6/4/17 Lovely day for a train ride

[Sharon Evans]

Morning activities:

6-4-17 489 moves out from the house to start the day.jpg (136.46 KiB) Viewed 2849 times

6-4-17 489 comes up to the pit.jpg (132.42 KiB) Viewed 2849 times

6-4-17 Soot and ash everywhere as the hostlers blow out the fire box.jpg (97.73 KiB) Viewed 2848 times

6-4-17 489 now takes on water for the run.jpg (135.23 KiB) Viewed 2843 times

6-4-17 489 backs down the main toward the coal dock lead.jpg (126.89 KiB) Viewed 2840 times

6-4-17 489 now pulls ahead by the wood shop.jpg (133.63 KiB) Viewed 2840 times

6-4-17 489 has coal loaded into its bunker.jpg (124.41 KiB) Viewed 2840 times

6-4-17 Preparations complete, the hostlers turn the 489 over to the road crew.jpg (134.52 KiB) Viewed 2840 times

6-4-17 489 has backed onto the train.jpg (88.61 KiB) Viewed 2837 times

6-4-17 Train 216 has moved into loading position.jpg (99.2 KiB) Viewed 2835 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216: 489 and 7 cars

6-4-17 Looks like we have several re enactors out this morning.jpg (103.72 KiB) Viewed 2831 times

6-4-17 489 gets the 7 car 216 moving.jpg (125.45 KiB) Viewed 2818 times

The engineer of 489 signals the running brake test as the train passes the tipple.

6-4-17 Parlor New Mexico brings up the markers.jpg (124.53 KiB) Viewed 2818 times

6-4-17 Train 216 leaves Chama on its way to Antonito.jpg (124.34 KiB) Viewed 2818 times

6-4-17 The New Mexico rounds the corner at the end of the yard.jpg (121.02 KiB) Viewed 2818 times

[Sharon Evans]

Morning departure video:

[Tom Casper]

The Cumbres Cam caught the engine.

Tom C>

[Sharon Evans]

...as it was blowing for the crossing of 17.

Nice catch...

[Tom Casper]

I was watching the yard cam and thought to see what was happening elsewhere and boom, there she was!

Tom C.

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215:

6-4-17 463 brings a 7 car 215 into Chama.jpg (114.08 KiB) Viewed 2759 times

6-4-17 463 comes up to the tipple.jpg (114.15 KiB) Viewed 2759 times

The open gon is almost empty as it comes by the cam.

6-4-17 463 gives some nice smoke as it gets ready to stop.jpg (87.57 KiB) Viewed 2759 times

6-4-17 Another fine trip on the C&TS ends.jpg (90.51 KiB) Viewed 2759 times