September 01, 2008 06:37PM
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Mik,
You've been giving Jerry some false choices. First, it took more time to paint all that silver trim on the engine than it would have just to paint it black. A proper paint job would have taken several hours less time. I assume the shop people who painted the engine got paid?
Second, I seriously doubt that tourists care much one way or the other what the paint job on the front of the train is, but the C&TS is walking a very thin line when it comes to finances and there are people out there who do care if the paint job is correct and they run photo charters. TUT and Steam Loco Safari's are running 5 days of photo charters this year, bringing in at least $60,000.00 over and above the tourist dollars that will be spent. Not a lot of money, but maybe 5% of the gross receipts for the year.
With some marketing, maybe that number can grow in the future. If doing it right doesn't cost any more, why not do it right, especially if you can make some money off of doing it right?
Michael Allen
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