December 05, 2012 09:07AM
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Rich,
My view is make them Rio Grande all the time...Here's why:
(1) It is historically correct for those engines
(2) It saves work down the road having to paint-repaint for charters/etc
(3) It might be a selling point for historical-minded riders
(4) It would save money for charter sponsors
(5) It is a selling point for potential charter sponsors
(6) Given the C&TS is a difficult place to draw tourists to, then perhaps more efforts should be put into secondary railfan related things like charters to help the bottom line. Listening to the GM talk about marketing he all but admits the D&S has the draw from the region. However, most railfans look at the C&TS as a good historical place to do charters and see what the old operations were like from the segment that remains.
Some on this board like to downgrade the railfans as foamers and they don't pay the bills, etc. Well in a down economy when the touristas are not there, then the foamers just might be a market to cater to, don't you think???
Just my thoughts on the matter, FWIW!!!..
Greg
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