Re: 478/483 swap revisited?

Randall Hess Wrote:
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> pd3463 Wrote:
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> > So in conclusion, let's celebrate a great new
> > addition and revel in what to my eyes has been
> the
> > best season for C&TS for some time.
> >
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> > PhilRich Murray Wrote:
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> > There is a lot on Dick's plate as a new
> > commissioner and as attractive as the swap
> might
> > have been his primary role will be the
> continued
> > growth and viability of the railroad. I
> suspect
> > his concentration will be on
> ridership/marketing
> > and New Mexico's funding (personal opinion).
>
> I have had other interests these past few years,
> so I haven't kept careful track of CATS's business
> plan.
>
> Do I understand from these two comments that CATS
> ridership
> has been up significantly each recent year,
> including this year??

Not being privy to the railroads books I'm not qualified to comment on the ridership numbers beyond what we hear on the commission meeting tapes and didn't speak to that. My comments addressed what I felt would be Dick's first concerns as he assumes the responsibilities of a commissioner. That being said,weather the growth in recent years is 'significant' or not is a matter of interpretation of all the numbers not just the ridership figures. (which I think have been improving)