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Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2017 5:50 am**

Morning preparations:

: 6-28-17 487 has come out to the pit to begin its day.jpg (107.39 KiB) Viewed 3878 times

: 6-28-17 487 now fills its tender with water.jpg (113.46 KiB) Viewed 3878 times

: 6-28-17 The sun has not yet hit the north yard tracks as 487 backs down toward the coal dock.jpg (106.19 KiB) Viewed 3875 times

: 6-28-17 Bright, early morning sun hits the 487 as it passes the wood shop.jpg (121.64 KiB) Viewed 3875 times

: 6-28-17 The loader works to even the coal in the bunker.jpg (119.98 KiB) Viewed 3875 times

: 6-28-17 The hostlers have parked the 487, now the road crew will take over.jpg (131.25 KiB) Viewed 3875 times

The flat car that came in on 215 yesterday is still sitting by the depot. Imagine we will see some switching.

: 6-28-17 The 487 has backed down to the flat car.jpg (75.88 KiB) Viewed 3870 times

Right now I am having issues with the feed from all cams, so do not know what we will get beyond the above. It is coming and going.

: 6-28-17 They have now loaded something onto that flat.jpg (76.96 KiB) Viewed 3868 times

: 6-28-17 487 has now coupled onto the train with the flat.jpg (86.29 KiB) Viewed 3858 times

: 6-28-17 'Mixed' 216 has now moved into loading position.jpg (92.44 KiB) Viewed 3856 times

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2017 7:57 am**

Departure of 'mixed' train 216: 487, flat car with load and 7 coaches

: 6-28-17 487 gets its 8 car train moving.jpg (127.62 KiB) Viewed 3838 times

: 6-28-17 487 comes by the wood shop.jpg (131.74 KiB) Viewed 3838 times

: 6-28-17 We now see that it is a man lift on that flat and it barely fits.jpg (139.12 KiB) Viewed 3838 times

: 6-28-17 Parlor New Mexico is on the markers on today's 216.jpg (130.51 KiB) Viewed 3838 times

: 6-28-17 Exiting Chama.jpg (129.16 KiB) Viewed 3838 times

: 6-28-17 Last cars round the curve north of town.jpg (125.44 KiB) Viewed 3838 times

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2017 2:03 pm**

: 6-28-17 The parlor is caught on the Cumbres cam_.jpg (124.34 KiB) Viewed 3815 times

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2017 2:05 pm**

Arrival of train 215: 489 and 8 cars

: 6-28-17 489 comes into Chama with its 8 cara train.jpg (137.83 KiB) Viewed 3801 times

: 6-28-17 489 comes up to the tipple.jpg (132.41 KiB) Viewed 3801 times

: 6-28-17 The parlor Colorado is passing the wood shop.jpg (134.49 KiB) Viewed 3801 times

: 6-28-17 The 489 moves by the depot as it slows.jpg (114.04 KiB) Viewed 3801 times

: 6-28-17 The train has stopped as we see a puff of black smoke from behind the house.jpg (110.19 KiB) Viewed 3801 times

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2017 3:22 pm**

That puff of black smoke from in front of the engine house was, if I'm not totally mistaken, from #484 slipping its drivers while trying to pull #488? from the house. It happened a couple more times, and whichever engine was pulled out is now sitting in front.

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2017 4:09 pm**

[Manlift was unloaded at Cumbres and is now parked behind the snowshed. No idea of how it will be used or where.

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2017 4:59 pm**

Perhaps for use in repairing the roof on the pavilion?

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2017 5:02 pm**

Edwin Frey wrote:That puff of black smoke from in front of the engine house was, if I'm not totally mistaken, from #484 slipping its drivers while trying to pull #488? from the house. It happened a couple more times, and whichever engine was pulled out is now sitting in front.

Once the locomotive being pulled out was visible, it was 463. I could see its tender with the block writing and circle logo.

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2017 5:12 pm**

I didn't get a screen capture but it did seem like 488 was pulled out today. A K-36 pulled another K-36 out at mid-afternoon, pushed it back into the left stall, and then I lost track. There was about 30-40 minutes of of pushing and pulling which did indeed include 463, but judging from the dog houses on the tenders, there were two K-36 moving around in Chama today and two out on the line.

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2017 5:17 pm**

I have a video clip of this most recent shove of 463 by 484. It went far enough into the east stall to have shoved the 488 out the back or maybe pulled it forward in the stall. Unless we have a reporter on the ground to do "eyes on" we are guessing.

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2017 7:21 pm**

Caught a late visitor to the yard. Arrived a bit before 8:00, ran away briefly when someone came out and jumped into the sand pit to remove some pallets, then came back and curled up again with minutes of the interloper departing.

Posted: **Thu Jun 29, 2017 7:56 pm**

Edwin Frey wrote:Perhaps for use in repairing the roof on the pavilion?

Evidently the RR will be handling the repairs of the roof. The lift could be used to more fully plan what needs to be done.

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