Quite a long train, Earl - but on a Saturday at the peak of Fall Colors not terribly surprising. Was that the longest train on the C&TS during 1996?
Back then, the peak of the Fall Stock Rush was the last two weeks of September. The first weekend in October was still good, The second weekend, which was also the last weekend for the season was noticeably slower:
Sat. 9/21/96 22 cars, engs 463, 488, 487
Sun. 9/22/96 17 cars, engs 497, 487
Sat. 9/28/96 23 cars, engs 463, 497,488 longest train for 1996
Sun. 9/29/96 23 cars, engs 463, 497, 488....."........."....."......"
Sat. 10/5/96 20 cars, engs, 463, 487, 484
Sun. 10/6/96 18 cars, engs, 488, 484
Sat. 10/12/96 21 cars, engs 487, 488, 484
Sun. 10/13/96 ? didn't run that day.....