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RAILROAD HERITAGE PARK
Created by the Las Vegas Railroad Society
A Southern Nevada 501 (c)(3) Charitable Organization
All contributions are tax deductible!
'LIVE STEAM'
Coming Back to Las Vegas
at Last!
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Trudy Platzer
President / Founder
Chief Executive Officer
LV Railroad Society |
The tremendous help of
former City Councilman Larry Brown
enables the Las Vegas Railroad Society
to place 'Sin-City' Las Vegas on the map
as a children-oriented town, at last,
due to uncountable educational
program activities soon available for over
400,000 students of our local schools!
We are working diligently
behind the scenes on our valley's
new addition of Las Vegas' official
Railroad Heritage Park
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Larry Brown
Former
City Councilman
of Ward 4 |
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MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP DRIVE:
"Come & Join Us For Pie!"
Free 'Vintage Railroad Ladies' Membership Drive
Plus, Meet Local Railroad Hobbyists.
Always the 2nd Thursday of the Month
6:00p.m. to 9:00p.m. - RSVP now
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8175 W. Sahara
341-0232
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OLD-FASHIONED 'AFTERNOON TEA'
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Thank You: 'Chef on The Run' - 'Castle of Cakes' & 'Tea-rrific'
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"Come & Join 0ur 'Vintage Railroad Ladies' Club
in Celebration of This Historical Charitable Cause!"
'FREE' MEMBERSHIP & LOTS OF FUN!
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200 ACRE PROPERTY CONTRACT IN PLACE FOR LAS VEGAS' OFFICIAL RAILROAD HERITAGE PARK......
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The Mayor of Las Vegas, BLM and the entire LV City Council felt so strongly about the Las Vegas Railroad Society's tireless efforts and determination to create a 'Railroad Heritage Park' that it was unanimously decided to provide the necessary 200 acre property contract for this important community project, a property contract that is here to stay for the benefit of the entire Las Vegas community and over 400,000 local students.! |
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MAYOR OSCAR GOODMAN SUPPORTS THE LV RAILROAD SOCIETY - SINCE DAY ONE
Left: Bruno Platzer/ Co-Founder/ LVRRS
Right: Mayor Oscar Goodman
Mayor, Oscar Goodman supported the LVRRS from day one! On behalf of the entire Las Vegas community and all its children, we are grateful to him and to the entire Las Vegas City Council!
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OUR GOAL
| It is our goal to create the following features and educational program facilities....
01] 'Railroad Heritage Museum' (Live size railroad equipment and memorabilia on display)
02] Railroad library, video room & seminars
03] Educational mining museum, mining library, seminars, underground
mining rides, hands-on learning and educational exhibits.
04] Educational marina museum, marina library, video room & seminars
05] Educational botanical garden, community involvement, contests & seminars
06] A functional roundhouse with turn table for 1/3rd scale steam locomotives,
also focusing on hands-on machining & youth seminars
07] Classrooms, speakers bureau
08] 'West Side Arts District' (Art exhibits, seminars, contests)
09] 'Old Railroad Town Experience'
10] Stage performance
11] Real live-steam powered 1/8th scale & 1/3rd scale trains providing train rides
to over 400,000 students of our local schools, traveling throughout the provided
200 acre park properties.
13] Railroad bridges for 1/3rd scale & 1/8th scale trains
14] Railroad tunnels
15] Railroad trestles throughout
16] Railroad activities in all sizes: 1/3rd scale railroading / 1/8th scale railroading / 1" scale /
'G' scale / 'O' scale / 'HO' scale / 'N' scale. |
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CORPORATE DONORS NOW KEEPING AN EYE ON THIS EDUCATIONAL CHARITY! |
| We are creating an inter-active 'Railroad Heritage Park' a living memorial; re-enacting the Gilded Progressive Age; offering today's and tomorrow's generation a living experience of Las Vegas' entire railroad past. |
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OUR VISION:
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A one-of-a-kind, year-round-active 'Railroad Heritage Park' in Summerlin, within a very disciplined educational environment. We offer uncountable educational children & youth-oriented program activities, soon providing family-oriented activities for our community, doing everything in our power to help keep children off the streets and literally on the 'right track'......
Example: Scottsdale AZ Railroad Museum
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ONGOING MEDIA SUPPORT
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IN THE NEWS - JANUARY 5, 2010
'View' Neighborhood Newspaper
http://www.viewnews.com/2010/VIEW-Jan-05-Tue-2010/CentennialHills/33422691.html
Reserve your brick today: Your name/ or company name will be placed on a brick on the 'Red Brick Road' inside the 'Railroad Heritage Park' / A commemorative personalized museum brick can be an act of gratitude toward a teacher, mentor, coach, or anyone who touched your heart in a memorable way. More... |
YOU ARE CHANGING HISTORY - WITH JUST ONE BRICK
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PARENTS COMPLAIN: Local parents are complaining and we hear their frustration about Las Vegas' lack of culture, and lack of children-oriented activities; inspiring us to work even harder on behalf of their children to make the 'Railroad Heritage Park' happen for them! Because, children all throughout the United States enjoy their live-steam railroad museum and park facilities, provided by THEIR local governments and supported by their local communities and business communities.
MAKE HISTORY HAPPEN FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS: Purchase your museum brick now and reserve your spot for your brick, soon to be engraved with your name/ or company name, to be placed onto the future 'Red Brick Road' demonstrating that you were instrumental in making history happen with improving our local children's quality of life and helping to create the ultimate path for a better tomorrow for all local children and special needs children of today and of tomorrow!!
  
LAS VEGAS' NEW FIELD TRIP MECCA
One local teacher commented during our meeting with a City Councilman saying: "When I decided to take my students on an educational field trip, I quickly ran out of option, taking them to the New York - New York Hotel instead." To which the LVRRS President replied: "Las Vegas, do we need to say more?!"
LAS VEGAS RAILROAD SOCIETY COMING TO THE RESCUE! Press release
This will be an educational field trip destination point for all children of all ages!
Picture: Maricopa Live Steamers
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Sample Picture of a Similar Railroad Museum & 5" Scale Train Park in Arizona:
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The LV Railroad Society decided that our Las Vegas community deserves to own a 'Railroad Heritage Park' honoring men and women responsible for our town's development and growt. |
RAILWAY PRESERVATION
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The railway preservation movement began entirely with a concerted effort of volunteers to convince corporate and civic groups that preservation of posterity was important. Railroad artifacts, documents, equipment and structures are all part of this heritage. The stewardship of these historic collections is imperative, because many valuable relics throughout the country have been ravaged by time and vandals, or by deliberate destruction. |
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Railroad museums around the world appreciate the importance of the era of live steam; the contributions and community development it provided to society. Educational displays and train related activities remind us of bygone days. |
| Parents still hold up their babies to view a "choo-choo" train as it speeds by an intersection. Children are still fascinated by its size, its power and its ability to move up and over mountains and all over the world. Young children still love getting a train in their Christmas stocking. The train is timeless, no matter what the size! |
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The 'Railroad Heritage Museum' will become the caretaker of Las Vegas' and Southern Nevada's railroad history; developing information and programs to educate the public about the significant impact that the train and rail have had upon their lives. |
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The LVRRS organizes and incorporates volunteer groups and 'community spirit' in its day-to-day affairs and events, seeking to enhance children's enjoyment of the train even further.
Technology and construction will be ongoing until the trains are on their tracks and the engineers take the first run. There is no other urban railroad park like this one with its uncountable educational children and senior programs and family opportunities in Southern Nevada. Year-round education and technology will team in this park to make an attraction never before tried or developed! |
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CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP
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We invite corporate partnership to support our efforts of preserving the world-famous city of Las Vegas' important railroad history, demonstrating how it all began and how it all evolved to where we are today |
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1] Locals, tourist and people from abroad WANT TO KNOW our railroad history!
2] And future generations NEED TO KNOW our railroad history!
NAMING OPPORTUNITIES
Corporate donors will have naming opportunities if they decide to donate funds to finance any of the following items:
1] A steam locomotive [1/3rd scale]
2] A railroad car [1/3rd scale]
3] A bridge [1/3rd scale]
4] A Trestle [1/3rd scale]
5] A cultural center building
6] The Roundhouse & turntable
7] X-Amount of feet of railroad tracks
8] All itemized in our professional business plan
PUBLICITY
The LVRRS' cultural center and the entire 200 acre live-steam railroad park property will be advertised around the globe and will be incorporated in uncountable TV documentaries, travel magazines, etc., thus, corporate donors will receive global well-deserved name recognition. This future cultural center is here to stay and the live steam powered train rides throughout the provided 200 acre property will be enjoyed by our entire community for many, many generations to come!
YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION
On a year-round basis, yesterday's important railroad and mining history can and will be preserved and demonstrated all throughout our planned facilities, in more ways than one / contact us today to support this cause! |
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WHO IS THE LAS VEGAS RAILROAD SOCIETY?
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| The LV Railroad Society is a blend of enthusiastic local live steamers, loyal volunteers and caring families with a big heart. They are fathers, mothers, grandfathers and grandmothers who care deeply about Las Vegas' railroad history, community and its children. Las Vegas grew and thrived because of the trains, and we will see to it that nobody forgets that very fact. |
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VOLUNTEER TIME INVESTED INTO THIS PROJECT
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| After analyzing carefully, we realized that due to our compassion to preserve Las Vegas' railroad history, and to improve the quality of life for all our local children, LVRRS officers & volunteers dedicated nonstop approximately 60,000 volunteer hours into this project between 1999 and 2010 to move this project to where it is today. |
One mind - One cause - One goal - One mission
Museum members meet monthly!
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MR. IAN DAUTH'S COMMENT ABOUT THE LVRRS FOUNDER
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Ian Dauth
Board of Directors
LVRRS |
Trudy Platzer
Founder/ President
Chief Executive Officer
LVRRS
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| Ian's comment: "Trudy's heart is as big as they come and beyond. With constant and never ending improvement, Trudy's vision is to bring to fruition the Las Vegas railroad and mining museum, botanical garden and cultural center on 200 acres with a live steam railroad park. This will undoubtedly benefit the city, its children and instill a family atmosphere. Her passion and work ethic has no reservations, it only wants you to be a part of this magical transformation. Explore the endless vision on this website and volunteer for this one of a kind cause!" More... | .
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
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Local youth & hobbyists of all age groups will be able to learn the craft of machining, wood working and uncountable other educational classes, which will be taught by the masters of each field inside the LVRRS cultural center.... |
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Bruno Platzer/ Co-Founder/ LVRRS
Highly-respected 'Master Machinist' and creator of this 1 1/2" scale
museum-quality, live-steam powered Union Pacific Challenger #3977.
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The Train Journey of Life!
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