Funny how that works

All the really cool stuff off the narrow gauge ended up in the garages or on the lawns of Denver officials. They stole the company blind and felt entitled to be the only railfans on the property. The last harp switchstand was on the wye at Elk Park, then it was gone. The officials stated that it was "stolen by a railfan". About a year later someone spotted the very same stand by the door of an official's house in the Denver metro area. Typically, they are professionals at passing the buck, even when they are the guilty party.
After giving railfans a hard time and even insulting them to their faces, one offical made a little post-retirement money writing several books of bad Rio Grande R.R. history, how him and his buddies "saved the narrow gauge" (while they worked to abandon it) and even turned out a cookbook or two. Bob Richardson had a very,very,very low opinion of this professional blowhard. One day while Bob was visiting the agent at Antonito, this jerk sneeringly told Bob how worthless railfans were. Bob asked him if he wanted to step outside and get his ass-kicked by a REAL railfan. Jerkimer T. Deadwood, railroad genius, wisely declined the offer. " />