Re: 315 - 09:00 Tuesday departure for Antonito ( empty 
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| November 08, 2016 09:36AM |
Johnson Barr Wrote:
>
> IMHO, there is some money to be made -
>
> Not a lot, but if dead-head trips like these were
> advertised here on the NGDF ("Where Us {wild-eyed}
> Foamers Lurk") a couple of weeks in advance, I'll
> bet that there would be enough hard-core fans
> interested to at least pay the equivalent of a
> caboose charter to ride along, all of which -
> since the trips have to run anyway - could be
> considered 100% profit to be donated to the
> restoration fund . . .
Willie,
I've had the same thought. But I wonder if there are extra expenses when passengers are aboard - like insurance? I have no idea how this works - if the DRHS has to have it's own insurance for passenger trips on the line or if it's under the C&TS insurance.
Greg
Greg Coit
Bayfield, CO
>
> IMHO, there is some money to be made -
>
> Not a lot, but if dead-head trips like these were
> advertised here on the NGDF ("Where Us {wild-eyed}
> Foamers Lurk") a couple of weeks in advance, I'll
> bet that there would be enough hard-core fans
> interested to at least pay the equivalent of a
> caboose charter to ride along, all of which -
> since the trips have to run anyway - could be
> considered 100% profit to be donated to the
> restoration fund . . .
Willie,
I've had the same thought. But I wonder if there are extra expenses when passengers are aboard - like insurance? I have no idea how this works - if the DRHS has to have it's own insurance for passenger trips on the line or if it's under the C&TS insurance.
Greg
Greg Coit
Bayfield, CO
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