Tom Stewart Wrote:
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> I think it's pretty clear we rail fans don't care
> about amenities when compared to
> seeing/touching/hearing trains, especially on the
> C&TS.
>
> But for us to get the chance to do what we want to
> do, the C&TS needs to improve the amenities. If
> it means that the railroad operator helps Stephen
> Flowers to open a decent restaurant for the
> evening meal that looks good, tastes good, and
> meets the requirements of our more discriminating
> spouses and the average tourist, then that's what
> should happen. After all, more revenue is more
> revenue; two meals a day for riders would improve
> Stephen's bottom line, and if it's in partnership
> with the operator, it also improves the railroad's
> bottom line revenue.
>
> We've happily stayed in campgrounds, cabins, Vista
> Del Rio, the Iron Horse, and a few other places in
> Chama. The average/median/almost-every tourist
> is looking for a name brand.
>
> This is where Chama falls short, and I still think
> that only the operator can make it happen. Think
> bigger, better, smarter and it'll work. Anything
> else, and we rail fans will agonize every year
> about whether the railroad will be back in the
> spring.
Hi Tom, you said:
"If it means that the railroad operator helps Stephen Flowers to open a decent restaurant for the evening meal that looks good, tastes good, and meets the requirements of our more discriminating spouses"
Stephen tried it and business was real good but he had to close cuz he couldn't hire help.