Mark...
Thanks for the response. I was kinda' thinking that 2 to 2.5 times the current staff and space/machinery was what was required; your list seems good to me (although it's hard to believe that salaries would be that low -- I would have figured it'd take more to get people to move to Chama and do more than just loaf around
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My main point was just to get people to think about how *truly tough* the situation is in regards to running a 5 horse shop with two daily trains and a semi-regular special train. Since that's what it would take to reach the roughly 80,000 fares that allow for the state(s) to quite funding capital expenditures, it seems truly short sighted to plan for less equipment, or to accept a plan like that.
I'm obviously not the guy in charge, and probably never will be (unless that mythical ship comes in). But I sure like riding the C&TS, and I like to see a mix of steam at once. I sorta' doubt that will ever happen in my remaining lifetime. But, like I said, I'll still keep buying my double handful of tickets every year, and enjoy what there is.
Respectully,
Tom