I have actually had a very nice email back from Robbie Diehl, including an official letter scan, and it looks like a female official has taken a bit of a dislike to him and what he is doing for the community, and is trying her utmost to force him to do as she says. That is, strip down the rail system (which he has to do or face a very hefty fine) and don't do anything until she says so, and most probably her answer will be 'NO' to allowing him to run it again.
This is all because he put a box out, for maybe a 1 dollar voluntary donation, if anyone wanted to help with the running of the engines. People would phone him up and he would get the engines into steam, to give them and the kids a ride, donation or not.
So it looks like this lady requires a bit of pressure applying, so she becomes a little more amiable and lot more helpful to the people she is supposed to be protecting with her 'red tape'.
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