I think the best thing to clarify if there are questions is to call the Friend’s Albuquerque office.
One thing to keep in mind is you don't hear the the Friend’s board or office typically responding on boards. Why you might ask? They decided as a group to not. John Cole and myself are purely volunteers. We are passing along what we have heard.
One thing I've learned is to ask within the Friends group if I don't know or understand. Tim is excellent with the topics such as museum aspects, non profit questions, finance, records, etc. In fact I don't think there's a better suited person. And with other questions, there's huge amount of tallent and knowledge. Best thing is to get involved and learn. This charter is unique. The riders will meet the folks who restored cook car 53, OP and OB. They've done tremendous research, work and know these pieces of equipment better than anyone