CC&C Ry. Fireman Wrote:
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> I think the fact that ALL of our trains are SOLD
> OUT says a lot about our operation. We did our
> first run Friday night. Could we use more cars, of
> course we could. We have 2 more cars but they are
> open cars are no one is going to want to ride them
> on a 7:30 PM run when its 40 degrees out. As far
> as Wanda being in a bad mood that day. I am sorry
> it happened, but were all humans. Sometimes we
> have bad days. People grip about volunteer
> railroads all the time for one reason or another,
> but do they put any of their time into the
> railroad??? I have a full time job yep I still
> seem to put at least 20 hours a month down here.
> If not firing the 15, working on the restoration
> of our 2nd steam engine #25. Or working on our
> other equipment around here.


Glad to hear 2-8-0 25 mentioned...if the specs that I have seen are correct, she'd be a better
puller than the 15, given that t.e. is essentially the same but weight on the drivers is
greater. Granted, the profile there is not hard on a locomotive, but it would be interesting
to me to see her run someday.
The earlier comments about Harold Borovec are certainly right on as he's one of the nicest
gents you'll ever meet. I first ran into him in the summer of '86 while he was running
Heisler 91 in nearby Elbe on the MRSR. He got one of the coach attendents to keep close watch
on my two kids and gave me a ride to Mineral & back on the engine.