Ditto and more!

I agree the Friends did an admirable job in their first year.
I remember seeing the old D&RGW as a youth, in the late 50's and in the sixties, including 1968, the final year of operation. Then we were out in 1969, and how depressing it was to see nothing happening, and the railroad in limbo. Alamosa was soon to disappear as a steam center.
It seemed we were going to have to be happy with only the Durango-Silverton train. Then the states stepped in to save the Cumbres portion.
Today we are seeing another rebirth, and
a step forward taken into the new century. Some see it as preservation of the railway, preservation of towns, businesses, and a way of life for the individuals who deal with it directly and indirectly on a daily basis.
Some of us go to rekindle days gone by, and once again soak-up the essense of steam railroading in the mountins.
For us it is simply fun!
Thanks to all for keeping the fun alive too.
Steamingly,
Greg Scholl