What sort of money are we talking to have a second locomotive available for the Cumbres Turn? What sort of money are we talking to repaint tenders to the Flying Rio Grande (and back?)
The hardest part will be getting funds off the leechers and linesiders - it is "their right" as I have heard in the past, irrespective of how much others have paid to enable them to excercise "their right" If this is to be the success we all want it to be, then I think we have to try and go all out - numerous locos, weathered cars, painted tenders.
I for one will be happy to donate time and $ to make it so (and then pay through the nose to get there) I LOVE the NG - this would be my 8 trip, so the bigger the better while we can...