Seems to me that the whole deal has been without adult supervision. The thesis that this season is the result of rational minded adults stepping in and making things work correctly is simply flawed. Were this the case, preparations would have been underway for months to be ready for opening day. NONE WERE!!! This is apparent due to the fact that the 9 and 12 are in pieces. The purchase of the diesel that is being rehabbed is probably a good idea, however, the loco was seriously worn out and has needed a complete rebuild, something that takes time and has. The entire thing reminds me of an older kid pushing his kid brother out of the way to run the little kid's trainset because it looks Kool. The sad thing is that the older kid had no idea of how the train set worked, and apparently the CHS doesn't as well.
SAM