Re: Not fraud-o-graphs

John West Wrote:
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> For me the rotary trips are pure C&TS. I suppose
> that is arbitrary on my part, but running a steam
> rotary up Cumbres is more people than machinery
> and I think the C&TS folks deserve the credit. So
> I am perfectly happy to photograph a red rotary
> lettered C&TS and pushed by C&TS engines (even if
> one engine in one pic is letter Rio Grande, that's
> an okay nod to history). The rotary is a
> sufficiently dramatic machine that I'm not sure
> trying to recreate the DRGW days really adds all
> that much, or is even feasible with the equipment
> available these days. I'm not against a
> phraudo-rotary outing, but I think most folks
> would be perfectly happy with a C&TS rotary
> outing.
>
> JBWX

From reading John Bush's posts on the rotary trips, they were not fan events. They were the real deal, clearing the line for use.
So yes, those are not fraud-o-graphs.