Re: GLRR

Thanks Steven! Please extend Holiday Wishes to everyone at Railstar! "Observer" and those like him will continue to try and reopen old wounds. It is a testament to you and everybody at Railstar that this hasn't completely "soured" you towards this board and railfans in general!
I've said it before and I'll say it again,"We, hopefully, learn from our mistakes and go on. The best way to answer your critics is with success!" Let's take a quick look at some of the highlights of this year:
1.(Most important!) The Loop is still running.
2. There are now two steam engines that will be running on the Loop with more to come!
3. One of those engines is C&S#9!!! (Only slightly less important than the Loop continuing to operate!)
4. Ridership is significantly up from 2005.
5. The CHS has (apparently) learned a hard lesson about deferring maintenance over the winter resulting in a complete winter program!
Those are just five right off the top of my head but add them up and that means SUCCESS! Have all of the goals been reached? Of course not but this is a multi-year process and it is progressing! To everyone connected with the Georgetown Loop: Merry Christmas and may you all have a very Happy New Year!!! " />