by Jeff Smith
[sarcasm]Gee, good thing we're censoring all bad news of Conway Scenic since we're puppets out there to do someone else's bidding.....Lord knows we have nothing better to do with our time than provide grist for our critics to post elsewhere (since deleted, I note).[/sarcasm]
greenus90 wrote:#7470 wrote:What are the negatives that come out of running her for the month prior to her season if she's gonna get all steamed up tomorrow?They would run it, if only they were serious about running a steam program.
superwarp1 wrote:From what I have heard from the one train crew that I talked to last June when I rode is this. The lone owner of the Conway Scenic is very tight with the money and he doesn't like running the 7470 do to cost(figure about double of what it takes to run a diesel). The only way to get them to change this policy is for the Conway to change hands.
Conway scenic is in business to make money, plan and simple. Yes they have some nice vintage equipment but if it didn't make money or cost to much to operate it would be gone.
b&m 1566 wrote:Brush fires along a two mile stretch of track from Notchland Inn to Crawford Notch sends fire departments from Conway to Bethlehem to the area. More on the story can be found here.
I've been told the notch train departure from Crawford's was delayed about two hours with 573 at the helm.
Next stop, Willoughby
~el Jefe :: RAILROAD.NET Site Administrator/Co-Owner; Carman at Naugatuck Railroad
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~el Jefe :: RAILROAD.NET Site Administrator/Co-Owner; Carman at Naugatuck Railroad
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