SSSMRE Members

DANNY AUSTRENG Danny found his nitch creating scenery in a variety of scales for our displays, utilizing common materials found around the house and making them look realistic in a model setting. A welcome addition to our ranks.
KEN BAILEY Past President/Historian VICE PRESIDENT A past president, Ken's interests are rail fanning and railroad history. He is our unofficial historian, with a vast knowledge of former Class 1 railroads and their motive power. Our resident artist, his artwork is present all over the building. (See below)
KYLE BLINDAUER SECRETARY Kyle joined us as a teenager and is interested in learning about scenery and detailing. He has served as secretary for the past nine years.
THOMAS BREZONIK Tom is in charge of organizing our fund raising activities throughout the year. His efforts have been very valuable. He has served in the past as VP and board member. BOARD DIRECTOR
DARREN COVEY Darren is anxious to learn all he can about railroads. He has already helped out with scenery on the Museum layout, and participates in our outreach programs. He researched and picked out his favorite road, the New York Central.
MICHAEL COVEY Our youngest member, Michael is also learning all he can about railroads. He has already helped out with our modular layout and is assembling building kits, and participates in our outreach programs. He hasn't yet picked a favorite road. It is youngsters like Michael and his brother that are the future of railroading.
JOE ERICKSON Joe prefers to model railroads that once served the Dearborn Station in Chicago and fictitious movie trains, such as the Silver Streak. Joe was a driving force behind our switch to DCC and was the first to add sound. He has served as Vice President and Board Director.
REGIS KESNER FAMILY Regis, David, and Mark Kesner are some of the newest to join the SSSMRE family. Their enthusiasm is contagious and a welcome addition. They are helping to construct the new displays.
JEFF KLAUSER Past President TREASURER Jeff is also a past president who is helping to revitalize some of the older modules, currently working on a three module set that includes a meat packing plant and icehouse. He has served as treasurer for a number of years.
JOHN KLINE HONORARY MEMBER John, being a heating and cooling specialist, was a big help when we first bought the building, as it needed some help in that area. He has helped with maintenance of the plant since then.
AL MYER Charter Member A Master Model Railroader, Al's prize winning work is featured in several areas around the layout. The intricate detail and weathering he utilizes are much admired. As a charter member, he has helped guide the organization from the beginning.
CARTER PAWLUS Past President HONORARY MEMBER Carter was a long time member who guided us through some of our earlier years and was instrumental in helping us acquire our current building. He wisdom and sense of humor was appreciated.
DICK POOL Past President/Webmaster BOARD DIRECTOR Dick did most of the wiring and initial scenery work on the main layout. He now serves as resident electronics guru and keeps the modular layout running, which he helped revitalize. He is currently concentrating on detection, signaling, & computer control. Now retired, he spends his time teaching younger members how it all works, occasionally giving clinics. Currently working on the design for a new HO display.
TAMARA POOL Tamara followed daddy's footsteps into model railroading, but prefers the Chesapeake & Ohio in N scale. She is our publicity chairman and primary dispatcher.
TOM & BONNIE ROERDINK Tom and Bonnie are some of our newest members and have helped out at several events. We are glad to have them aboard.
ROGER RYBACKI Past President Roger has served as president and was a big help during the early years building the modular layout. He has since moved too far away to be active on a weekly basis but still wished to remain a member. He visits as often as he can and participates when we set up our modular layout.
LEO SCHNEIDER PRESIDENT When Leo joined, he jumped right in helping us maintain the facilities. Whenever repairs are needed, sometimes on an emergency basis, we can always count on him to be there. He also does most of the outside grooming of the property. He has done a lot of the restoration work on the modular layout.
MARY SCHNEIDER Mary has become our official greeter at all our functions and handles the food sales. She has been an invaluable asset to the Society's functions.
JERRY THOMPSON BOARD DIRECTOR Jerry is the Railroad information coordinator for Plymouth, WI and has been instrumental in bringing the Santa Train to town twice, as well as spearheading restoration of long unused rail lines to serve industries that sorely needed them. He has been a frequent advisor to the Society on a variety of matters.
RUSS & TERRI VOEGE Russ, his wife Terri, and son Damian recently joined our ranks and immediately pitched in to help out at recent events. Their enthusiasm is contagious and very refreshing.

All members have DCC equipped rolling stock that they run regularly and many have added sound. It gets noisy during an operating session.

Below are caricatures of some of our members, drawn by Ken Bailey. See if you can identify them from the photos above. The road preferences are as varied as the members.