Re: Live from Osier CO, the July 2019 commission report

Greg Scholl Wrote:
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> michael Wrote:
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> > No mention of 487? I KNOW I'm not running this
> > railroad but it seems silly to devote time and
> > energy to 168, a for the most part non-revenue
> > earning locomotive, when a revenue earning
> > locomotive still needs work and 489 is almost
> out
> > of the flue time. Doesn't seem like they want
> to
> > be at 3 locomotives during peak season. They've
> > done it before, but not usually with 463 being
> one
> > of them.
>
> Also don't forget the 168 is a separate rebuild
> from the regular engines, and funding is through
> outside sources, not regular. RR money. Stathi
> and others are working on it, and not regular RR
> repairs.
> I chucked in some bucks as a donation, as others
> no doubt have done over the years. So its not
> really
> money that could have been spent elsewhere and not
> slowing down other engine repairs and rebuilds.
> Plus I am sure it will earn some revenue once it
> is ready to go. Charters, and movie work I would
> suspect will
> be the most revenue for that engine.
> Greg

I mean unless the funding isn't there to finish 487, it should just be a staff allocation thing. You have funding for 487 and 168, where do you put the staff to make sure the railroad keeps running?