Where the Whistle Still Echoes
Hundreds of historical artifacts, scale model railroads, and the living history of the lines that shaped Sheboygan — preserved by hand, free of pretense, open to all.
A Working Tribute to the Railroads That Built a Region
SSSMRE, Ltd. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to promoting interest in model railroading and educating the public about both the craft and the prototype railroads that served the Sheboygan area.
Our newly remodeled museum houses more than a century of artifacts alongside operating scale layouts built and maintained by volunteer engineers and historians.
100+
Years of Artifacts
501(c)3
Nonprofit Status
NMRA
Affiliate Member
Three Exhibits, One Continuous Story
From the lantern on the brakeman's last run to the freshly soldered switch on tonight's layout — every display contributes to one narrative.
Historical Artifacts
Conductor caps, brass bells, lanterns, timetables, and tools dating back more than a century, displayed in our renovated heritage room.
Scale Model Layouts
Operating HO, N, and O scale layouts depicting the Sheboygan region's rail corridors and the country beyond.
Sheboygan Lines
A dedicated display tracing the local prototype railroads — the Chicago & North Western, Milwaukee Road, and the spurs that fed the city.
Membership is open to anyone who shares our purpose.
Whether you have decades on the throttle of a model layout or you've never wired a track joint in your life — there is a place for you among the engineers, historians, and volunteers of SSSMRE.
Become a MemberEvery gift keeps a working museum running.
Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law and go directly toward artifact preservation, layout maintenance, and educational programming.
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The museum is open. The trains are running.
Come spend an afternoon among the artifacts, listen to the layouts at work, and ask the volunteers anything — they will gladly stop what they're doing to answer.