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 Post subject: Re: 1st operating day at Promontory Summit
PostPosted: Fri May 04, 2012 2:08 pm 

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Decades ago a story in Live Steam magazine about this site issued essentially an open invitation to hobbyists to volunteer as engine crew. Do they still have this recruitment policy?

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 Post subject: Re: 1st operating day at Promontory Summit
PostPosted: Fri May 04, 2012 2:17 pm 

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Utah Josh wrote:
Passenger cars would require more storage space, which means another building. It would require more maintenance, which means more employees, tools, and expenditures in repairs, not to mention more track.

Didn't stop the Northern Ohio Railway Museum.
Just sayin'.


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PostPosted: Fri May 04, 2012 2:24 pm 

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robertmacdowell wrote:
Utah Josh wrote:
Passenger cars would require more storage space, which means another building. It would require more maintenance, which means more employees, tools, and expenditures in repairs, not to mention more track.

Didn't stop the Northern Ohio Railway Museum.
Just sayin'.


Mr. MacDowell,

Any particular reason to bash NORM in a thread unrelated to preservation activities in and around Chippewa Lake, Ohio?

As a member of the Board of Directors of the Southern Michigan Railroad Society, such a comment reflects poorly both upon yourself and the organization you represent.

http://www.southernmichiganrailroad.com/9.html

Just sayin'

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