Re: Short turns on C&TS

The idea is not really to save much at the C&TSRR end. Though you would because a full train at reduced price still brings in more money than a train with 50 people on board headed for Osier which would then bring more money.

Travel costs and hotels are crazy expensive. Why not offer an option that doesn't break the pocket. Current Cumbres train doesn't count because it's $75 and you ride it one way...

Something needs to change, Doesn't it? Ridership has decreased steadily. Durango is a vacation destination where people with money go. Chama is out in the middle of nowhere, so people would have to pay the fuel to get there JUST TO RIDE THE TRAIN.

I think more people would ride the train if it was cheaper and possibly because it is shorter.

Why not try it for one season? The ridership Sunday-Tuesday doesn't make up much of the total $$$ anyways. See how it goes? They obviously need to try something NEW.
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I guess the other option is to just run Tuesday-Saturday...the "money maker" days..
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Whatever our viewpoints, we all can probably agree that SOMETHING SHOULD CHANGE.
Maybe it's the marketing approach, though we've gone through several marketing people.
Maybe it's the price? Prices have gone up as ridership has gone down..
Maybe it's the options?

Who knows...