Re: bubble bursting time

The grumpy super said (in italics):

There is ZERO access to the RR between Osier and Sublette. There are several radio dead spots. If anything happens out there, for the most part your on your own.

Hmmm... just like real life. I've been lots of places that don't have radio or cell phone access, and I've had to hike through nasty desert to get help. Admittedly, some people freak when they don't have a night light, but the kind of people who wanna ride at night are probably not in this group.

Its hard enough to find the rocks on the track in daylight, let alone in the dark.

I have a sixteen year old son who likes to hike -- i've followed him in the pickup many times (usually as part of attitude adjustment, but occasionally because there were rocks and holes in the road " />) -- I volunteer him to go ahead of the train over the dead stretch with a radio and a shovel...

Just because the Rio Grande ran trains through the Toltec Gorge at all hours of the day and night doesn't mean we should.
The current route the night time operations use is near a highway for 3/4 of its distance, in case we need to get the public out.

What "public" -- you sign your release, show your insurance, flex your muscles, grin politely and ride as a qualified certified passenger.

Don't run trains full of tourists through the gorge in the dark if you can avoid it.

Are people who charter trains really "tourists"? I'm not necessarily making smart remarks... it just seems like charters or "Friends" specials can set a different minimum standard for rider intelligence and capability without breaking our PC legal system.

I'm stepping down from my soap box now and going into hiding............

I'd still like a ride across the line after dark... ...please?