RE: [Philmont]: Taking the train to Raton

From: Daniel P. Bestul <bestul@dvblaw.com>
Date: Mon Mar 01 2004 - 13:19:18 CST

Bob:

You're right, Philmont deals with late trains, on the average, twice a
day. Don't worry about it; the folks at Camping Headquarters keep tabs
on whether the train is running late, and they will adjust to
accommodate you (and other Philmont-bound folks likely to be sharing a
car with you). The bus will be there whenever the train pulls in.

So enjoy the ride. For most kids, long-distance train travel is a
once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Dan Bestul
ASM Troop 180
Monroe, WI
Advisor, Philmont 2003 & Double H 2004.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com]On
Behalf Of Bob Moench
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 10:18 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
Subject: [Philmont]: Taking the train to Raton

Hi All,

My troop will be taking the train from Kansas City to Raton this
summer. According to information from Philmont we can signup to
have their bus take us the rest of the way to Philmont for a
modest fee.

My concern is that Philmont, ideally, would like us to arrive at
Philmont on the morning of our scheduled day. The train is
scheduled to arrive at 11:00am, yet train schedules are
notoriously unreliable. Will Philmont's bus wait for us if the
train is late? How bad is it to get to Philmont in the afternoon
instead of morning? Surely Philmont deals with this all the
time, particularly since they list the train as one method of
traveling.

Has anyone done this who might comment?

Thanks for you help,

Bob

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