A. They cant get rid of the robbery. Without the robbery, we would be sitting there for 10 minutes with nothing to do or hear. Remember: these are steam engines made in 1935. They used to be switcher engines and werent made to go 2 1/2 miles in 10 minutes. Even with a full tank of oil and water, it needs to stop and make more steam to get up the hill near FL. Might as well watch a show in the process.
B. Every time I have trouble hearing the speakers. (Not loud enough, not working, or buzzing) I always tell the conductor as they walk by. I cant stand people talking while the show goes on. I really wish they could find a way to Bluetooth their mics to the train car speakers and make it work somehow.
C. The show wasnt made to only have 1 person, but they hate skipping lunch. I wish they would get 3 robbers ready each morning to switch off, since they cant change clothes in the middle of the day.
D. They have more than enough money, lots of employees, and 3 engines. 2 are hooked up to the cars. 1 this year is the new engine they have been rebuilding over the last 3 years. It was the long engine with the coal tender that used to sit next to the station, before they built Riverblast. Then it was torn into many pieces and sent to many different places around the USA. I dont know why they dont just hire more employees if they need more. They only run both trains that are hooked up, when it is the Holiday Season, Memorial Day, and Labor Day because those are the bussiest times of the year. If it is not 1 of those times, and it is busy, they probably still wont run both trains, but they will try to speed the 1 train up to 15 or 20 minutes between departures so they can send more people that day. I dont like it when they try to speed it up because they shorten the show, the ride, and everything seems like everything is going faster than it should. I like it slow and the way it normally runs. When they run both, they have to stop at TGS, wave their flashlights to signal they are both there, and everything is normal, since they dont have Red/Green light signals.