Re: Tip of the Hat to CTSMC

Dick Cowles Wrote:
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> Once again CTSMC and its employees are showing
> that they have the skills and talents to not only
> operate the C&TS in a professional manner, but to
> also be creative in offerings to the public and to
> leverage the use of the railroad's available
> assets. Credit also goes to the Commission for
> its leadership and support of such initiatives.
>
> Not only has the staff been running a full 7-days
> a week regular schedule, but every Thursday there
> is a separate Cinder Bear Chama-Cumbres turn, and
> now on Sundays these very creative experimental
> Chama-Cumbres family specials -- all with a motive
> power fleet of just three steam locomotives. This
> simply would not have been feasible in the past.
> On top of that there have been the many 315 and
> Galloping Goose specials which place an extra work
> load on railroad employees. And the Osier Kitchen
> crew has done its extra bit by providing victuals
> at Cumbres for the specials as well as the usual
> great food at Osier. Meanwhile, the ballasting,
> aligning, and surfacing of the line continues.
> Quite a performance. (And thanks to Roger and
> others for capturing so much of these efforts in
> photos on the discussion boards).


Hi Dick, you and I are on the same page about the Commission, management company, the employees and everybody involved at Osier.. IMHO they all are doing very well.