Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 It seems that masks are still required on the Durango-Silverton train. I’m not going to do that. Bad enough on a 3 hour plane flight. Trip cancelled. Very very disappointed. EDIT: Well, the last Cascade Canyon run is May 6. Next runs start in January. After some cogitation, I don’t think I want to wait. I may just have to suck it up and see what happens. They can’t kick me off once the train it out of town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Very sorry to hear this. Hope they relax soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: It seems that masks are still required on the Durango-Silverton train. I’m not going to do that. Bad enough on a 3 hour plain flight. Trip cancelled. Very very disappointed. First thing I thought was a covered wagon over the plains. Sorry to hear your trip was canceled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, Father Kit Cool Gun Garth said: First thing I thought was a covered wagon over the plains. Sorry to hear your trip was canceled. Guess I was a bit distracted there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adolph Vancinghand, SASS #28923 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Sorry that you cancelled, Bob. We were on the DSNGRR back in December and we (along with 90% of others in our car) simply gave the mask mandate a good, general ignoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Further proof the Blue Flu spreads out of CA and NY, and into the other free (and not so free) states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 6 minutes ago, bgavin said: Further proof the Blue Flu spreads out of CA and NY, and into the other free (and not so free) states. What am I missing? Is the RR owned by someone in NY or CA? I realize that it's simple to blame a faceless entity for what you perceive to be a political attitude, but there are a lot of good, solid conservatives in so-called blue states, and it is grossly unfair to lump them in with blue state pols who drive their far left agenda. LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 56 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: It seems that masks are still required on the Durango-Silverton train. I’m not going to do that. Bad enough on a 3 hour plane flight. Trip cancelled. Very very disappointed. We went in the Fall, almost no masks. If I understand it the owners just had to pay a big fine to the Govt for a fire caused in 2018 - maybe strings were attached. A great ride, sorry you won't get to enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 20 minutes ago, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said: What am I missing? Is the RR owned by someone in NY or CA? I realize that it's simple to blame a faceless entity for what you perceive to be a political attitude, but there are a lot of good, solid conservatives in so-called blue states, and it is grossly unfair to lump them in with blue state pols who drive their far left agenda. LL It’s a Federal thing. Planes and trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: It’s a Federal thing. Planes and trains. That's what I assumed; couldn't understand why folks in CA and NY were being blamed. LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 55 minutes ago, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said: What am I missing? Is the RR owned by someone in NY or CA? I realize that it's simple to blame a faceless entity for what you perceive to be a political attitude, but there are a lot of good, solid conservatives in so-called blue states, and it is grossly unfair to lump them in with blue state pols who drive their far left agenda. LL Your very own state sends us Elizabeth Warren. There are conservatives in CA as well, but same as MA, we are outnumbered. It matters not if there is 49.99% or only 1% conservatives... the state is still Blue. Yours, and mine. And CO, This Blue Flu is spreading everywhere, not just the coast states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Because everybody blames CA for everything.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 24 minutes ago, Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 said: Because everybody blames CA for everything.... Sometimes we blame Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 That railroad is governed by the FRA - Federal Railroad Administration. They are a passenger railroad so they fall under the rules and regs of the federal government regarding the wearing of masks on Public Transportation, which includes; buses, trains, and airlines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Funny it would be one way back in the Fall and another now. I see they just extended the Covid "Emergency". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Did you pay ahead? If so did you get a refund? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Rip Snorter said: Funny it would be one way back in the Fall and another now. I see they just extended the Covid "Emergency". Yeah Originally the mask rule would have ended 1 week before my trip. Now it’s extended. The particular route I booked only runs thru May 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Wait on by the RR tracks, a bit down from the departure point, sitting on your bay,. After it passes, gallop after it down the tracks 'til you're along side the rear car's platform. Swing one leg on to the platform, grab the rail, and hoist yourself aboard. Of course, you will be counting on 2 very important caveats; 1 the mask check has been completed in that last car, 2 your bay knows the way home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 3 hours ago, Rip Snorter said: Funny it would be one way back in the Fall and another now. I see they just extended the Covid "Emergency". We have an election coming up in November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 I thought this topic was about a disappointing turn of events for a pleasant excursion. Now it’s another dead-horse-beating rant and the November elections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dusty Devil Dale Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 10 hours ago, Rip Snorter said: Funny it would be one way back in the Fall and another now. I see they just extended the Covid "Emergency". Despite what the Democrat Admin and their media have been trying to tell everyone to make it look like Biden has succeeded at something, there are still a lot of new Covid cases and localized flare-ups with about 18% seriously hospitalized. But many fewer deaths are occurring, probably because of the numbers vaccinated. Thank Donald Trump for the vaccine availability. But it ain't as over as Biden wants you to believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 On 4/13/2022 at 10:41 AM, Utah Bob #35998 said: It seems that masks are still required on the Durango-Silverton train. I’m not going to do that. Bad enough on a 3 hour plane flight. Trip cancelled. Very very disappointed. EDIT: Well, the last Cascade Canyon run is May 6. Next runs start in January. After some cogitation, I don’t think I want to wait. I may just have to suck it up and see what happens. They can’t kick me off once the train it out of town. Huh. What’s the reason for the seasonal run? I’d think summer months would bring more riders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholla Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: Huh. What’s the reason for the seasonal run? I’d think summer months would bring more riders? Back when we lived there the Cascade Canyon run was shorter and didn’t go all the way due to heavy snows. It was also a reduced fare if you proved you lived in the area. During summer the run goes all the way up and back to Silverton at roughly a $100 a head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: Huh. What’s the reason for the seasonal run? I’d think summer months would bring more riders? The snow in the high country, along with the river running pretty strong with run off...good reason for the seasonal trips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Lud Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Bob, perhaps you can be the first person to make the news duct taped to a train seat? It’s been overdone on the planes but maybe you can be famous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Are you going before May 3rd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Enjoy yourself Bob. Get a loose mask that just barely meets their criteria and don’t let bureaucrats ruin your fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 15, 2022 Author Share Posted April 15, 2022 5 hours ago, Tex Jones, SASS 2263 said: Are you going before May 3rd? Yes April 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 15, 2022 Author Share Posted April 15, 2022 5 hours ago, JD Lud said: Bob, perhaps you can be the first person to make the news duct taped to a train seat? It’s been overdone on the planes but maybe you can be famous! Nah. They only duck tape the ob noxious, combative ones. I think I can charm my way out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Fold a bandana in half diagonally, and then tie it across your face like a bandit mask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 15, 2022 Author Share Posted April 15, 2022 6 minutes ago, Alpo said: Fold a bandana in half diagonally, and then tie it across your face like a bandit mask. I have been known to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waxahachie Kid #17017 L Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 The "powers-that-be" say the mask is still required, in certain instances...trains, busses, planes, etc. The science says otherwise. Even the very political CDC says the masks do not prevent anything. So, in short, those that require masks are simply not following the science. They have other motives., other agendas. If you took "science 101", in school, you should know that, to a virus, a mask, that one normally wears, doesn't exist. That is how small a virus is. It is all about control, and all about motives, which, in turn, are fueled by ignorant people, who do not bother to read, study, be involved, or to question anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adolph Vancinghand, SASS #28923 Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Mask Mandate for Planes, Trains Overturned by Federal Judge (msn.com) Here ya go, UB! For what it's worth, anyway... Ad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholla Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Hey Utah Bob, while you're there, ask if they are bringing back the Christmas tree cutting rides next November, please. My wife wants to go cut a tree on the DS, it's driving her nuts. They stopped it for COVID and we don't see anything about it on their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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