November 21, 2019 03:34PM
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trainrider47 Wrote:
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> Ed, from various sources I have learned that it
> cost $55,000 to prepare the rotary, they estimate
> it will cost $90,000 to operate it. Revenue from
> ticket sales will leave a surplus of $35,000 which
> will be needed to transport Eureka and Glenbrook
> for the 19th century locomotive gathering as well
> as all of the visiting Geese for the Goose Gaggle
> or whatever it's going to be called. I figure when
> it's all over, they will have broken even!
>
> Back in the day when the rotaries were used to
> open the line in the spring they just about tore
> them apart digging through ice and heavily
> compacted snow. For the last 25 years they have
> used Cats to clear the line, at a savings in cost
> and wear and tear on the equipment.
There will be
> a lot of snow that falls in March and April so the
> Cats will need to be used again this year There
> won't be any savings that can be charged back to
> the rotary event.
>
> The gentleman (I use the word advisedly) that
> started this thread seems to be from the
> generation that expects everything to be free.
> Unless someone wins the lottery and wants to pay
> for this event, it's up to the participants to
> make it happen.
>
> Michael Allen
Thanks Michael for this reality check, the Rotary sure is an expensive toy to get out to play with and then get right for the paying riders.
What would the cost of operation of a sporadic series of Rotary runs that kept the line open rather than left to re-open before the season starts, thus negating the costs of the dozer hire/operation? It isn't too hard to work out that the machinery will last longer working in powder snow not ice.
Just what do the C&TS Loco crews actually do during the shut-down over Winter anyway?
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