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Pumpkin Trains - trains full of happy people.
Can I safely assume that someone has already been in contact to address possible partnerships and joint event scheduling.That is a safe assumption. :-)
How can we setup shuttle service between Wiscasset and Sheepscot?That probably won't be needed until/unless the trains on the Rockland branch connect with the Downeaster or are arranged in such a way that someone coming from Rockland could forgo the trip to Bath or Brunswick in exchange for a ride on the WW&F.
What's the reason for not going down to TBS?To keep the hourly schedule required by pumpkin trains. Without a 3rd locomotive we can not dependably also run two train sets, half of which go to TBS. (We learned the hard way last fall that we can not rely on 9 alone to handle four loaded cars up the mountain when the rails are slick with leaves, etc.) This year, we intended to use 52 as a helper, but that never worked out mainly due to lack of crew. We have an idea for next year that would allow us to guarantee service to TBS on some trains, but that hasn't been finalized.
This is one of those times where we really miss not having #10 available.In some respects, yes, 10 would easily handle a 3 car train of pumpkin pickin' passengers to ToM and return. However, it would not help with the other factors that have contributed to the challenges of this season - risk of wildfire, motive power suitable for the Mountain, and crew availability.
Ed Lecuyer used to have access to older topo maps; wonder if any of those might show the various tracks at the site?
