Rocky Club C&TS and D&S Charters - only a month left

Just a reminder - the Rocky Mtn Railroad Club is sponsoring two photo charters this fall and the deadline for signing up is only about a month away. We're running these with a maximum of 35 people, so photo lines will be small and flexibility should be fairly high. Ron Burkhard will be the trip leader for both trips.

The first will be the C&TS trip on September 24-25. The *plan* is to have 463 and 484 double-head out of Chama to Cumbres with a photo freight, then run solo with 463 to Antonito. We'll overnight in Antonito (you're on your own for lodging) and work back to Chama the next day. We're contracted to have the power lettered for the Grande. $865 for both days, lunch included.

(Obviously, all of this is contingent upon 463 being finished. As Tim posted yesterday, the D&S folks are working on a schedule and more should be known soon. Otherwise, it'll be K36s.)

The D&S trip will be the following Thursday-Friday, September 27-28. The trip will consist of a 1923-era passenger train, with an appropriately lettered K-28 for power, a green combine, and maroon coaches. Thursday will run up to Silverton to overnight, and then back on Friday. Cost is $995.

The deadline is July 24, so if you're thinking about it, don't delay. We need to get to thirty people to make either of these a go (that's where we're breaking even.)

If you're planning on being in Colorado, the weekend before is the SLRG's yearly photo trip (though you'll have to miss steam to Monte on Monday), and the weekend after is the D&S's annual fall photo trip. These could fit nicely in the middle for a full week of ex-Rio Grande photography.

A sign up form and further details can be found on the official RMRRC trip website Again, the drop dead date where we'll make the go/no go call is July 24. If you're thinking about it, don't wait much longer.

Nathan
(your shameless trip-promoting RMRRC board member)