FOUNDERS' BIOGRAPHY  Trudy Platzer  Founder/Las Vegas Railroad Society Involved with ongoing research/ public speeches/ special interest groups and organizations on a local, national and international level. President of the Las Vegas Railroad Society Chief Executive Officer of the Las Vegas Railroad Society A Las Vegas Resident Since 1977 Marketing & Public Relations Director Las Vegas Railroad Society Founder & Organizer of the 'Victorian High Tea Society'[Fundraising Event] Executive Board Member of the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Nevada Former Local Business Owner - European Luxury Car Service European Custom Jewelry Designer Former Owner of a Local On-line Marketing & Events Website Former European Clothing Designer Former Celebrity European Gourmet Gift Basket Designer Member of 'International Brotherhood of Live Steamers' Member of 'National Railway Historical Society' Member & Supporter of Various Railroad Museums & Organizations  Throughout the West   Bruno Platzer Co-Founder/ Las Vegas Railroad Society Mr. Platzer is a highly respected business owner in the Las Vegas community, as also a well-known member of various national and international railroad groups and organizations. Secretary of Las Vegas Railroad Society  Las Vegas Resident Since 1977 Co-Founder Las Vegas Railroad Society Specialized in National & International Railroad History Lecturer/ Master Machinist Live Steam Locomotive & Train Models Member of 'International Brotherhood of Live Steamers' Member of 'National Railway Historical Society' Member & Supporter of Various West Coast Railroad Museums & Organizations Long Time Member with 'Friends of Cumbres & Toltec' As Vienna-Austria natives and American citizens Bruno and Trudy Platzer decided in the 90's, that time had arrived to share their all their wonderful blessings with the Las Vegas community. Thus, the Las Vegas Railroad Society was formed with all of Las Vegas' children in mind and to preserve Las Vegas' extremely railroad history. Trudy Platzer is a visionary, moving forward and moving up, when others are preparing to give up; especially when it involves Las Vegas' children.   THE INTERVIEW - TRUDY PLATZER: Q: "Why did you as the Founder decide to build a 'Railroad Heritage Park' and 200 acre live steam reailroad park for children right here in the Las Vegas valley?" Trudy: "Many American cities have railroad museums as also mining museums! We are actually not re-inventing the wheel. Like Mayor Oscar Goodman said in public, 'Las Vegas exists because of the railroad, we need this'!"  "Being community-minded is really important to us. I absolutely love Las Vegas! The Las Vegas community has been really good to my husband and me since 1977 when we first arrived. What better way, than to return the favor with volunteering and offering our labor of love to create this fantastic highly educational train wonderland for our local community and all it's children?!"  "Parents say, Las Vegas is no place for children. A local teacher not too long ago explained to former Councilman Larry Brown right in front of us that he just did not know where to take his class for a FIELD TRIP. So, he took the children to the New York - New York Hotel. Do I need to say more?" Influencing ALL OUR LOCAL children's lives for the better makes one's own life worth living. Thus, being able to leave such an important legacy behind is absolutely priceless. Especialy since this project will benefit many, many future generations! But now, we are trying to get attention from big corporations to partner with us, to..... - Help finace those wonderful, wonderful educational program activities! - Help preserve Las Vegas' railroad history! - Help finance some of the buildings! - Help us with the purchase of the small-scale trains & tracks! Our 200 acre property contract has no re-negotiation period, unlike many other similar parks throughout the United States. This contract is almost written in stone, is here to stay for the development of an entire cultural center with Las Vegas' official railroad museum, mining museum, potential marina museum, botanical garden, even a west side arts district and of course the unique small-scale real live-steam railroad route throughout the entire park property. This 'Railroad heritage Park' is also Las Vegas' biggest educational children's project in history! Donor's money is therefore securely invested within this community project, plus, our 501 c3 charitable organization allows anyone to write of any donation 100%!" Q:"Trudy tell us, what are your 3 most important values?" TRUDY: MOST IMPORTANT VALUE #1: "Understanding and practicing the meaning behind the word 'value' on a daily basis provides us with 'self-respect' because only then can we look ourselves in the mirror the end of the day and like what we see!" .  TRUDY: MOST IMPORTANT VALUE #2: "To also show respect towards mankind, nature and society as a whole" . TRUDY: MOST IMPORTANT VALUE #3: "To be a valuable 'role model' on every level in everything we do, in regards to our family, friends, even towards stragers who do not share our opinion; but especially for the sake of our next generation." So.... with all that good advise... who is Trudy Platzer, .... really?   TRUDY'S DAILY INVOLVEMENT WITH THE LAS VEGAS RAILROAD SOCIETY   Founder/ LVRRS Trudy's 11th year volunteer effort on behalf of the LV Railroad Society is a labor of love toward a goal to create the biggest hands-on educational community project in Las Vegas' history, which will not only benefit over 400,000 local children of all ages, but also all families and seniors of entire Clark County TRUDY'S 1999 - 2010 DAILY VOLUNTEER TASKS: PUBLIC RELATION & MARKETING DIRECTOR  - Government communication & negotiations - Creation & upkeep / on-line data base - PR/Marketing duties - Answering all community Emails - Returning phone calls - Handling website updates (daily) - All type of on-line marketing tasks - Developing monthly on-line newsletters - Development & maintenance of website - Involvement with other networking groups - Handling all media press releases for years - Daily research around the clock EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM RESEARCH - Design of the entire concept of the project - Development of future educational program activities - Handling current educational program activities &/or public speeches  EVENT COORINATOR  - Developing business events & seminars - Designing and conducting events - Handling RSVP event reservations... - Recruiting speakers for event.. - All PR communications - Creation of monthly online newsletter.. - Advertising event monthly online and to media  COMMUNITY OUTREACH  - Volunteering for years for local nonprofits   in Las Vegas, as also beyond city limits.  SECRETARY DUTIES (DAILY) - Filing papers (Tons and tons and tons of it) - Writing 'thank you' letters - And so much more  FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES  - Encouraging public museum brick donations   within the community & business community - Encouraging museum membership donations - Encouraging program dollar donations JOIN THE FOUNDER'S EFFORTS & SUPPORT THIS CAUSE. IF FOR NO OTHER REASON, THEN FOR YOUR OWN CHILDREN'S & GRAND CHILDREN'S SAKE: Volunteer now! We need your help... Donate to this cause now! We need your donation support.... Museum membership ($55 annually).... Get your name on a museum brick ($125) soon to be located on the soon famous 'Red Brick Road' inside the cultural center...    TWO VERY UNIQUE  INTERNATIONAL CITIES LAS VEGAS welcomes VIENNA The LVRRS' Founders bring Vienna to Las Vegas in more ways than one, and people who are close to the couple couldn't agree more.  VIENNA - AUSTRIA - EUROPE   CASTLE: Schloss Schoenbrunn - Vienna - Austria  Bruno & Trudy Platzer Founders of the LVRRS speak fluently 2 languages. Picture: In their home town in Vienna - Austria, in 1996.  One of the most beautiful old train countries in Europe. www.Vienna.at Trudy's family on her father's side used to work in the castle Schoenbrunn: Trudy's great-great-great grandmother  used to work for the Empress 'Maria Theresia' and generations later family members still worked in the castle.   THE PLATZERS LOVE ANY KIND OF CLASSICAL MUSIC WOLFGANG A. MOZART ...2006, Mozart's 250th Birthday Celebration... January, 27, 2006 Mozart was born in Salzburg 1756 -  1791   Top: Snap shot from top of Salzburg's castle. Salzburg - Austria www.Austria.at   Trudy Platzer 1994 In Salzburg - Austria In front of the 'Mozart Museum' It is the house in which Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in, 250 years ago. "VIENNA IS FOREVER IN MY HEART"   Trudy Platzer 1999: "Vienna is forever in my heart, with the 'Sound of Music' the famous Johann Strauss waltzes and delicate Wolfgang Amadeus tunes!"   "In a good way, my heart is divided now, since I also fell in love with our new home town back in 1977: Now, my beloved second home town Las Vegas, Nevada, USA" "I am very, very lucky!"

The Founders Trudy & Bruno Platzer traveled throughout Europe: Austria, Hungary, Germany, Switzerland, as also part of Asia, and the entire United States, conducting years and years of world-wide research about the world's railroad history. Bruno Platzer is a 'walking library' when it comes to railroad history, it is always fascinating to listen to his stories. Bruno collected an entire photo library, railroad DVD's & videos, and plenty of national & international information on the following.... Railroad history / Locomotives/ Trains / Railroad museums / The function of rail yards / Architecture of railroad stations / Railroad technology....ailroad rules and regulations, etc.     Trudy 1977 Trudy fell in love with Las Vegas when she arrived back in 1977. Trudy has a Vienna-Austria couture graduate diploma.    Trudy   Platzer      She also celebrated 2nd place in  a  city-wide Vienna- Austria  couture contest.     Trudy Platzer: Picture from 1970 Green belt Graduate in Judo Orange belt Graduate in Karate          Trudy throwing another student  over her hip in Judo class   Trudy in 2006: "Looking back can be fun.."       Trudy: "I guess, Judo in my early years also influenced my thinking throught life's journey. Judo teaches you to yield the attacker's energy instead of absorbing it. Using their own destructive force, to make them fall. It is a positive and wise move to yield an enemy's negative force in any situation in life, never blocking or opposing their intended flow of destruction, but moving that negative flow of energy into a constructive direction instead. The final outcome can destroy the enemy or enlighten them, is up to their own attitude, at the very end. I personally love all people." TRUDY PLATZER IS CURRENTLY ALSO AN ACTIVE MEMBER/SUPPORTER OF MANY OTHER CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS: Women's Chamber of Commerce of Nevada Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce The Social Register of Las Vegas  Better Business Bureau of Southern Nevada Mercedes Benz Club of America/ Las Vegas Chapter National Railway Historical Society Maricopa Live-Steamers (Arizona) Train Mountain Railroad Museum (Oregon) WOMEN'S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF NEVADA (WCCNV)     Left: June Beland Founder/ President/ WCCNV Right: Trudy Platzer Executive Boardmember Steering Committee WCCNV     Trudy Platzer also created and donated two jumbo-size European Gourmet Gift Baskets to support the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Nevada's fundraising efforts.. It was a fun event with Susan Anton: Here is the lucky winner of both baskets with a winning smile. Susan Anton was the host and speaker at this event.  Susan Anton absolutely applauds the Las Vegas Railroad Society's efforts of building a 200 acre railroad museum for local children and for the community! Trudy & Susan OTHER MEMBERSHIP PICTURES: 2004  MERCEDES BENZ CLUB OF AMERICA Trudy never misses the annual Christmas Party of the MBZ Club. Left: Astrid Laborenz Right: Trudy Platzer     Trudy Platzer Founder/CEO   Trudy absolutely loves Christmas. She is determined to offer the best Christmas ever to all Las Vegas Children on an annual basis. Her foresight, unlimited creativeness and innovativeness will enable her and her followers to create the most nostalgic Christmas environment this town has ever seen at this future Las Vegas Railroad Society 'Train Wonderland'....       LAS VEGAS RAILROAD SOCIETY EDUCATIONAL DISPLAY: DECEMBER 1, 2 3, 2006   Bruno Platzer's Union Pacific Challenger Was On Public Display on December 2006! More Pictures on Events.. CONTINUED FUN WITH GLITZ & GLAMOUR IN Las Vegas SALUTING OUR LOCAL CASINO OWNERS AND CELEBRITIES , We appreciate Las Vegas' celebrities, as they are also in the business of creating wonderful memories for our locals and tourists. Their songs, their movies are all imprinted in all our minds, helping us at times, to mentally escape the more serious side of our lives... Late Robert Goulet & Trudy Platzer 2004 Tony Curtis & Trudy Met the 1st time at Party @ Turnberry Place 2003 Las Vegas is indeed a fantasy land of.... CHAMPAGNE WISHES & CAVIAR DREAMS A slogan that surely fits to our unique glamour town! Shirley & Trudy   2005 Trudy Platzer & Maria Stehle Celebrating With TONY CURTIS' His 80th Birthday! Trudy gave Tony Curtis an update on the LVRRS railroad park that day. Toni really hopes that it all works out very soon, and said not to give up! "We will never give up Tony, Las Vegas needs this railroad museum, and Las Vegas' children need this train wonderland!" Mr. & Mrs. Derek David 'The Platters'  Mr. & Mrs Derek David & Trudy Platzer The couple supports & applauds Trudy and the LVRRS    Trudy's ambition, labor of love and unshakeable compassion to change the future for all local children certainly do not go unnoticed within the Las Vegas community. Press Releases GOVERNMENT PHOTOS   Trudy Platzer & Mayor Goodman 2001  Trudy & C.W. Shelley Berkley    Left: Bruno Platzer/ Co Founder Mayor Oscar Goodman  Trudy & Councilman Larry Brown Early 2000       Trudy & John Porter (ca 2007)  BRUNO PLATZER [Co-Founder LVRRS]   Member/International Brotherhood of Live-Steamers Member/National Railway Historical Society Member/Train Mountain Railroad Museum in Oregon Member/Maricopa Live-Steamers in Arizona Bruno Platzer, known for his passionate love for the railroads and its history, owns also the reputation of being a precision builder of his private collection of 1.5" scale and 2.5" scale steam locomotives. He is well-respected and recognized world-wide within the live steam hobby arena for his obsession for fine detail. His museum quality engines and trains have been featured on a national and International level: Various Las Vegas newspapers Press Release Front covers of world-wide distributed railroad magazines On national and International railroad museum websites Television documentary BRUNO PLATZER'S VOLUNTEER EFFORTS Among many other volunteer efforts, there are those special occasions when Mr. Platzer is delighted to keep up with national PR volunteer efforts, hauling the public at other cities' railroad parks. Folks in other cities have always enjoyed taking a ride with his Challenger locomotive. Many of the passengers were young men, who fantasize that one day they also will try to build such a complicated piece of machinery.  And that's what it's all about: Because if such young people learn to machine certain pieces for a steam locomotive, they can machine just about anything, if ever needed.....   Right: Bruno Platzer volunteering, hauling public in Griffith Park, CA   BRUNO PLATZER LOVES TRAINS, ALL SHAPES AND SIZES.... Plus he is dedicated to preservation of all railroad history and railroad memorabilia. Some of his favorite trains are the narrow gauge trains in Durango, Colorado:     Ahhh, Durango - Colorado, what a place to be...       Bruno Platzer: "I highly recommend for anybody to take a drive to Colorado,  and to take the train from Durango to Silverton. It is an awesome experience, any time of the year." News More of Bruno Platzer on Trains     Just remember, our slogan remains forever the same.... "Forever Steam!"