I think depending on your perspective the cleaning of a locomotive could be put into the marketing budget. People get their pictures taken in front of locos all the time, so a somehwat good looking locomotive might go further in marketing the railroad.
I do however understand that if it comes to making sure the locomotive is operational in a safe matter or cleaning the locomotive, the former should always come first! The C&TSRR does great work just keeping these locomotives operational, but the public doesn't always understand that.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/08/2019 05:47PM by michael.