| 2008 TTOS National Convention - General Information |
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Sacramento is located at the
northern end of California’s Central Valley and is the western terminus of
the Transcontinental Railroad. |
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Sacramento is in the heart of the California Gold Rush country, and the
capitol of the State of California.
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This year our tours will be mostly train oriented to reflect the many
faces of railroading in California. Guides will be on most tours.
Wear comfortable shoes and carry a hat; it can be very warm in
Sacramento in August. We recommend jackets or coats on all longer tours as
it can be quite chilly in the hills.
The deadline for tour refunds
is July 16, 2008. No convention refunds after
July 31, 2008.
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| Sacramento is easily reached from anywhere in
the country by auto, plane, or train. |
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Our Convention Hotel, The Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza, is located one
block from the Sacramento Amtrak Station.
The Sacramento Airport is approximately 15 miles north of the Holiday
Inn on Interstate 5. For those that choose to drive to the convention,
Interstate 5, State Route 80, and Hwy 99 all intersect in Sacramento.
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click here
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Holiday Inn
map
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The 2008 TTOS Convention Hotel is the Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza.
The
hotel address is:
Holiday Inn
Capitol Plaza
300 J Street
Sacramento, CA
95814
916-446-0100
Fax
916-446-7371
The hotel room rate is $112.00 per night with up to four guests to a
room. Parking is available in the city garage next to the hotel or valet
at the hotel. The hotel offers a restaurant, bar, gift shop, pool, and
exercise room on the grounds.
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click here
for the 2008 Convention Schedule
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The Holiday Inn is the site for the Executive Board meeting, Tour
departures, and the Saturday night Banquet and Auction. |
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The hotel is next door
to the Downtown Plaza Shopping Center with more than 100 shops,
restaurants, and a movie theater. |
is the western end of the
first Transcontinental Railroad
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The hotel sits at the
gateway to Old Town Sacramento where our members can find shopping and
restaurants galore. |
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Old Town is also the location of the world famous California State
Railroad Museum the site of our Thursday night welcome party and silent
auction.
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For additional information, please see the:
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If you plan to have a table in the trading hall, you must have a
California State Resale License. We must have a copy of your license on
file at the trading hall, so if you already have a license , please enclose a copy of it with your registration.
For those members who do not currently have a California state resale
license,
here is a link for the necessary form to send to the state
The resale
license is free, but you will have to charge sales tax, and pay it to the
state later.
NO RESALE LICENSE, NO TRADING TABLE.
The Sacramento office of the Board of Equalization does not permit any
number of casual sales, and they do plan to monitor our trading hall. The
deadline to order trading tables is July 16, 2008. If you do not possess a
California State Resale License be sure to allow plenty of time for the
state to process your request.
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click here
for a Convention Center map
click here for the Convention
Center Floor plan
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The trading hall is located in Exhibit Hall B
at the Sacramento Convention Center. The Convention Center is located at
1400 J Street approximately 11 blocks from the hotel. |
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Unloading is via the loading dock on K Street. Convention volunteers
will assist you in parking and unloading. Please for everyone’s safety
follow their directions while in the unloading area or on the dock.
Members may hand carry merchandise through the J Street entrance. There is
a $50.00 fee for electricity drops to selling tables.
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There will be raffles and a bid auction in the trading hall. The bid
auction begins at 3 pm on Friday in the trading hall after the table sales
close for the day. There is a $10.00 per lot fee for merchandise placed in
the auction.
All items in the auction are sold AS-IS.
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click here for a Museum map
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The California State Railroad Museum is the location for the 2008 TTOS
Welcome Party. |
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here to
open
the Museum's website
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TTOS has the entire museum to ourselves for the evening’s activities.
A train ride on the Museum's excursion train the
Sacramento Southern Railroad is included in the price of the party.
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The museum roundhouse is the location of our
famous silent auction, with hot and cold Hors d’ Oeuvres, No-Host bar, raffles
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here for
more on the Sefton Collection
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Be sure to see the fabulous Sefton Train Collection on the second floor
of the museum.
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click here for a description of
the 2008 tours
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NOTE: Some tours are not ADA accessible. Please read each tour
description carefully.
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Tours tend to sell out early
and/or have limited seating. We suggest registering early so you get the
tours you want.
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The deadline for tour refunds
is July 16, 2008.
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The deadline for convention
refunds is July 31, 2008.
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All tours will depart from
the Holiday Inn. Be at the bus at least 20 minutes prior to departure.
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NO REFUNDS IF YOU MISS THE
BUS.
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Most important: Relax and
have a good time.
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