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10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)

Unread postby Larry Gibson » Sat Oct 03, 2015 2:19 am

Today is going to be a crisp fall day after the last several unseasonable summery ones. A high temp of only 66 in the valley and cooler in the high country after last night's thunder storms passed through the area. "Goose Bumps" will abound today!

Goose #5 sits under a light beside the engine house visible in the cam shot. It will depart for Osier at 8:30 and have multiple run-bys along the way. Hopefully it will be in Osier along with the Friend's 463X MOW Special. Goose 5 will be departing Osier following 216 clearing the west switch there. Anticipating a great day on the RR. ;-) Got Goose Bumps!!!
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Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)

Unread postby Sharon Evans » Sat Oct 03, 2015 6:15 am

Have a great ride on the Goose.
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Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)

Unread postby Larry Gibson » Sat Oct 03, 2015 6:20 am

Sharon Evans wrote:Have a great ride on the Goose.


Thanks!! Looking forward to it!! Heading to the yard soon. Frosty clear morning here.
Goose crew should be there about 7:30.
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Unread postby Robert Diehl » Sat Oct 03, 2015 6:29 am

Looks like a double header on the 216, the 215 crew added 3 cars yesterday.
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Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)

Unread postby Larry Gibson » Sat Oct 03, 2015 6:54 am

One from yard now. Goose crew preparing to start engine.
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Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)

Unread postby Sharon Evans » Sat Oct 03, 2015 7:03 am

At this point it looks like 489 and 488 on 216 today. They are currently starting to get ready. That is 489 on the right and 488 on the left and you can just barely see the Goose through the smoke. No way of knowing but that may be Larry G, dark blue jacket, in the second shot of 489 at the coal dock with 488 headed to the tank.
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Unread postby Sharon Evans » Sat Oct 03, 2015 7:45 am

Series of the Goose 5 departing Chama for Osier.
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Unread postby Sharon Evans » Sat Oct 03, 2015 7:46 am

The setup looks like 489 road engine and 488 helper.
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Unread postby Sharon Evans » Sat Oct 03, 2015 7:53 am

It's hard to see with 488 sitting by the tipple but I think that 489 has added a 4th extra coach so 11 cars today.
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Unread postby Robert Diehl » Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:13 am

They should have 2 gondolas on a train that size.
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Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)

Unread postby Sharon Evans » Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:19 am

True, the rider gon will be packed. Further that one small snake counter will be swamped.
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Unread postby Sharon Evans » Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:45 am

With the train so long today, the 488 is almost where I would grab the departure shot so here it is. Then the departure sequence.
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Unread postby Sharon Evans » Sat Oct 03, 2015 12:06 pm

488 is back from helper duties.
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Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)

Unread postby Sharon Evans » Sat Oct 03, 2015 12:44 pm

Just grabbed this off the Cumbres CDoT cam. Good thing no trains in the area.
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Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)

Unread postby Sharon Evans » Sat Oct 03, 2015 2:33 pm

The "Golden Ticket" of Cumbres captures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :flame:
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Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)

Unread postby Larry Sullivan » Sat Oct 03, 2015 2:42 pm

Sharon Evans wrote:The "Golden Ticket" of Cumbres captures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :flame:


VERY NICE! Ok - I think maybe that's the season winner!

Goose just a few minutes out from the yard.
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Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)

Unread postby Sharon Evans » Sat Oct 03, 2015 2:50 pm

Waiting at the computer...
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Unread postby Sharon Evans » Sat Oct 03, 2015 2:56 pm

...and here is the Goose coming into Chama.
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Unread postby Sharon Evans » Sat Oct 03, 2015 3:19 pm

And now back from the wye.
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Unread postby Sharon Evans » Sat Oct 03, 2015 3:36 pm

215 came in with 13 cars including 2 rider gons and a caboose. 484 was slipping on that little grade in front of the depot. Nice sounds for the video. Would this make today's 215 the longest regular train of the season?
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Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)

Unread postby Larry Sullivan » Sat Oct 03, 2015 3:46 pm

I do think it may be the longest regular train - will have to review the season to be sure, I know we've had a couple 215's come in with a caboose, and the longest going out was 11 on 216 I think.

Sounds captured, and the video will be up in a bit.
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Unread postby Larry Sullivan » Sat Oct 03, 2015 4:35 pm

Here's today's video review -- I'll do a video of the early morning preparations later, it's lots of good smoke and lots of action - I just don't have time to get it now. Long off-season lies ahead to go back and capture things I haven't posted already.

10-03-15 Goose #5 departs Chama
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10-03-15 Doubleheader train 216 Departs
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10-03-15 Goose #5 Returns after trip to Osier
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10-03-15 Train 215 Returns - 13 car consist.
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10-03-15 Switching 215 after turning at the wye.
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Unread postby Sharon Evans » Sat Oct 03, 2015 4:52 pm

Looking at Larry G's photographs, wonder if the people in the trailing rider gon and caboose were a special group since they were unloading coolers and stuff after 215 arrived in Chama.
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Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)

Unread postby Jason Rose » Mon Oct 05, 2015 9:13 am

Sharon Evans wrote:The "Golden Ticket" of Cumbres captures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :flame:


Now that's just plain COOL!
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