Russo Loco Wrote:
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> John Bush Wrote:
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> > I did not realize that this event would be so
> > popular that folks would call and try to book
> > before the booking engine was ready to go.
>
>
> Well, John -
>
> Since the event is so popular that tickets are
> nearly sold out before they are even on sale,
> perhaps you should consider extending it for a few
> days — assuming that, with more than half a
> year lead time to make arrangements, delaying the
> returning home of Eureka and Glenbrook by a week
> or so shouldn't be too big a deal.
>
> Another consideration is that Tuesday, September
> 1, 2020, will be the exact 50th Anniversary
> – day and date – of the arrival in
> Antonito of the first shipment of locos and cars
> sold to the C&TS by the D&RGW. During the
> following few days in 1970 the mostly-volunteer
> crews completed restoration of the tracks
> sufficiently to allow equipment to be moved and
> stored westward along the line to make room for
> additional deliveries to Antonito, culminating
> with the arrival of engine #483 and a few cars in
> Chama on the evening of Sunday, September 6.
>
Painting up locomotive #489 to stand in for #483
> as she appeared in 1970 shouldn't be too
> difficult; pp. 62-73 of Terry Ross' book on the
> beginnings of the C&TS can provide information as
> to any equipment needed in addition to caboose
> #0503 to replicate some of the operations that
> week; the chase trains for Phraud-O-Graphers could
> be powered by Eureka & Glenbrook on one day and by
> #168 and/or #425 on another to provide some
> additional photo opportunities for those who have
> missed out on your late August events
. .
> .
>
> -
Roosso (Muy) Loco
>
> * The death of Queen Victoria in January
> 1901 marked the end of the Victorian era.
> The Edwardian era spanned the reign of her
> successor, King Edward VII – 1901 to 1910.
>
> p.s.
"Don't take Roosso too serious
> — he ain't nohow permanent."
Did you learn nothing from the 40th
Not sure people are ready for that paint scheme again - only once in a generation