No one cares about trains anymore

The ages of these groups are getting older.

Museum and groups Newsletters are begging for volunteers.

If it were possible the GGRM merging into the PLA so these adults can play trains together would be the best but they are past that point.

Ken, the SN trackage at WRM is great but its located in the middle of nowhere regarding tourist attractions and secondary reasons for a whole family to visit. Dad might wanna head there but mom and lil sis probably will nix the idea of spending a day on a train in a random field. Not being mean but lets be real in 2015. Is Budweiser and Jelly Belly still open to the public for tours? Haha.

While no one in their right mind would open a train attraction for profit in 2015, if they have to do it, do it somewhere there is already a draw of money spending people. On top of that, a shared liability physical plant (Santa Cruz Branch) with lower overhead spread among multiple entities makes sense.

Santa Cruz is the most viable option for GGRM as a small group that owns and maintains only rolling stock.