Courant: Loop shuts down again: Problem fixed Friday; train operated during holiday weekend

The "Clear Creek Courant" has a September 5 article on their website titled "Loop shuts down again: Problem fixed Friday; train operated during holiday weekend". Here's the link: Clear Creek Courant: Loop shuts down again: Problem fixed Friday; train operated during holiday weekend

The paper is reporting that the former operator (Georgetown Loop Railroad, Inc.) tried to sell a locomotive to the CHS:

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> The former operators offered to sell the society one of
> their engines, but Bell said it was contingent on the current
> crew staying with the train and was not economically feasible.
>
>“To have two different sets of employees from two different vendors,
> contractually, would be somewhat of a problem.”
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Source: Clear Creek Courant: Loop shuts down again: Problem fixed Friday; train operated during holiday weekend

Hopefully, Phil or Mark will jump in here and confirm/deny what was reported in the paper. I would be surprised if it were true. I am also surprised that the CHS would claim this and/or the Courant would report it since a simple check of the former operator's (Georgetown Loop Railroad, Inc.) website leads to this paragraph:

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>Historic Steam Train Equipment Available for Lease
>
> The Georgetown Loop Railroad, Incorporated is now offering operating
> steam engines, railcars and the expertise required to run a
> successful steam operation to interested parties. The same team of
> highly skilled individuals, along with capable historic equipment
> responsible for building the Georgetown Loop Railroad into one of the
> nations most successful scenic steam train operations is looking for
> serious partners to build another world class scenic narrow gauge
> train line. While still at the helm of the Colorado Historical
> Society's Georgetown Loop project, GLRR, Inc. carried 134,000
> passengers during its last year of operation in 2004. For 32-years,
> the Georgetown Loop Railroad, Inc. carried hundreds of thousands of
> passengers safely, meeting demand, without missing a beat. Expertise
> in marketing, promotion, railroad safety and training, train
> handling, ticketing, retail sales, and everything required to run a
> profitable steam train operation is available.
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A "Lease" is very different than a "Sale".

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Chris Webster
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