December 03, 2010 10:30AM
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Just to add to what you are saying JBW, look at the recent Jason Rose video of OY in September. The wood siding looks really weathered. At some point it got a new paint job since 1997 since it is now lettered Rio Grande(It was C&TS in 1997), so look how much deterioration there has been in less than 13 years from it doing ZERO operations!!! Along those same lines notice the firemans side tender, you can see the C&TS coming through the Rio Grande lettering.
Now back to operating factors for a Rotary run today. Another limiting factor could be SNOW!!! Things are fickeled where weather is concerned. If you get a really warm and dry season there might be little to plow.
Even in the case of the C&TS when they plowed in the 90's they made last minute(a week or two) determinations to use the rotary or not. When you do a photo special, you kinda have to pick a date and stick to it, cause folks need to plan for so much just to get there, unless you are aiming at only the tristate area(CO, NM, TX), where folks can get there easily.
I think trying to plan with another event is a good idea, but difficult at best if the Rotary Run would be the centerpiece of that trip, and it ran without much snow. I guess the bottom line here is that it would be a lot of risk for maybe some reward!!! Of course thats the nature of all photo specials and any steam event these days I suppose.
Like I said above though, nothing is going past Lobato in 2011 due to the bridge.
Greg Scholl
PS Not trying to discourage anyone from seeing the Rotary. I think it should be on everyones list, or bucket list if the opportunity is presented. Best way to proceed might be for interested parties to contact the railroad with a proposal and go from there. At least there might be some sort of official yea or nay and reasons.
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