This would be my 2nd Social Event for Members of the California State Railroad Museum, the first being the 20th Annual Trainmaster's Reception http://trainweb.org/carl/CAMuseumReception2008/ and I'm very impressed by what this orginization does for its members. 
One reason why I'm impressed by the California State Railroad Museum is that Barry Howard & Associates designed the entire California State Railroad Museum Visitor Experience and the Master Plan for the future Museum of Railroad Technology (an extension of the CSRM to be built in the old Southern Pacific Shop buildings).

Barry also designed the Freedom Train Visitor Experience, the Steamtown National Historic Site, the Hoover Dam Visitor Center, the National Cemeteries Visitor Center, the Cascade Locks Interpretive Center, the Mt. St. Helens Visitor Center, Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center, the Hollywood Entertainment Museum, the National Auto Musuem plus about 80 World's Fair Pavilions. You can see the complete list of museums and exhibitions he has designed at  http://www.BarryHowardLimited.com

The Silver Rails Resort, to be built in La Plata (Northeast) Missouri, was also designed by Barry Howard.  His conceptual drawing is located at http://silverrailsresort.com/   This is a project you can watch develop.  You can see a couple of the components that are already in place by staying in the Depot Inn & Suites in La Plata, MO, and, while there, taking in an event at the Silver Rails Event Center.