Re: Heritage Tourism = C&TS mission

Nobody is nit-picking.
However, if you don't aim high, and set your standards at a high level, then you accept mediocrity!!!
As for the name, nobody suggested changing the name of the railroad, just the lettering on the historic equipment. It can remain the C&TS railroad on paper, who cares.
If folks are confused, thats an area the docents can rectify with explanations on the train, telling them the C&TS railroad was formed at a time when the Rio Grande name was in use, and now we can operate with equipment using the old name thanks to the cooperation of the Union Pacific, who has gratiously allowed its use for non-profit operations and for state and local owners.
Being selective means you set your standards higher to achieve the most historically accurate railroad you can.
That is no disrespect to other tourist trains that are operating various engines and equipment. Each type of operation has its place,
and they do what they must to survive.
Rod Jensen hit the nail on head. The C&TS commission should consider some paint for relettering and re-invent themselves more historically now that the railroad needs a boast in self-esteem and publicity. Do the right thing, and it will work out in the long run.
NSF