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Steam & Excursion > new Exec Director for the Friends of Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RRDate: 01/27/25 11:23 new Exec Director for the Friends of Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RR Author: tucsonsp A New Mexico man with extensive experience in business and railroad historical preservation has been selected as the new executive director of the volunteer group that serves as the museum arm of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. The Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad’s board of directors, on Friday, January 24, announced the hiring of Rick Marsden of Placitas as executive director, effective Feb. 13. The hiring follows a month’s long search aided by a professional recruiter of executive talent. Marsden will replace Tim Tennant, who is retiring after 20 years as the top staff official of the Friends, an Albuquerque-based organization with 1,906 members. Marsden has been a Friends member since 2014 and has been an active volunteer with the Friends, working as a photo archivist and as an on-board host on special excursion trains. He has also volunteered with the New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society’s locomotive restoration project in Albuquerque. He is a past vice president with that society.
Date: 01/28/25 08:34 Re: new Exec Director for the Friends of Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Author: Cumbresfan A great choice. Rick has been an effective advocate during his time with ABQ's ATSF 2926 group. He's forward looking with a vision of what could be accomplished with a dedicated volunteer organization. The Friends group continues with preservation/restoration of the non-operating assets of the C&TSRR. One current issue is how to replace many aging work-session volunteers with younger members. One point to be emphasized is that working with existing restoration experts provides a chance for younger staff to be mentored to be better craftsman.
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