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[edit] can somebody post my website accoun

this http://www.youtube.com/TXTransmuseum is the museums official youtube account can somebody post it thank (yes I am a member of the museum) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.179.184.154 (talk) 03:04, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wetmore Rd. move

Can anyone tell me when TTM moved up to Wetmore from the Pearl Brewery? I'm working on the TTM synopsis over at the Pearl Brewery article, and I found all the info I need from TTM's website except the date the Wetmore location opened up. --Brownings 11:04, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

I'll ask this weekend. --Amreatsf4620 05:29, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
1967. --Amreatsf4620 05:41, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for finding out for me John. I'll update Pearl with the information today. Thanks again. --Brownings 10:55, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] AMRE websites

Ok, the changes by the non-reg member are getting old. If AMRE has two websites, the simple thing is to list both, which I've done. Please stop making changes back and forth, back and forth. The changes aren't adding a single bit of useful information. Instead, focus on another section. Really, this article could do with a little history and background. If you're wondering where to start, try answering these questions. Who started TTM? Where did TTM start? Why was TTM started? Does TTM receive any state or federal funding? What is the annual attendance to the museum? What's was TTM's involvement with Hemisphere 68? See, there are plenty of things to write about which will actually add to the encyclopedic content of this article. --Brownings 02:53, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] InfoBox

I cant make the infobox work. I added to it but but the new info won't show up. --John 05:27, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Unfortunatly, the infoboxs are somewhat locked down. They'll only accept/show certain fields which are in the infobox's master design. So, fields like Manager, Secrtary, and Curator won't show up unless they're added to the master. I just put in a request for the additional fields on the infobox's talk page here. For now leave the stuff you added. Hopefully someone will update the master and then your information will show up automatically. Oh, I'll also tweak the logo size tonight. The current size is just a little large. --Brownings 10:57, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Express-News article from 1994

Take a look at this I found while sorting though some of the paper's archives. Might make for a decent start on a history section. --Brownings 20:51, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

San Antonio Express-News

Page 1A

Trains, projects moving along at museum

Kristi Gibbs Northeast Sun Staff Writer

Publication Date : October 19, 1994

All aboard! for a trip through transportation history. The Texas Transportation Museum, located at 11731 Wetmore Road, offers visitors a train ride, demonstrations of indoor and outdoor model trains, and several displays, including late 19th-century and early 20th-century vehicles and the old Converse train depot. "The Transportation Museum represents the technology of different modes," said Larry Maxwell, chairman of the museum's board of directors. The antique vehicle collection now on display includes a 1947 Rolls Royce, a 1966 Corvair, 1921 and 1924 Model-T trucks, a 1903 Studebaker carriage, and an 1898 horse-drawn steam fire pumper. An HO Scale model railroad with a 100-foot main line stretches across one wall of the main display building. "It's rumored to be the longest one in the world, but we can't prove that," Maxwell said. Members of the Alamo Model Railroad Engineers started building the railroad in 1986, and they meet once a week to continue working. AMRE is a division of the museum. Visitors can see demonstrations of the railroad's completed portion on Thursdays and Sundays. The museum also has the country's first garden railroad, Maxwell said. It is an outdoor, weatherproof model railroad that runs on electricity. Members of the San Antonio Garden Railroad Society, also a division of the museum, began building it four years ago and still meet regularly to work on it. Visitors can see demonstrations of the completed portion on most Sundays. Another attraction is the old Converse depot. "That was moved here (in 1968) to preserve it because it probably would have been torn down," Maxwell said. The depot has many displays, including a working telegraph and models used for silhouette training so American sailors could recognize friendly ships during World War II. Visitors can also learn fundamentals of electricity and physics in the museum's technical center. The museum is a non-profit organization and leases its land from the San Antonio Department of Parks and Recreation. "We've had tremendous support from the community," Maxwell said. That support has included donations of money, furniture, building materials, equipment and displays. Perhaps the most valuable donation has been time. Thirty-five volunteers do everything from keeping financial records to repairing locomotive engines. "It's a real testimony to what volunteers can do," Maxwell said. Emil Knaus has volunteered at the museum since he drove by it about 10 years ago and noticed a locomotive running. "I said, 'My gosh, I haven't seen a steam engine since I was a kid. I'm going to stay around here and take a look.' And I've been hooked on it since," Knaus said. Volunteers have been key to the museum's growth over the past 30 years, and they are key to its future, Maxwell said. Chartered by the state of Texas on Jan. 6, 1964, the museum opened at Pearl Brewery with one steam locomotive engine and a street car. Both are now at the 37-acre, Wetmore Road location, where the museum moved in 1968. The board of directors has outlined Vision 2000, three goals to be put into motion by the end of the century. Goal 1: Develop a master plan for roads, infrastructure and future buildings. The plan will include items such as paving parking areas and roads, constructing another building for exhibits and classrooms, and opening a gift shop. New attractions, such as horse-drawn carriage rides, could also be in the master plan. Goal 2: Extend the railroad track to two miles so passengers can have a four-mile round trip. The track is one- third of a mile now. Goal 3: Raise capital funding needed for more buildings to house an expanded collection of vehicles. "We have stuff offered to us that we can't take," Maxwell said. "The place is packed." The museum's primary income is from visitors' donations, which are $3 for adults, $1 for children and $25 for groups. For groups with more than 25 people, the museum asks that each additional person donate $1. Parties and other special events are welcome. The museum is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. The railroad runs 1-3 p.m. every Sunday and other museum hours for groups of 25 or more people.

[edit] Nice cleanup

Nice cleanup work John. The article looks much better and seems more organized. I'm really hoping to get out to TTM soon to take some pictures for the gallery. Thanks for all the hard work! --Brownings 11:27, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

This looks great! Glad to see a good ole' Texan like myself taking an initiative to post this on here! Scorpionman 04:05, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Alt.jpg

Hey why did ya'll erase Alt.jpg, that other logo isnt the "new" logo. —Preceding unsigned comment added by GEGenesis (talk • contribs) 23:24, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

No worries, no one here is out to get you, or keep anyone from contributing. If you look back through the logs, you'll see that the image was removed automatically by a Wikipedia Bot. More than likely the image wasn't tagged properly and violated someone's copyright status or something. If you were the one who uploaded it, I'd suggest that you ensure the image has been released into the common domain or properly tag it as a trademarked image. --Brownings 02:10, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, Check out my additions —Preceding unsigned comment added by GEGenesis (talk • contribs) 02:51, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article cleanup

Several editors have removed the unencyclopedic opening hours, ticket prices etc. info from the article per WP:NOT#DIR and WP:IINFO (As explained in the policy introduction, merely being true, or even verifiable, does not automatically make something suitable for inclusion in the encyclopedia.). Museum of Modern Art is a good example of an article to emulate in building a good museum article. feydey 06:53, 15 November 2007 (UTC)



In fact only two people have commented or edited the article for the purpose of deleting "unencyclopedic" info User:Feydey And User:Jeffrey O. Gustafson.

I deleted the Ticket prices. On the others I belive it is a mater of opinion because nither of the WPs you sited say anything more than: "merely being true, or even verifiable, does not automatically make something suitable for inclusion in the encyclopedia.".

Amreatsf4620 07:44, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RfC: Is text unencyclopedic?

Yes, museum schedules are unencyclopedic, as they generally do nothing to further understanding of the subject. Readers interested in knowing the museum's schedule can follow the external links to its website. Someguy1221 (talk) 00:43, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Indeed they are, they're a violation of WP:NOT#DIR and WP:NOT#TRAVELGUIDE.--Jac16888 (talk) 03:11, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
Thirded (probably unnecessarily, but toward the establishment of a clear consensus); details of the sort at issue here are unencyclopedic. Joe 05:03, 20 November 2007 (UTC)