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trainrider47

February 01, 2018 12:56PM

Registered: 16 years ago
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Probably less than 50 people that are willing to do more than one charter per year. The number used to be quite a bit higher, but rising prices from the railroads and an aging demographic have taken their toll.

The good news is, there are a number of younger folks running charters that are pretty much flying under the radar at the moment. These charters may not be up to the standard of Lerro and HTP, but they are learning and they are using museum lines where the prices are quite a bit lower. I probably won't be around when people are running charters with SD70MAC's as "historic locomotives" but I have no doubt that day will come and there will still be riders.

Michael Allen

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Friends Charter Flyer	trainrider47	January 08, 2018 05:35PM
Sept/Oct two day trip selling well, cheaper one day, not so much.	trainrider47	January 30, 2018 02:24PM
Re: Sept/Oct two day trip selling well, cheaper one day, not so much.	rehunn	January 30, 2018 04:27PM
Re: Sept/Oct two day trip selling well, cheaper one day, not so much.	trainrider47	January 30, 2018 04:50PM
Re: Sept/Oct two day trip selling well, cheaper one day, not so much.	rehunn	January 30, 2018 08:22PM
Re: Sept/Oct two day trip selling well, cheaper one day, not so much.	John K	January 30, 2018 04:39PM
Re: Sept/Oct two day trip selling well, cheaper one day, not so much.	Russo Loco	January 30, 2018 10:42PM
Re: Friends Charter Flyer	K-37493	January 30, 2018 11:08PM
Re: Friends Charter Flyer	KevinM	January 31, 2018 06:36AM
Re: Friends Charter Flyer	Charlie Mutschler	January 31, 2018 07:53AM
Re: Friends Charter Flyer	trainrider47	January 31, 2018 08:29AM
Re: Friends Charter Flyer	Clyde Putman	January 31, 2018 09:40AM
Re: Friends Charter Flyer	trainrider47	January 31, 2018 12:49PM
Re: Friends Charter Flyer	Popeye8762	January 31, 2018 02:38PM
Re: Friends Charter Flyer	Jerry474	January 31, 2018 10:21AM
Re: Friends Charter Flyer	Bill M.	January 31, 2018 10:50AM
Instead of a donation....	John West	January 31, 2018 11:24AM
Re: Instead of a donation....	Jerry474	January 31, 2018 11:52AM
Re: Instead of a donation....	John West	January 31, 2018 12:29PM
Re: Instead of a donation....	trainrider47	January 31, 2018 01:00PM
Re: Friends Charter Flyer	KevinM	January 31, 2018 01:34PM
Re: Friends Charter Flyer	Chris Webster	February 01, 2018 10:14AM
Re: Friends Charter Flyer	KevinM	February 01, 2018 10:37AM
Re: Friends Charter Flyer	trainrider47	February 01, 2018 12:56PM
Re: Friends Charter Flyer	Jerry474	January 31, 2018 10:00PM
Re: Friends Charter Flyer	KevinM	February 01, 2018 06:38AM
Re: Friends Charter Flyer	John Cole	February 01, 2018 07:47AM
Re: Friends Charter Flyer	trainrider47	February 01, 2018 08:06AM
Re: Friends Charter Flyer	trainrider47	February 01, 2018 08:03AM
95% or so	hank	February 01, 2018 08:26AM
Re: 95% or so	rehunn	February 01, 2018 08:43AM

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