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Texas Transportation Museum
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Established1964
LocationSan Antonio, Texas
TypeTransportation Museum
Visitors13,013
DirectorPat Halpin
CuratorJared Davis
Websitehttp://www.txtransportationmuseum.org

Texas Transportation Museum is an all volunteer organization located near San Antonio, Texas that collects, preserves and displays transportation equipment and related items. It was created in 1964 to help preserve artifacts and information about the varied elements of San Antonio's fascinating transportation history. They operate as much of their collection as possible. This includes their volunteer built full sized railroad and many vehicles. The museum was originally located at the Pearl Brewing Company near downtown and used the tracks of its short line railroad, the Texas Transportation Company. In 1967 the museum was granted use of approximately forty acres of what was then known as the Northeast Preserve, now McAllister Park, just north of the San Antonio International Airport on Wetmore Road. TTM operates a working passenger railroad, several model train layouts, and many road vehicles. TTM also provides an educational and entertaining experience which interprets how developments in transportation technology shaped and continue to impact daily life. TTM Experienced a 55% growth in attendance between 2002 and 2006, from 8,370 to 13,013 persons annually.


TTM is a registered 501c3 Charitable organization.

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Museum Hours

9:00AM to 3:00PM on Thursdays and Fridays

10:00AM to 5:00PM on Saturdays and Sundays. [2]

Admission Prices

Admission is all access and includes train rides, and fire truck rides when available.

Adults: $6.00

Children under 12: $4.00

Family Special: $18.00

(The Family Special covers 2 adults & up to 5 children)

Parking: Free [3]

Annual Events

Santa's Railroad Wonderland

(Formerly known as "Santa's Holiday Depot")

Event Schedule for December 2007

Saturday 8, * Sunday 9 Saturday 15, # Sunday 16 # Thursday 20, Friday 21, Saturday 22, Sunday 23

Open each night from 6:00 - 9:00 PM 

(*indicates "Toys For Tots" night with the US Marines.)

(#indicates music from the San Antonio Pipes and Drums)

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Model T Extravaganza

The scheduled date is Sunday the 27th of October. It will be a one day, day time, event. We will either be charging $2.00 per person per train ride and $1.00 per person for each fire truck and hay ride. [5]

Admission

Admission will be free for this event

Train ride Schedule

Thursday: On demand

Friday: On demand

Saturday: 12:00 Noon, 12:45 PM, 1:30 PM, 2:15 PM, 3:00 PM, 3:45 PM & 4:30 PM

Sunday: 12:00 Noon, 12:45 PM, 1:30 PM, 2:15 PM, 3:00 PM, 3:45 PM & 4:30 PM [6]

Model railroad layouts

  • Alamo Model Railroad Engineer's (A.M.R.E.) an HO model railroad
  • An O Scale Model Railroad
  • San Antonio Garden Railroad Engineer's Society (S.A.G.R.E.S.) G scale model railroad

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Other info

Reporting marks: LWRR

Railroad Radio Freq: 462.5500Mhz

Slogan: Come ride the rails of Texas!

Chairman : Pat Halpin

Manager  : Hugh Hemphill

Secretary : Peter Shavney

Curator : Jared Davis

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Logos

Museum Photos

Santa's Holiday Depot Photos


references

  1. ^ http://www.txtransportationmuseum.org
  2. ^ www.txtransportaionmuseum.com
  3. ^ http://www.txtransportationmuseum.org
  4. ^ http://www.txtransportationmuseum.org
  5. ^ http://www.txtransportationmuseum.org/NEWS.htm
  6. ^ http://www.txtransportationmuseum.org
  7. ^ http://www.txtransportationmuseum.org
  8. ^ http://www.txtransportationmuseum.org



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