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Kelly,

Please share with us.....

How many freight cars do you handle per year? What kind of schedule does the freight crew work (assuming nights to stay out of the way of passenger operations)? Annual tonnage? Materials handled? Class I interchange partner? Handle billing and routing in house?

I assume you handle your own Rule 1 repairs (Rule 88/89)....? I am sure many of us are interested in some of the facets of the freight side of the Burg....!

Kindly,

JohnE.

Nick Ozorak does a great job with his "The Roundhouse" podcasts. They are very informative and enjoyable. He is a very enthusiastic and methodical interviewer who knows how to create an interesting dialogue with his guests. Back in August 2019, he posted a podcast in which Steve Weaver, VP of Freight Services for the Strasburg Rail Road, discusses their freight operations. Here's the link for those who missed it or did not attend the Heritage Rail Alliance meeting.

https://theroundhousepodcast.com/2019/08/20/085-strasburg-rail-road-freight-traffic/

That's Steve Weaver, Freight VP, on the TV story in Kelly's post above.

Kelly, have you thought of going through local or state agencies to find a need for your services? I'm guessing what you offer is machining and similar services to manufacturers to maintain (or resurrect) their production machinery. They don't know where to look for what you can do any more than you know where to look for them.

I think your biggest asset is the flexibility of the workers. Working on steam engines requires a lot of thinking on your feet and improvising; your guys are good at it.

Can you work on the other diesel? I know it's not a pay job and you may not need it right away, but it will need done.

Phil Mulligan