Re: Leasing Pool -- was Re: Texas State Railroad

Tom,
The single biggest reason why we don't have large scale efforts underway to unify steam operators around the US can be summed up in one word.....egos.
Fortunately, it is reassuring to see that most major efforts in rail preservation aren't one-man bands financing a large effort but rather well-managed team efforts with a BOD.
If you can harness the energy that fuels individual egos and get a group of individuals to buy into the core vision of your effort, you have created a team. You can do just about anything when you have large numbers of people all working together for a common goal.