It's the employees

The railroad survived George, and it resurrected itself for RGRPC because of a cadre of employees who know of to run the railroad. And who are willing to work incredibly hard when given some incentive. It takes sound financial management to make sure bills get paid, and a bit of leadership here and there. But the C&TS is not only a collection of historic assets, it is a collection of loyal and talented poeple who have preserved some ancient (and not so ancient) skills. When folks visit the C&TS (or the D&S for that matter, probably the EBT as well) they should look behond the steam engines and old cars, and enjoy watching real people performing tasks that are every bit as historic as the hard assets. Last winter I got a daily high just walking through the machine shop in Chama. They keep our dream alive.