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The preceeding thread is really off base in several areas.  First off, my name is Wayne York of Wapakoneta, Ohio - which is about 15 miles south of Lima, and I have been the Secretary of the organization for the last 14 years.  There were 5 people that started this organization in 1972 and there are two of us left that have been active that whole time.  Over twenty years has been served on the Board of Directors and in various offices, the rest of that time simply as a volunteer - mostly passenger car and air brake work, and the business side of things.  We won't even "go there" in regards to family time used on FWRHS business, family money used on Society business, the grass at home not being mowed on Saturdays, gasoline used to travel 125 miles for each round trip to New Haven an uncounted number of times, "honey, I'm running late (again) tonight" and so on.  And let's not forget laying on one's back on the ballast, under a passenger car truck at night, holding a flashlight and beating your brains out trying to change a cranky brake shoe so the coach doesn't have to be cut from the train in the morning along with its 50-plus seats for which people are holding tickets.  And we have many members who have sacrificed much more than I have in this most recent overhaul.   Our web site has carried the list of all Board Members and Officers, many with email links, for at least 3 or 4 years.  A month or two ago Kelly updated the site and some features weren't reconnected right away.  That is hardly a conspiracy of secrecy - Kelly is a volunteer also and this sort of thing takes time also. The railroad world has changed dramatically since we last ran the 2765 in 1993 and leased the 261 for the New River Trains in 1994. The insurance and other costs have changed to the point that the economics are almost beyond reach.   If we are going to operate ANY special trains, we must build good relations and to do so we must honor the wishes of the carriers.  It is very disappointing that we can't advertise the deadhead moves, but if we followed the wishes of this thread, we would be doing so for one last time and then as a result, never go anywhere or do anything again!  That would be an irresponsible and short-sighted position for us to take.Until we DO have something to announce for sure, you are welcome to visit our Casad Shop in person.  Check out the location at www.765.org.  The 765 is open to the public almost every Saturday from 10-4, and since the 765 has been indoors since 1991 - it doesn't suffer from weather any more.  I can't imagine what it would look like now if we had left it lay to rust and rot in Lawton Park for another 30 years.  There are several hundred thousand people who saw it run in 1979-1993 and there will be more to follow. Even people who have never seen a steam locomotive before seem to "get it" instantly when they see one fired up and running. BTW, CPR Ted got it right.  If you show up regularly and do something useful, you'll know what is going on.
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