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Re: Anshutz and Xanterra
Author: Carol L. Voss
Date: 04-11-2011 - 08:21

Tom Moungovan Wrote:
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> Bill Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Mrs. Voss.
> > Are you saying that Mr. Anshutz unloaded the
> AOE
> > fleet just like he unloaded Rio Grande & S.P.?
> > What's next, the GCRR?
> > Bill
>
> If you are referring to the Grand Canyon Ry.,
> wasn't it sold to Xanterra, the business that
> has many National Park concessions? It was at

Anschutz owns Xanterra and I believe that when he bought the AOE trainset he was planning to run the trains between various national parks, i.e. Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Bryce, Mt. Rushmore etc. He bailed and sold the set to Ross Rowland, but he still owns Xanterra.
C.

> this time, during the summer of 2008 IIRC, that
> most of the steam crew was laid off and the
> usage of steam cut back heavily. I admit that
> this is 3rd hand info, but I was told by an
> employee that when Anshutz first saw the former
> SP&S 539 while inspecting the property, he made
> the statement "that thing will never run
> again".

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  Greenbrier Resort D 04-10-2011 - 16:02
  Re: Greenbrier Resort Carol L. Voss 04-10-2011 - 20:42
  Re: Greenbrier Resort Bill 04-10-2011 - 20:56
  Re: Anshutz Tom Moungovan 04-11-2011 - 07:28
  Re: Anshutz and Xanterra Carol L. Voss 04-11-2011 - 08:21
  Re: Anshutz and Xanterra Tom Moungovan 04-11-2011 - 11:14
  Re: Anschutz and Xanterra George Andrews 04-11-2011 - 13:22
  Re: Anschutz and Xanterra--he owns the company Carol L. Voss 04-11-2011 - 15:12
  Re: Greenbrier Resort Graham Buxton 04-10-2011 - 21:39
  Re: Greenbrier Resort Holly Gibson 04-11-2011 - 00:24
  Re: Greenbrier Resort Tom McCann 04-11-2011 - 10:33
  Xanterra resorts d 04-11-2011 - 14:15


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