August 09, 2009 07:10PM
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Michael,
It was indeed an editing error on my part. I meant to quote your $300,000 figure.
Again there is no reason you should have known how much it would take to prepare the rotary or to operate it. As I recall the year we ran the 3 engine rotary operation Joe Vigil figured we spent a total of about $40,000 to clear the line. That included labor, material, and fuel for the entire operation from Chama to Antonito. Included in this figure was the labor to prepare the rotary and the 3 locomotives used and the amount of labor necessary to drain, dry and prep the rotary for storage. It also included doing what was necessary after the rotary run for the locomotives to be ready for daily summer operation.
Running and operating steam railroads is an expensive proposition but I think the C&TS has found itself spending substantially more than necessary in the past dozen years.
My purpose in this post is to suggest that high costs for rebuilds and operations should be examined closely.
John Bush
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