[wiggen]

I don’t know what they’re charging but 50k a year isn’t alot for upkeep. People love old trains. They won’t get back their investment of 1.3mm but that doesn’t appear to be the goal anyway. Covering the 50k should be easy. Its $136.98 a day so with one round trip a day its $68.50 each way.

[Willie Green]

Hollyweird would probably kick-in some $$$ every year, just to have an old coal fired steam engine available for any new movies or TV episodes they might want to make.

[allmost]

50k a year is not a lot for upkeep. WTF? Bad libertarian!

[OneWingedShark]

>Covering the 50k should be easy. Its $136.98 a day so with one round trip a day its $68.50 each way.

Indeed, if they were to charge $8 a ticket for one-way and $15 for two-way they would need to average only 10 tickets per day to turn a little profit.

[jwparkerjr]

I paid $75 several years ago to ride on a train pulled by a steam locomotive. And the locomotive on that train was no where nearly as impressive as this one! If they will bring it to Tampa I'd happily pay for a ride, more if I could take pictures in the cab.

My hat is off to those who have spearheaded this project. I also have a great love for those who cars, boats and airplanes. It's a very expensive process and takes people with a particular brand of stick-to-it determination. I would love to do it but I am WAY to impatient to even be near the project. I am much more of a function person than a form person. I am more concerned that it works than how it looks. That's fine for me, but for an old train or airplane it's not a good personality!