Hi John,
I have a ticket on the September trip and at this point, I think I have a better chance of seeing snow next week than I do seeing 1309 run two months from now. Last week, I heard that they were starting to put the tubes back into her. Even once the boiler is whole and the hydro is done, I suspect we're looking at a couple of months before the rest of her is back together. I think that Ross Rowland's prediction of Polar Express or next spring is probably right in the ballpark.
Not only did the WMSR stake their reputation on having her ready for late September, Trains Magazine put their seal on it as well. Methinks that the non-refundable thing is not going to fly very far if either organization ever hopes to sell another charter in the future.
/Kevin Madore
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/17/2017 07:54PM by KevinM.