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PICTURE BIOGRAPHY UPDATES:
2012 - 2014 - 2015 - 2018
THANK YOU: Tropicana Express Hotel & Casino provided train & railroad memorabilia donations, plus in-kind support.
THANK YOU: Our LVRRS Board members helped with hands-on support and fuel expenses.
THANK YOU: Pan Western trucking company helped with 100% in-kind trucking and storage support 2012 & 2014 & 2018.
THANK YOU: Werdco BC Inc. trucking company helped with 100% in-kind support 2018.
THANK YOU: Vision Sign Inc. sign company provided 3 different times 100% in-kind support 2012 - 2014 - 2018.
THANK YOU: Vision Sign Inc. employees did not accept pay 2012 - 2014 - 2018.
THANK YOU: AJB General Contractors stored railroad equipment for 4+ years.
THANK YOU: Local community volunteers provided hands-on support 2012 & 2014.
THANK YOU: 'Get Outdoors Nevada' provided free volunteer support 2018.
THANK YOU: CC School District recruited Local Student volunteers. 2018.
THANK YOU: Las Vegas Railroad Society's women's club members 'Victorian Railroad Ladies' a LVRRS volunteered during our relocation day in 2018.
THANK YOU:
Last, but most certainly not least, while the park manager was busy with other things, a Craig Ranch Regional Park Security Guard saved the day last minute, when he better organized creating access to the semi-trucks who needed immediate access into Craig Ranch Regional Park's unloading site on April 7, 2018. He deserves an award for caring!!!
THANK YOU ALL....
The Las Vegas Railroad Socety is a 501 c3 charitable organization.
All cash donations and corporate in-kind support is 100% tax deductible.
2012
'TROPICANA EXPRESS' HOTEL & CASINO , LAUGHLIN NV
DONATED THEIR ENTIRE RAILROAD TO THE
LAS VEGAS RAILROAD SOCIETY
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VIEW RARE VIDEOS
OF OUR DONATED RAILROAD EQUIMENT:
VIDEO / VIDEO / PLUS More....
WHEN TROPICANA TRAIN still ran around the Tropicana Express Hotel & Casino (Former Remada) in Laughlin NV.
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THE STORY BEGINS IN LAUGHLIN, NEVADA - APRIL 2012
Trudy Platzer, LVRRS Founding Chairman, Since 1999
The Las Vegas Railroad Society was founded with children's education in mind, dedicated since 1999 to create one of Southern Nevada's finest educational 'Fieldtrip Destinations' in history!
Foundations & private donors who collaborate with the Las Vegas Railroad Society's diligent efforts, enable our museum group to provide year-round hands-on education to all local students, adults and seniors; as also better quality of life for local special-needs children!
Thank you for supporting our tireless efforts, for all the right reasons!
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LRRS Advisory Board member Lee Beil was instrumental, that the Las Vegas Railroad Society received such a unique railroad museum gift donation, provided by Tropicana Express Resort in Laughlin, NV.
Pictures below demonstrate diligent team effort of LVRRS board members, committee members and enthusiastic RR volunteers. / Additional 100% pro-bono support from Tropicana Express staff; and supportive pro-bono support from (2) local trucking companies, and tremendous corporate support & team effort of a local sign (crane) company where employees did not accept any pay and helping (3x) with smiling faces. / Last but not least, in 2018 items were once again relocated to its final location, at Craig Ranch Park, where it is now.
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2012 BIOGRAPHY
OUR CORPORATE 'PARTNERS' / IN-KIND DONORS - VOLUNTEERS
 
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"THANK YOU VISION SIGN INC."
JIM WILKINS
FIELD OPERATION'S MANAGER
FOR 100% FREE COMPANY SUPPORT
LOADING TRAINS WITH CRANES
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"THANK YOU VISION SIGN INC."
CRANE CREW
FROM LEFT: MIKE HAASE
ROBERT LINFOOT - DAVID BEAL
FOR YOUR AWESOME VOLUNTEER SUPPORT
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"THANK YOU PAN WESTERN CORP."
CHRIS NIGRO / MANAGER
FOR THE HUGE COMPANY SUPPORT
HAULING DONATED TRAINS TO LAS VEGAS
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"THANK YOU PAN WESTERN CORP."
100% FREE TRUCK SUPPORT FROM PAN WESTERN CORPORATION
MEET THE CHEERFUL PAN WESTERN TRUCKING CREW
POSING WITH LVRRS' FOUNDING CHAIRMAN, TRUDY PLATZER
From the left: Chris Nigro, Jerry Nigro, Trudy Platzer, Noe Sierra, Victor LaRose, Chris Waggoner
CORPORATE PRO-BONO COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS
VISION SIGN INC.: LVRRS' Advisory Board member Billy Blackwell, owner of Bilmar Landscape negotiated with Vision Sign Inc. to team up 'pro bono' with Tropicana Express Resort and with Pan Western Trucking, to help the Las Vegas Railroad Society Museum with loading the donated rolling stock onto 6 truck beds with their cranes.
- Vision Sign Inc. was delighted to help and agreed to offer 100% pro bono support.
- The Vision Sign employee/crane operators teamed up with their boss and decided
to also donate their time to the LVRRS' unique educational cause without getting paid!
- You can see their pictures below!
PAN WESTERN CORP.: LVRRS' Founding Chairman negotiated with Pan Western Corporation to consider teaming up with our major donor 'Tropicana Express Resort', to help to re-locate the entire railroad donation pro bono with their trucks from Laughlin NV, to Las Vegas, NV.
- Moe Truman, CEO of Pan Western immediately embraced the LVRRS just within
a couple of hours after receiving the charity's proposal, and 100% pro bono support
was instantly provided from Pan Western Corporation to relocate donated goods.
- It was a dream come true!
SUNBELT RENTALS was also approached about the 3-day weekend effort in Laughlin, and immediately jumped on the band wagon and provided 75% pro bono support.
After trial and error of trying to find pro bono support all throughout Las vegas, an excellent corporate donation team was now established, ready and prepared to make history happen and undoubtedly, each company succeeded in their own way and established their legendary partnership with the LVRRS.....
- Day One -
PREPARING SIX 40 FOOT TRACK PANELS FOR LOADING....
Taking turn, it was labor of love for LVRRS board members and volunteers - Very hard work,
when they removed Thursday & Friday railroad spikes and track connector plates
in preparation to align one side of rails of six 40' track pannels so that
they could be loaded onto the flatbed trailers..
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From left: Lee Beil, LVRRS Treasurer / Bruno Platzer, LVRRS Pres./ Ron Trovato, Volunteer
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Once the six 40' rails were aligned, railroad spikes needed to be secured once again, and that was the more difficult job yet, hats off to all, but especially to yesteryear's Chinese laborers.
Below: This was the Plymouth diesel's last important work performance on the Tropicana Express railroad, before the engine is being retired and loaded onto the truck.
As planned and arranged by the LVRRS' President, Bruno Platzer; with help of the diesel engine the 6 rails were moved in place with a chain for easy crane pickup for loading.....
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FANTASTIC TEAMWORK:
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Above: Tropicana Express staff Ron Cramblit points to the railroad engineer inside the diesel locomotive:
"Good job, Roger, now gently pull the front rail forward!" What a great team!
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- Day Two -
"JOB WELL DONE GENTLEMEN:"
Another day, working on the railroad. All six 40' track pannels needed to be separated and exposed for Saturday's crane pick up. So, our very special and year-round dedicated volunteer crew removed 240 feet of gravel from all the track pannels to be ready when all trucks are rolling in early next morning. There, they made it! Such dedication to the Las Vegas Railroad Society Museum's educational cause is truly to be admired!
LVRRS Volunteers, from left to right: Gerry Reid, Committee / Lee Beil, LVRRS Treasurer / Ron Trovato, Volunteer / Bruno Platzer, LVRRS President
Was everyone sore? "YES INDEED!" But with a sense of great accomplishment, and driven toward loyalty to our educational charity's mission - vision - goals, which is absolutely priceless. We also received staff volunteer help from Tropicana Express, thank you to all!
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- Day Three -
Locals know, we have little rain in Southern Nevada - Guess what - Today, it rained all day!
NOTHING STOPPED 'VISION SIGN INC.' & 'PAN WESTERN'
LOADING SIX PREPARED 40' TRACK PANELS
ONTO SIX TRAILERS
NEXT STEP LOADING FIRST DONATED FLAT CAR
ONTO THE FIRST TRAILER...
Pictured above: The well-spirited Pan Western crew, chatting about the next step
with Bruno Platzer, LVRRS Co-Founder and President (with his usual cowboy hat).
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BELOW: LOADING SECOND RAILROAD CAR ONTO THE SECOND TRAILER...
'Vision Sign' cranes are ready, great job!
'Pan Western' lining up their second truck for loading, piece of cake for them!
What a great and utmost professional team, plus, they were smiling all day!
BELOW: LOADING THIRD RAILROAD CAR ONTO THE THIRD TRAILER...
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