Redding Record Searchlight has another article on the end of the Shasta Sunset Dinner Train today. Jeff Forbis is quoted in the article as saying that ridership on the train has declined from 15,000 in 2005 to around 6,500 in 2009. The article also contains interviews with Chris Hart of the Sierra/Golden Sunset Dinner Train and several other McCloud business owners who will be affected by this closure.
At the bottom of the article is a statement that Jeff still hopes to sell the operation. His asking price is $5 million.
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Jeff Moore
Elko, NV