HighCommander Wrote:
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... Regardless of public opinion the volunteer crew
> is committed to producing cars to carry passengers.
> Thomas is scheduled for three weeks in September.
> We no longer have the use of the Loop's two diesels
> and almost all of the Loop's rider cars have been
> sold. The CRRM is contracted to provide passenger
> equipment capable of hauling 320 riders.
Pardon my ignorance, Bill - but contracted with whom?
> Please remember the CRRM has held a Thomas event
> since 2002. This is not a new idea to raise revenue.
> Besides the revenue and attendance figures that put
> the CRRM in a higher SCFD tier resulting in a larger
> SCFD contribution, the Thomas events have intro-
> duced kids and parents to the CRRM and trains in
> general. The CRRM has kids and parents visiting
> and joining the CRRM that rode the first Thomas
> in 2002. Thomas has resulted in bringing in a
> whole new crop of railfans.
And what is the SCFD?? Nothing to do with Jar-Jar Bell, S'no-Balls Behrings,
Georgiana Condi-GoogleEyes and the Colorado Histörical Society, I hope!!
> We could use more volunteers. Most of the
> restoration/repair/efforts are aimed at getting
> enough equipment out of the roundhouse to run
> Thomas and the Polar Express. (The Polar Express
> is aimed at kids and is contractual.) The wine and
> cheese tasting, and other programs do not require
> the roundhouse crew to attend. Those are handled
> by the tour guides.
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> P.S. We still manage to run steam several times a
> year.
Thank you for the explanation, Bill -
Based on the over-all content of this thread and Jason's other one (photos DO speak louder than words), it seems that I have been wise to restrict my donations to specific projects - such as #20 and #491 - rather than to the CRRM's general fund
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- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
