Talk:San Jose Steam Railroad Museum

message: Ron,
Thank you for your interest in our activities.
I personally have accumulated most of the "historic" images for the organization.    A large portion of these are available from our website.    Ironically, in service photographs of SP1215 and Little Buttercup have been difficult to locate. I understand the quandry about copyrights especially with older images.    I suggest not posting historic images on the wikpedia site but provide a link to our photo gallery. 
 
A couple of additional suggestions.
 
Most people refer to Santa Fe #5 as "Little Buttercup".     I have not found the reason "why" the locomotive was assigned number 5.    Suggest your entry include "Little Buttercup" in the title to ensure furture hits.  Also, CSRM has recently transfered formal ownership of LBC to our organization.
 
Since our museum focus is now with the city of San Jose, suggest using the term "San Jose Railroad Museum'.
 
Feel free to use any of the text from our website/old newsletters.
 
Ken Middlebrook
Vice President - Volunteers and Promotions
California Trolley and Railroad Corporation   
 
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On 8/26/08, ron pugh <------------> wrote:
Hi there,
First i'm a hobbist photographer, not a spammer :),  I've been kinda taking care of your wikipedia entries on the proposed railway museum and your three locomotives ( actually 2479 is what captured my interest at first ).  I've fleshed out the existing entries as much as I could  and created those that didn't exist.  I've added photos of the current disposition of the locomotives but I'd like a period photograph of each with a full head of steam for the little infobox on the right.  I was wondering if you guys could provide these photos as your website seems to be the only source :).  I didn't want to just take them as I'm very conscious of copyright.  Shaping these articles up and making them look nice would improve your viability to internet and hopefully generate interest in your plans. 
Also as I'm more of a beginning  photographer and not a rail history buff, if one of your members would like to fill out the pages with more historical info and references that would be great!.  I've included the 4 pages I've been working with so you can look and maybe do some edits your self.  Also please feel free to email me if your uncomfortable working with the wikipedia, I'd be happy to enter any data you provide as long as there is a reference ( book, webpage, something ). Also more photographs ( like the lezen roundhouse before it was demolished) would be cool
Santa Clara County Railroad Museum
Santa Fe 5
Southern Pacific 1215 
Southern Pacific 2479
Feel free to email me and if necessary pass my email to a member interested in fleshing out these articles.
Ron Pugh
aka Grey3k
PS the wikipiedia is a online encyclopedia maintained by volunteers. 
 
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Ken Middlebrook
California Trolley and Railroad Corporation
Mailing address:
California Trolley and Railroad Corporation
c/o MTI
210 N. 4th Street
Fourth Floor
San Jose, CA  95112 
Grey3k (talk) 00:07, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Santa Clara Railroad Museum to San Jose Railroad Museum Name change info