MTRSP1900-CTA3200 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Posted March 20, 2014 I did a search on here for previous posts about the 2014 IRM Snowflake Special... and came up with nothing, so I decided to start this thread. Has anyone heard anything about a 2014 Snowflake Special? The IRM website has not posted a banner or anything pertaining to a charter. By now I would have already bought the tickets! Photo from my album of the 2013 Snowflake Special. Quote
chicagopcclcar Posted March 20, 2014 Report Posted March 20, 2014 I hard to say. There isn't any series of CTA cars that anyone wants to ride anymore. Second....CTA charges more than last years. Any photos from 2013? Quote
MTRSP1900-CTA3200 Posted March 21, 2014 Author Report Posted March 21, 2014 I hard to say. There isn't any series of CTA cars that anyone wants to ride anymore. Second....CTA charges more than last years. Any photos from 2013? Oh well. Here are photos I took that I think stood out more when I looked at my library. ^Car 3200 ^2200s at Midway anyone? ^I like this shot. ^2400s-2200s ^2600s-3200s ^My favorite shot. Quote
r-schauer Posted March 21, 2014 Report Posted March 21, 2014 I did a search on here for previous posts about the 2014 IRM Snowflake Special... and came up with nothing, so I decided to start this thread. Has anyone heard anything about a 2014 Snowflake Special? The IRM website has not posted a banner or anything pertaining to a charter. By now I would have already bought the tickets! Photo from my album of the 2013 Snowflake Special. No trip this spring was scheduled. If there are still 2400s running this fall, we may consider one then. Last year's 8-car one-of-everything-DC trip was not very well supported by the railfan community, and with the costs of these trips there is a significant element of financial risk. We do need to raise a substantial amount of money if 2400s are to be preserved. Before anyone asks, I've also tried approaching Metra about an excursion on Highliners. So far they are not receptive. Richard Schauer IRM Snowflake Special Committee Chairman 5 Quote
MTRSP1900-CTA3200 Posted March 22, 2014 Author Report Posted March 22, 2014 No trip this spring was scheduled. If there are still 2400s running this fall, we may consider one then. Last year's 8-car one-of-everything-DC trip was not very well supported by the railfan community, and with the costs of these trips there is a significant element of financial risk. We do need to raise a substantial amount of money if 2400s are to be preserved. Before anyone asks, I've also tried approaching Metra about an excursion on Highliners. So far they are not receptive. Richard Schauer IRM Snowflake Special Committee Chairman Thanks for the info. I really appreciate it. Quote
Juniorz Posted March 22, 2014 Report Posted March 22, 2014 "Last year's 8-car one-of-everything-DC trip was not very well supported by the railfan community" Please elaborate. Quote
r-schauer Posted March 22, 2014 Report Posted March 22, 2014 "Last year's 8-car one-of-everything-DC trip was not very well supported by the railfan community" Please elaborate. Snowflake Special excursions are intended as fundraisers. When the event doesn't break even until a couple days beforehand, it's a lot of work and risk for very little gain. Previous years' events were much more successful. Richard Quote
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