Saturday, 6/4 Double Header?

[Edwin Frey]

As of 7:30 AM MST, The Narcoa gang is in the process of getting ready to head out. Also, from the view on the depot cam, I see three of the "flat-topped" coaches at the head end of the eastbound consist for today. If that's the case, we can expect a double header this morning .

[Sharon Evans]

From what I am seeing its a normal 7 car train at this point. They may add additional coaches, but we will see once the locomotive(s) come out.

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations:

484 is out and at the pit to start getting ready

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The 484 steams toward the water tank as we see the speeders getting ready with the morning safety meeting

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After getting its water tank full, 484 drifts back down the main on its way to the coaling dock

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The front end loader starts its task of fill the coal bunker of 484

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We have an 8 car train today with 484 bringing an extra coach from south yard

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With the extra coach added to today's 216 preparations are complete

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[Edwin Frey]

You're probably correct about the number of cars, Sharon. I think that the early morning lighting threw me off.

[Sharon Evans]

Ed, first thing after sunrise, the glare off the roofs of the cars makes it hard to distinguish details.

[Mark Sigmon]

What's going on the track beside the main line? Looks like a bunch of speeders.

[Sharon Evans]

That is the Rocky Mountain Division of NARCOA who are running on the C&TS this weekend. Today they are going all the way over to Antonito and I think they are leaving ahead of 216.

[Sharon Evans]

The speeders are starting their engines

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Speeders on the move out of Chama

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[Tom Casper]

They just added one more coach to the train.

Tom C.

[Sharon Evans]

Train 216 departure:
216 has been moved into the loading position

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484 is under its own shadow as it gets train 216 moving out of Chama

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The front of the train is by the coaling tower and the extra coach is seen

The conductor is seen checking his train as he leans off the platform of parlor Colorado

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[Sharon Evans]

215 arrival in Chama

Well the CDOT cams on Cumbres did not cooperate today though I figure the train left sometime around 1510 since that is the capture when the cars left.

489 brings the 7 car train 215 into Chama yard

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As the train passes the coaling tower, there are still quite a few riders in the open gon

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A crew member is already on the steps of parlor New Mexico as it has passed the coaling tower

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489 slows 215 for its stop as dark clouds are over the mountains

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[Larry Sullivan]

Today's video

Video starts with #484 taking on coal, while the NARCOA speeder group departs, then train 216 departure both South then North cam views.




#489 leads the afternoon train 215 arriving in Chama

[Larry Gibson]

It's work for today done, 489 heads into the shop lead to wrap up the first Saturday in June on the west end of the RR.