Railroad museum hosts shutterbug event on Saturday, June 30th

The Milwaukee Railroad Shops Historic District will host “Trains, Tripods & Snapshots” Day for families and amateur photographers to bring their own cameras and tripods to pose and photograph family members near train displays.

The event will run 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. Regular admission fees will be charged for the event. Motor Car Rides ($2.00 per person) will be available as well. Visitors are encouraged to wear shoes appropriate to weather and ground conditions.

This year’s event will feature special guest appearances of railroad characters throughout the day; the outdoor exhibition of Sioux City’s landmark steam locomotive; a Vintage & Collector Car “Show and Shine” around the turntable green space, which is open to all types of antique, vintage and collector cars, trucks & motorcycles. This green space area will allow for the car owners to snap photos of their vehicles with the roundhouse and steam locomotive providing a backdrop.

Visitors will be able to use their own camera to snap photos that create lasting memories for Christmas cards, birthday announcements, senior photos, scrapbooks, and photo albums. Families and amateur photographers are welcomed to bring their own smartphones, cameras and tripods to pose and photograph family members near the train displays. This unique opportunity will allow parents and grandparents to dress children in railroad attire and pose them next to Sioux City’s landmark steam locomotive in an outdoor setting; utilizing the sun and the backdrop of the historic buildings, train displays, and Loess Hills to help frame the photos. The steam locomotive, the historic buildings and vintage rolling stock provide hundreds of photo opportunities to capture images of older children and other family members using the structures for textures and backgrounds.

Visitors to the Milwaukee Railroad Shops can participate in with an optional seminar on museum photography led by Chad Cable of annacable Photography. The clinics will be held three times on Saturday: 10 – 11 am; Noon – 1 pm; and 2 -3 pm. The Clinics will be held in the new Preservation Gallery and then finish outside on the complex.