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Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 4:55 am**

Morning preparations: School train and regular train

: 7-10-17 The 487 has come to the pit to begin the day for the student train.jpg (107.22 KiB) Viewed 5678 times

: 7-10-17 The 487 moves down to the tank under a hanging pawl of smoke in the cool morning air.jpg (113.04 KiB) Viewed 5677 times

: 7-10-17 The 487 backs toward the coal dock lead.jpg (106.51 KiB) Viewed 5674 times

: 7-10-17 The 487 basks in a ray of sun as it wait to move forward into the coal lead.jpg (114.93 KiB) Viewed 5674 times

: 7-10-17 The 487 gets its bunker filled for a day of student fun.jpg (118.08 KiB) Viewed 5673 times

: 7-10-17 The 487 has gone into south yard to collect its train.jpg (143.24 KiB) Viewed 5592 times

: 7-10-17 The Student freight is waiting in a nice sun for its 8 am departure.jpg (125.72 KiB) Viewed 5662 times

: 7-10-17 The 487 has the student freight underway as 463 comes out from the house to begin its day.jpg (150.01 KiB) Viewed 5590 times

: 7-10-17 The 463 is almost at the pit as the student engineer works to get his train moving.jpg (145.69 KiB) Viewed 5590 times

: 7-10-17 The 463 is at the pit while 488 makes its move and the student train is by the wood shop.jpg (129.8 KiB) Viewed 5590 times

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 4:55 am**

Morning preparations continued:
As the student train is passing the tipple, 488 has snuggled up behind the 463.

: 7-10-17 As the caboose passes the tipple, we can see how heavy the smoke is hanging in the air today.jpg (96.24 KiB) Viewed 5589 times

The preparations for today's double headed train 216 continues.

: 7-10-17 463 backs down toward the coal lead as 488 gets water.jpg (148.88 KiB) Viewed 5567 times

: 7-10-17 463 pulls forward by the wood shop.jpg (152.25 KiB) Viewed 5567 times

: 7-10-17 463 gets coal as 488 is at the north yard throat.jpg (147.93 KiB) Viewed 5567 times

: 7-10-17 488 is slowly backing to the switch.jpg (161.78 KiB) Viewed 5567 times

: 7-10-17 488 pulls clear so 463 can move the train into load position.jpg (158.7 KiB) Viewed 5567 times

: 7-10-17 The train is in loading position and 488 is coupled on.jpg (153.79 KiB) Viewed 5567 times

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 4:55 am**

Departure of train 216: 488 helper to Cumbres Pass, 463 road locomotive and 9 cars

: 7-10-17 488 and 463 get their 9 car train 216 underway.jpg (147.07 KiB) Viewed 5566 times

: 7-10-17 Both locomotives dig in to get the train to speed.jpg (147.19 KiB) Viewed 5566 times

: 7-10-17 The parlor New Mexico brings up the rear of this mornings train.jpg (131.63 KiB) Viewed 5566 times

: 7-10-17 The train is exiting Chama under a haze of smoke.jpg (129.77 KiB) Viewed 5566 times

: 7-10-17 The last cars of the train round the curve north of the yard.jpg (138.6 KiB) Viewed 5566 times

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 6:17 am**

Coal dust rolls out of 487's tender at 7:13 MDT.

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 8:17 am**

Unless #484 is rolled out of the shop in Antonito, it means that all available motive power is on the road this morning (not counting the diesels, of course)!

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 8:42 am**

Not back home yet. So did 216 go out as double header, otherwise 463 should be available in Chama.

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 8:50 am**

Looks like #488 (helper) and #463 (road engine) will be going out with 9 cars.

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 10:11 am**

So, with the school freight, going to be a busy time for me processing everything. Last time we had no working locomotives in Chama was the last student school if I remember correctly.

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 10:55 am**

Return of the School train for lunch and its departure back to Cumbres.

: 7-10-17 Mule deer crosses the north yard just before the train arrives.jpg (119.62 KiB) Viewed 5584 times

: 7-10-17 The 487 comes by the tank.jpg (119.78 KiB) Viewed 5584 times

: 7-10-17 Its a beautiful day in Chama as the train comes by the tipple.jpg (117.78 KiB) Viewed 5584 times

: 7-10-17 The end of train flag glows brightly on the caboose.jpg (126.82 KiB) Viewed 5584 times

: 7-10-17 The 487 stops for water before the afternoon school train leaves Chama.jpg (125.68 KiB) Viewed 5568 times

: 7-10-17 A full cisturn, the train departs back to Cumbres.jpg (118.3 KiB) Viewed 5568 times

: 7-10-17 The school train exits Chama yard.jpg (121.29 KiB) Viewed 5568 times

: 7-10-17 488 returns to Chama after helping train 216 to the summit.jpg (125.32 KiB) Viewed 5551 times

: 7-10-17 488 in the clear, the student train departs for its second run up the hill.jpg (138.46 KiB) Viewed 5551 times

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 11:17 am**

Thank you Sharon & Edwin. From Frank Smith [The Waver]

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 12:08 pm**

Well Frank, it is good to hear from you. That must have been one great 3 weeks of riding the train.

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 2:27 pm**

Got the student train at the summit. We can also see the railroad's buses headed out to Chama and Antonito. I don't know why, but the drivers like to park up here while waiting for time.

: 7-10-17 The caboose of the student train is visible to the right of 17 as the railroad's buses head out.jpg (107.08 KiB) Viewed 5551 times

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 2:28 pm**

Arrival of train 215: 489 and 7 cars and the school train

: 7-10-17 489 brings a 7 car train 215 into Chama.jpg (119.3 KiB) Viewed 5542 times

: 7-10-17 489 comes up to the tipple.jpg (111.4 KiB) Viewed 5542 times

: 7-10-17 The parlor Colorado is on the markers this afternoon.jpg (122.78 KiB) Viewed 5542 times

: 7-10-17 The train has stopped at the depot.jpg (133.82 KiB) Viewed 5542 times

: 7-10-17 The 487 brings the student train back into Chama for the evening.jpg (122.22 KiB) Viewed 5520 times

: 7-10-17 Looks like all the students not in the cab are enjoying the open gon.jpg (129.76 KiB) Viewed 5520 times

: 7-10-17 The student train approaches the lead into south yard.jpg (134.5 KiB) Viewed 5520 times

: 7-10-17 The student train heads off to the wye.jpg (137.66 KiB) Viewed 5520 times

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 5:15 pm**

Well tomorrow will not be so busy since the student train goes through to Antonito.

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 5:52 pm**

Sharon Evans wrote:Well Frank, it is good to hear from you. That must have been one great 3 weeks of riding the train.

Coming back for a Month in August and September. Meanwhile you Friends manning the cameras will continue to give me my daily dose of the Chama trains.

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 7:23 pm**

Are you just going to do the Osier turn again or maybe go all the way through to Antonito?

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