Re: Elgin Depot Fun Run

["Ron Fiebelkorn" <rwf49@hotmail.com>]

Steve,

I'll be out of town that week.

Ron

>From: "Steve Wise" <swise@aoot.com>
>Reply-To: ttat-members@aoot.com
>To: <ttat-members@aoot.com>
>Subject: Re: Elgin Depot Fun Run
>Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 19:29:15 -0500
>
>Good question.
>
>I'm gonna be out of town, so I cannot attend.  :-(
>
>But Ira will have the new siding transition modules ready to test, I think, 
>so I encourage folks to make this happen so we can test our new RCS 
>switches!
>
>Who can commit to a Friday 5/14 setup, and a Saturday 5/15 fun run/tear 
>down?
>
>
>Stevo.
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Scott A Smiley
>   To: ttat-members@aoot.com
>   Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 9:21 PM
>   Subject: Re: Elgin Depot Fun Run
>
>
>   What do we want to do with the planned club run.  I think that the BCE 
>clubhouse was reserved for us.  May 14,15.
>
>   Scott
>
>
>   On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 15:05:43 -0700 (PDT) Edward Weltens 
><ed.weltens@sbcglobal.net> writes:
>     I spoke with Francis Smith and Ann Heleson at the Elgin Depot Museum.  
>They are very nice people and would love for us to set up in their depot 
>for a weekend.  They recently had an exhibit of Side Track Tommy's train 
>artifacts including a Wig-Wag.
>
>     Elgin has a Western Days event annually which I imagine is like 
>Czhilispiel.  This year it falls on June 20-27.  They would like us to come 
>June 26 and 27, which happens to be the date that was freed up by the 
>Burnet Rail Fair cancellation.
>
>     The Room is an old waiting room in the 103 year old depot.  20' by 30' 
>so it would be a medium size layout against the wall.  They have updated 
>electricity and Air Conditioning the whole depot was recently renovated.
>
>     They promise publicity in the local paper as an event coinciding with 
>the Western Days.  If it goes well they may want to set up an annual event.
>
>     We could set up Friday nite and run all day Saturday and Sunday.
>
>     They are going to look into the prospect of compensation for the clubs 
>towing expenses.
>
>     I am going up there this weekend to check it out, probably Saturday.  
>Depot hours are 2-5 Tuesday through Sunday.
>
>     Let me know if you like the idea and the date.  I am pretty excited 
>about this opportunity.
>
>     Ed

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