Re: New 2021 Date for Victorian Iron Horse Roundup Dates 
| October 26, 2020 12:24PM |
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Casey Akin Wrote:
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> Another answer to this specific event, and for-
> give me if I'm wrong, but wasn't this originally
> supposed to be the 50th Anniversary as well?
> It would only make sense to do it around the
> actual 50th, and I imagine that Labor day is
> already busy due to the extended weekend.
> If the last weekend in August is the slowest,
> it is a win-win for the railroad. They get to
> have a 50th, bring in revenue in an otherwise
> slow time, and not interfere with an already
> busy week(end)...
Which, if you remember, Casey -
Was exactly why – following Barbara Hogan's sound advice – we chose to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the first C&TS train arriving in Chama on the last weekend of August instead of over Labor Day Weekend back in 2010. While next year is not the fiftieth anniversary of the birth of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, it IS the Fiftieth Anniversary of the first Regular Passenger Trains on the railroad. (See the '1971' thread started by Greg Scholl at [ngdiscussion.net] for details.) IMHO, late August 2021 will be a great time to have a GREAT TIME with a variety of special events!
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/26/2020 12:30PM by Russo Loco.
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> Another answer to this specific event, and for-
> give me if I'm wrong, but wasn't this originally
> supposed to be the 50th Anniversary as well?
> It would only make sense to do it around the
> actual 50th, and I imagine that Labor day is
> already busy due to the extended weekend.
> If the last weekend in August is the slowest,
> it is a win-win for the railroad. They get to
> have a 50th, bring in revenue in an otherwise
> slow time, and not interfere with an already
> busy week(end)...
Which, if you remember, Casey -
Was exactly why – following Barbara Hogan's sound advice – we chose to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the first C&TS train arriving in Chama on the last weekend of August instead of over Labor Day Weekend back in 2010. While next year is not the fiftieth anniversary of the birth of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, it IS the Fiftieth Anniversary of the first Regular Passenger Trains on the railroad. (See the '1971' thread started by Greg Scholl at [ngdiscussion.net] for details.) IMHO, late August 2021 will be a great time to have a GREAT TIME with a variety of special events!
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/26/2020 12:30PM by Russo Loco.
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