The RGRPC ceased to exist after the 05 season and no longer is the operator. The new operating company is the CTSMC (Cumbres and Toltec Management Corp), and while the manager is Tim Tennant who while being the president of the Friends, is on a leave of absence during the summer seasons.
The management company has NO CONNECTION with the Friends. It is made up of some people who happen to be Friends members, but that is as far as it goes. The origional RGRPC was made of Friends BOD members and there were MANY problems that were caused by the arrangement. The new company is on their own as not to repeat mistakes of the past.
Last year saw growth of over 20% in ridership as well as INCREDIBLE gains in trackwork and locomotive rebuilding, so I think the results speak for themselves. Hope this answers your questions as I am just one of the grunts and not privy to all of the information.