Re: Summer Charter 2012 - Long Days & (nearly) Full Moon / $$$

Tom Stewart Wrote:
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> Remind me again why this is mid-season, instead
> of after or before? It seems like it'd be easier to
> get equipment if it were outside the normal daily
> operation.

Mainly because it started out as an early-season commemoration of the May 25, 2010 charter.  Then JBWX got reminded that he had some other commitments in early June, so - partly since there's a full moon on July 3 and partly 'cause the days are REALLY long at that time of year, giving us lots of time for afternoon shooting - it got postponed to June 30 - July 1, when the countryside - but NOT the locomotive - will hopefully be green next year and not dried out like this year.

Other considerations are that a pre-season charter can be really iffy - the crews are busy getting ready for opening day, there may be deep drifts of hard-packed snow that need to be cleared, washouts to fix, etc., etc.; post-season seems to get plenty of charters already.

> But either way, presuming the east end gets more
> focus than the west side, I'm in at $750 or a bit
> more.


Thank You, Tom -

I'm hoping it won't go much over $750 with a helper - if that much - but there's also re-lettering the tenders (and maybe a caboose) to consider.  And new management next year ...

- Russ



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/02/2011 11:47AM by Russo Loco.