Re: Baggage Car D&RGW 168

A lot of times unfortunately our hands are forced as well. We can have all sorts of projects and plans laid out in advance only to have something else get in the way of those plans. In recent years we've had the operable equipment such as coach 284 during a daily inspection before operations revealing that part of the wood for the carrier iron on the platform had degraded to the point that it wasn't safe to operate. This necessitated the complete removal and rebuilding of the platform so the car was once again safe and functional. When something like that occurs with the equipment we run on a weekly basis or for our fundraising events like Thomas or Polar unfortunately they get the priority attention and the stationary equipment gets pushed back farther in the que. We run more trains and special events, especially steam currently at the museum than we ever had in the past 10 years with not much more in the way of paid restoration and operations staff so sometimes we are stretched thin. We also in addition to running more often are trying to improve the quality of the product we put out with our restorations so sometimes they take longer cause of that. We have a very dedicated volunteer and donor base that we would be lost without, but there is always room for more people and funding. If anyone is interested in helping out either in person or financially, please reach out to the museum via our website Colorado Railroad Museum

Dusty Thomson
Colorado RR Museum
Roundhouse Foreman



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