Peter D. Wrote:
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> So. What did a little custom run like that cost?

I was wondering when I would get hit with that question! As has been said, "if you have to ask, you can't afford it." It was about the cost of a couple of cruises on cruise ships. That's what credit cards are for! Since they'll never be repeated, I consider it money well spent. I know a lot of people wouldn't agree, but that's why they are who they are and I'm who I am.

> Being in the industry, did you have your ear to a rail or 'friends' who knew you liked rare mileage trips?

Clark Johnson and High Iron Travel advertised in newspapers, magazines and on the Internet. I was on his USPS and email mailing list. He had a client list of about a hundred dedicated people and he could easily fill a train and add cars to match the client interest.