Re: Train Club Information

["Steve Wise" <swise@aoot.com>]

Hello Michael!

My name is Steve Wise.  I'm on the advisory board for the club. I get 
the emails sent to ttat-info@aoot.com.

Nice to meet you!  I'm CCing our general club membership email address 
so everyone can read your info.

Our club web site is http://www.trainweb.org/ttat.  Check it out for 
more info on our club.  We meet formally for operating events, club work 
days, and occasionally a layout tour of one of our members' layouts.  We 
also meet once a year for club elections.   You can find our club 
schedule on the web site.  Our annual dues are $50 a year.   For this, 
you get access to the clubs members-only site, subscription to the email 
lists and delivery of our (infrequent) club newsletter, plus the fun of 
participating in our operating events!  We don't have a permanent 
layout, but rather a large (up to 30' x 30') modular layout that we 
setup for various train shows, fun runs, etc are central texas. 
Members are encouraged to contribute by helping maintain our modular 
layout; either by building a new module, or revamping an existing club 
module as well as helping setup, operate, and tear down the modular 
layout for the various events we do.

Currently we're setup out at the Railyard as you know, and our plan is 
to stay there until they boot us out because they lease the space.  We 
plan to run most staturdays out there from now until year end if 
possible.  This coming weekend (10/29-10/30) we are operating both sat 
and sun as part of the Austin Train Jamboree and Layout tour.   Come on 
out this weekend and bring a train to run!  Meet folks and we can 
discuss the club more.

Also, we're _very_ interested in anybody who will let us setup in office 
space, so we need to discuss this Xmas display idea.  Sounds interesting 
indeed!

Anyway, hope this info helps and I hope to see you this weekend out at 
the Railyard.

Cheers!

Steve.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Graziano" <mgraziano@austin.rr.com>
To: <ttat-info@aoot.com>
Cc: "Michael Graziano" <mgraziano@austin.rr.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 11:07 AM
Subject: Train Club Information


> Hi,
>
> I'm interested in joining the club.  I live in Oak Hill, and wasn't 
> able to
> figure out where the club meets, other than at the Collectible Caboose
> way... up north.
>
> I have a medium sized collection of O-Gauge.  Mainly Lionel with a
> spattering of MTH and Williams.  My two best sets are a 1980 ABBA 
> Burlington
> Texas Zephyr passenger set with about 11 cars, and a MTH Premier JC 
> Blue
> Comet passenger set.  At last count I have about 150 cars and about a 
> dozen
> engines (pre-war to modern).  I have no full time layout, only X-Mas
> layouts.
>
> Can you send me info on where the club meets, dues, frequency, etc...
>
> Also,  we have a store in downtown Austin, next to the new city hall 
> and 80
> feet from the Dell Children's museum (2nd and lavaca).  There are a 
> few open
> retail spaces (1,800 sqft glass front retail stores with keyed access 
> and
> nothing but 4 bare walls), and i'm curious as to whether the club 
> might be
> interested in setting up a x-mas display.  Depending on what you want 
> to do,
> the club could even charge a small fee for access.  I would have to 
> talk to
> the landlord, but I'm 99% certain I can talk them into it.  Let me 
> know.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michael Graziano
> 512-470-8850
>
>