You're Invited! Halloween at the Roundhouse

It's that time of the year again. The leaves are changing, the temperatures are dropping, and the days are growing shorter. YEEAAA! That can only mean one thing. Halloween at the Milwaukee Railroad Shops Historic District is just around the corner. Save the date! This is an all out total family fun fest that you definitely do not want to miss. It's only 4 hours long! So come early and stay for the whole event, it will be over before you know it. And there is one thing for sure.... you'll be glad you did. There is more parking this year so bring your friends & neighbors we don't want anyone to miss out.

AG/Rail 2010 - Make Your Plans to Attend

AG/RAIL 2010 is just around the corner and you sure don't want to miss out this year. Being highlighted this year is our new Civil/Railraod Engineering Dispay Hall which construction was just finished on in past couple weeks. The volunteers have been VERY busy and you'll be amazed at what you find inside. The signture display, the HO scale Nebraska Central Railroad is in place. Although not operational at this time the volunteers have been working tirelessly on making this presentalble for AG/RAIL. Although there is much to be done, you will be able to see the awesome potentail of this exhibit. When complete, it will help us to tell the story of railroad enginners and the the sciences behind building a railroad from the Plains to the Mountains. Along with this exhibit, a newly expanded and relocated childerens activty center will be in place. Bigger people mover trailers are being used this year to help transport people around the parking lots to the Main Entrance and within the complex itself. This should help with getting you around the 31 acre site a little eaier and quicker. Live music, antique tractors, an antique tractor pull (both days), tractor parade (both days), turntable demonstrations, farm diplays, railroad displays, operating model railroads and many special characters will be running around meeting and greeting the visitors. As aspecial treat (weather pemitting) On Sunday morning around 11 am we pull our pride and joy, steam locomotive Great Northern #1355 out of the roundhouse and display it on the turntable for all to enjoy and take pictures outside basking in the sunlight. This only happens a couple times a year so you diffenetly won't want to miss out.

Volunteers Needed for AG-RAIL 2009

Have you had the desire in the past to be a volunteer, but were afraid that you might not know enough about the Roundhouse Complex to be able to answer questions or help out other visitors? Well, here's your chance to come out and lend a hand! Saturday & Sunday Aug. 15th and 16th is our 7th annual, signature festival - AG/RAIL 2009. This year we are expecting over 4000 people to visit the site over the two days and extra assistance is needed to help us pull this off. We have a varitiy of position openings ranging from ticket booth attendants for the main gate and motor car rides, parking lot attendants, phone receptionist, to Docents and Tour Guides just to name a few. You don't even have to work a full day! We split up our shifts into two hour intervals so you can work a varity of positions or just work one shift and play the rest of the day! If you would like to assist or want more information please drop us an e-mail at shra@cableone.net . There will also be orientation training on Saturday, Aug 8th at 1:30 pm to get you aquainted with the complex and other volunteers. You'll be given a personel tour by our staff to fill you in on the history behind all the buildings and rolling stock to make you more comfortable talking with our guests.

Drop us line and come on down to lend a hand! You won't beleive how many smiles you can put on peoples faces - you'll be glad you did!