Shore, 64 Years Ago”
This program is from the late Don Mueller side collection. Hop aboard for an electrifying look at America’s Fastest interurban.
February 20, 2027
Jerry Krug
“Amtrak and Others”
Jerry is a detailed railroad historian. His knowledge on railroads will be shown with his vast collection on this subject. He is a new presenter for TMER&THS
March 20, 2027
Alan Baker
Midwest Railroading
This show is of contemporary Midwest railroading. Will show some traction and some 50-year-old views to keep things interesting.
April 17, 2027
Brian Siegl
“Familiar Places, Different Faces”
A look at East Troy through the years; and the many changes to the Milwaukee rail scene since 1985.
May 15, 2027
Keith Schmidt
“A Birds Eye View”
Drone shots taken of some local and other, junctions, coaling towers, rail yards like, Alliance NE, North Platte NE and Larry’s Truck and Electric. Plus, some other things seen from the air.
June 19, 2027
Bill Shapotkin
“South Shore Line”
A detailed look at America’s modern interurban system.
July, 2027
NO MEETING SUMMER BREAK
August, 2027
NO MEETING SUMMER BREAK
We have created a database for TMER&L Co. employees from 1913-1955. If you would like to find out the history of your distant relative that worked for the company, simply call Charles Damaske for details at 920-262-1918.