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6/5/17 Why its Monday and the trains will move

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 6:47 am

by Sharon Evans

Morning preparations:

: 6-5-17 487 comes out to begin the day's activities.jpg (138.39 KiB) Viewed 4728 times

: 6-5-17 487 gets its fire cleaned at the ash pit.jpg (104.92 KiB) Viewed 4726 times

: 6-5-17 487 takes water at the tank.jpg (135.99 KiB) Viewed 4722 times

: 6-5-17 487 backs down the main toward the coal dock lead.jpg (136.14 KiB) Viewed 4717 times

: 6-5-17 487 pulls by the wood shop_.jpg (135.99 KiB) Viewed 4717 times

: 6-5-17 487 takes on coal for the run east.jpg (125.25 KiB) Viewed 4717 times

: 6-5-17 job done the hostlers turn the 487 over to the road crew.jpg (136.74 KiB) Viewed 4713 times

: 6-5-17 487 has backed onto its train.jpg (88.31 KiB) Viewed 4710 times

: 6-5-17 Train 216 has moved into loading position.jpg (101.5 KiB) Viewed 4708 times

Re: 6/5/17 Why its Monday and the trains will move

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 8:18 am

by Sharon Evans

Departure of train 216: 487 and 7 cars

: 6-5-17 Train 216 gets its hi ball.jpg (100.2 KiB) Viewed 4693 times

: 6-5-17 487 comes by the wood shop with train 216.jpg (131.26 KiB) Viewed 4693 times

Train 216 is passing the tipple.

: 6-5-17 Parlor Colorado has the markers_.jpg (123.63 KiB) Viewed 4693 times

: 6-5-17 Train 216 has almost vanished from Chama yard.jpg (123.12 KiB) Viewed 4693 times

Re: 6/5/17 Why its Monday and the trains will move

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 1:12 pm

by Sharon Evans

Video of this mornings departure.

Re: 6/5/17 Why its Monday and the trains will move

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 1:15 pm

by Jonathan Cordova

good job

Re: 6/5/17 Why its Monday and the trains will move

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 2:17 pm

by Sharon Evans

Jonathan Cordova wrote:good job

Thank you Jonathan.

Re: 6/5/17 Why its Monday and the trains will move

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 2:18 pm

by Sharon Evans

Arrival of train 215: 489 and 7 cars

: 6-5-17 489 brings train215 into Chama.jpg (113.75 KiB) Viewed 4628 times

A nice crowd in the open gon.

: 6-5-17 Parlor New Mexico brings up the markers.jpg (118.07 KiB) Viewed 4628 times

: 6-5-17 489 slows as it passes the depot.jpg (96.67 KiB) Viewed 4628 times

: 6-5-17 Passengers detrain after a wonderful ride.jpg (119.21 KiB) Viewed 4628 times

Re: 6/5/17 Why its Monday and the trains will move

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 2:21 pm

by Jonathan Cordova

im ready for tomorrow i wonder if 463 will be back

Re: 6/5/17 Why its Monday and the trains will move

Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 5:07 am

by Larry Sullivan

Here's today's 215 video. Looks like we have our friendly waver back riding again, sure wish I could ride as much as he does!!!!

Re: 6/5/17 Why its Monday and the trains will move

Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 3:47 pm

by Larry Sullivan

As 489 was at the ash pit getting a well deserved cleaning after a long day, a surprise visitor - locomotive 315 pulls a freight into the Chama yard.

Re: 6/5/17 Why its Monday and the trains will move

Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 5:37 pm

by Sharon Evans

The coal bunker on the 315 was almost empty.