Dan Markoff Wrote:
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> ... In 2013, the FRA waiver that was granted
> Eureka to continue operation for 5 additional
> years before having to do a 15 year/1472 ser-
> vice day inspection will expire.   That means,
> unless the inspection is done before the next
> Railfest, Eureka will not be operating as it has
> for Railfest [next year].   It is an enormous
> amount of work and expense for an indi-
> vidual to do these types of inspections, and
> I do not know when or if I will do it.   I ain't the
> spring chicken that I used to be.*


Hi, Dan et al -

Is there any way a non-profit fund could be set up to allow us to donate toward this effort and expense?  If someone could be hired to do most of the hard work - under your supervision, of course - would that help persuade you undertake the effort??

I for one would donate $500, maybe more, to help keep #4 operational - especially if a couple of trips on the east end of the C&TS could be arranged for next year or 2014.*

- Russ

* Ain't none of us Curmudgeons spring chickens no more; that's one of the basic requirements of Curmudgeonism - like not drinking fizzy yellow beer - so the sooner #4 returns to the C&TS, the better ...