HAPY Rails
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The Hintz Atlantic & Pacific Railway ("HAPY Rails") is an HO scale (1:87) modular model railroad group based in southeastern Wisconsin.

The layout currently sets up as a loop as large as 16x38', with a yard peninsula.

We meet monthly "ish" to work on the layout and/or our trains, per our calendar below.   

Faith operates a locomotive
Faith keeps a close eye on an Alco locomotive at Fall Harvest Days 2025.

Meetings / Work Sessions
Nora at WISE Train School 2025
Chief clerk Nora inventories the cars being switched at WISE Division's Train School 2025.
2026
April
19th work day @Burlington Storage 2PM
 

May
17th work day @Burlington Storage 2PM
 

June
14th work day @Burlington Storage 2PM
 

repowered Athearn Hustler
We had a special guest on the layout at FHD '25, a remotored Athearn Hustler, complete with DCC decoder!
July
19th work day @Burlington Storage 2PM
 

August
2nd work day @Burlington Storage 2PM
16th work day @Burlington Storage 2PM
 

September
11th FHD setup @Racine County Fairgrounds 9AM
12th-13th Fall Harvest Days 9AM–5PM
20th meeting day @TBD 3PM
27th work day @Burlington Storage 2PM
 

everybody pitches in
The kids all help out setting up the modules at FHD 2023.