Re: Rotary OY...the way it should be.

Steve and Jerry, it is the FRIENDS of the C&TS that raise the money to buy the wood, steel, nuts and bolts, and yes even paint to restore and protect the historic equipment on the railroad. The only time that the Friends get any help from the Commission is when they ask the Friends to do something to help the R/R out. (Such as when we painted the Osier Dinning hall, and re-sided the rider gon). We get reimbursed for the paint and materials only, and our labor is free.

When there is a grant, such as when Trains Magazine gave a $10,000 award toward work on the coal tipple, that obviously didn't come from the Friends. So all and all I would say that we work very hard to get the colors and stencils right, and Colorado and New Mexico get all of this for FREE.