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There is in short article on page 16 of the September issue of Railfan & Railroad regarding leadership shake-up at C&TS.
Bryan

There's been an ongoing discussion on TO of all this for months, nice of R&R to catch up.

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callum_out Wrote:
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> There's been an ongoing discussion on TO of all
> this for months, nice of R&R to catch up.
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The R&R article is about management changes that occurred in June, have not seen that mentioned on TO!
Bryan



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/27/25 11:03 by Chico56.

Bryan, I will back off my comment a bit, the management change was ongoing before June and has been
discussed. Better source for an answer would be the Narrow Gauge Forum (https://ngdiscussion.net/phorum/list.php?1)
which the topic has been fully covered. I think the biggest shake-up if you could call it that was moving Steve
Butler from GM to Chief Mechanical Officer.

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callum_out Wrote:
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> Bryan, I will back off my comment a bit, the
> management change was ongoing before June and has
> been
> discussed. Better source for an answer would be
> the Narrow Gauge Forum
> (https://ngdiscussion.net/phorum/list.php?1)
> which the topic has been fully covered. I think
> the biggest shake-up if you could call it that was
> moving Steve
> Butler from GM to Chief Mechanical Officer.
>
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I seem to recall a previous thread here, discussing the person that didn't properly secure a locomotive (diesel?) which then rolled away and struck another piece of equipment. When I questioned why that individual was not fired, someone responded that "he's the boss' son.". So, did this latest "management shake-up" cure THAT situation?

> I seem to recall a previous thread here,
> discussing the person that didn't properly secure
> a locomotive (diesel?) which then rolled away and
> struck another piece of equipment. When I
> questioned why that individual was not fired,
> someone responded that "he's the boss' son.". So,
> did this latest "management shake-up" cure THAT
> situation?

The short answer is "no".  That part of the situation has not changed.

Mr. Butler was hired as GM a couple of years ago.  He served for only a short time before he resigned.  He has continued to work as a contractor doing repair work on his own.  He recently excepted the position as Chief Mechanical Officer.  Hopefully, he will have better support from the higher-ups than he has when he was GM.  

Believe the diesel was the former White Pass & Yukon engine 114 a MLW built model HR412W.  Reference -  properly secure a locomotive (diesel?).  Wishing Steve Butler continued success  - he's a valuable asset to any steam operation.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/27/25 12:44 by cozephyr.

To Earl's comment, believe Steve was the GM for a short time after he was rehired, the move to CMO was fairly quick
and as stated, hope they leave him alone to do his job and supply the required assets to make that happen. Yah right.

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Below is a link to the summary of the August 2 C&TS Commision meeting where the leadership changes are discussed:

http://train.sbseiber.com/CTM2025Aug02.html 
 

This weekend I was watching a 40th Anniversary slide show (link below) of the 1970 creation of the RR by the volunteers and came across this picture from that presentation. Fifty-two years later in 2022, I happened to take one from the same spot. 
Link : 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkGYYEeQQdw&list=PLi4r1Gg8qvN1qohrhX9vy65az5fCtmDRq&index=1



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/30/25 15:37 by Cumbresfan.

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