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Trainfest 2025

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Baird Center
400 W Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53203
November 7 & 8, 2026
9:00am to 4:00pm
Trainfest Website

Trainfest Features

  • Dozens of major model railroad manufacturers - Plan some time to meet the manufacturers!
  • Product Announcements
  • Clinics
  • Train dealers from across the country with amazing show specials
  • 50+ operating model train displays in many different sizes and scales
  • over 250 booths filling over 500 tables of the industry’s leading manufacturers and retailers
  • FREE riding train for kids

The Baird Center is a newly renovated first class facility with over 1 million square feet of space all under one roof. Trainfest will be using exhibit halls  A, B, C, & D utilizing 170,000 sq. ft. of trains.

The Baird Center offers

  • Lots of Parking Options
  • Improved Access to Public Transportation
  • Better Hotel Access for those Staying Overnight
  • Improved Restaurant & Entertainment Options for those attending the show

The NMRA's M&TS department will be in charge and more detail with a new website to follow shortly.

For any questions, please contact Jenny Hendricks at trainfest [at] nmra.org (subject: Trainfest%202025) (trainfest)conv [at] nmra.org (subject: Trainfest%202025) (@nmra.org)

Hope to see you there!