8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

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8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Sharon Evans » Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:18 am

Morning preparations:
8-17-17 488 pulls away from the house to begin its day.jpg
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8-17-17 488 comes over the pit for its pre run fire cleaning.jpg
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8-17-17 Water is added to the tender of 488.jpg
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8-17-17 488 backs by the tipple on its way to the coal dock.jpg
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8-17-17 488 pulls by the wood shop with Frank standing on the platform.jpg
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8-17-17 The loader does its job as it adds coal to the bunker. Frank is on the grassy spot.jpg
8-17-17 The loader does its job as it adds coal to the bunker. Frank is on the grassy spot.jpg (207.54 KiB) Viewed 8522 times

8-17-17 Work done, the hostlers leave the 488 for the road crew.jpg
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8-17-17 With the sun finally out, the 488 has pulled the train into loading position.jpg
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Sharon Evans » Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:18 am

Departure of train 216:
8-17-17 488 brings the train by the wood shop as it accelerates away from the depot.jpg
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8-17-17 The train is passing the tipple as fans watch from the elevated track.jpg
The train comes by the tipple as fans watch from the elevated track

8-17-17 Frank gives a harty wave from the second coach.jpg
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8-17-17 The parlor New Mexico has the markers as the conductor readys to give the OK to the locomotive on the running brake test.jpg
8-17-17 The parlor New Mexico has the markers as the conductor readys to give the OK to the locomotive on the running brake test.jpg (213.13 KiB) Viewed 8521 times

8-17-17 The train is clearing north yard.jpg
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8-17-17 The last cars round the curve north of the yard as the speeder readys to follow.jpg
8-17-17 The last cars round the curve north of the yard as the speeder readys to follow.jpg (223.49 KiB) Viewed 8521 times


The video this morning is silent secondary to me forgetting to check my player which had defaulted to mute since I had the depot cam muted yesterday afternoon.
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Sharon Evans » Thu Aug 17, 2017 2:15 pm

8-17-17 A 9 car train 215 sits at Cumbres.jpg
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Sharon Evans » Thu Aug 17, 2017 2:33 pm

Arrival of train 215: 463 and 9 cars.

There may be something wrong with 215. The speeder which normally follows the train 216 moved from its normal parking spot over to the west house lead where I could see people around it. It has now headed out of Chama. Our man on the train, Frank, should be able to report once he is back in Chama.

Ok, as of now, 1935 MDT, still no train into Chama. Will keep watching. Speeder has not returned yet either.
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Bill Grierson » Thu Aug 17, 2017 3:29 pm

I was watching 487 and 489 being watered this afternoon and it looks like 489 has a new spark arrestor.
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Sharon Evans » Thu Aug 17, 2017 3:39 pm

Possibly, it was in for a boiler wash.
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Bruce McDowell » Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:08 pm

Great to see the station camera back up! Now if one of the station staff waiting for the delayed #215 could yell up anything they know to the microphone!
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Sharon Evans » Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:12 pm

Bruce McDowell wrote:Great to see the station camera back up! Now if one of the station staff waiting for the delayed #215 could yell up anything they know to the microphone!


At least the cam cooling fan is not roaring right now.
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Allan Kirkpatrick » Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:15 pm

The fact that it is over three hours late is very unusual....
There must have been something quite serious.
Let us hope it is only something mechanical.
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Sharon Evans » Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:25 pm

We can hope they are on the move, the crew has about 90 minutes left until they "die on the law".

8-17-17 Well the deer are starting to come out.jpg
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8-17-17 They probably think everything is now quiet.jpg
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One of the buses just headed east on 17. Maybe they are going to pick up people at either 1st or 2d crossing.
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Allan Kirkpatrick » Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:49 pm

Does anyone know if someone in authority could post something about this late train?
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Sharon Evans » Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:54 pm

Just got word, the tender derailed around Cresco and they have sent buses. This is from Tim Tennant.

2000: The passengers are coming in, just spotted Frank Smith on the depot cam walking with the docent.
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Bill Grierson » Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:59 pm

Thanks Sharon and Tim.

Knowing it is something not too serious (I hope) ....priceless!
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Jonathan Cordova » Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:08 pm

1st bus is back
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Sharon Evans » Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:10 pm

Well the south cam just went black and white, the other should not be far behind. No telling when the train set will finally get into Chama. I am calling it for me, though I will leave the recording running so in the morning we will know.
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Sharon Evans » Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:29 pm

My last post of the night, the speeder just returned to Chama.
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Frank Smith » Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:31 pm

We just got in . 463s tender jumped the track on the straight a way this side of Cresco we were lucky because we were getting ready to go into the S curves . Even with 9 cars behind her the emergency car brakes stopped us on a dime. It was a long walk back to the Cresco road. The 2 lame ladies with us were real troopers and kept everyone spirits up. I ride every day because I love these trains. I love the railroad people even more. You never know what to expect on a mountain RR. We had Hank as a Docent today. I told everyone not to worry because Hank is a Marine and they are trained to leave no man behind. He said that goes for the ladies too.
Tired but happy Frank the waver. :crash:
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Rick Calkins » Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:36 pm

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Spotted this trio of deer just a few minutes before you posted that the tender derailed, and that the "waver" and a docent were spotted on the depot cam. Thanks for staying with the story until some meaningful information was reported.
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Allan Kirkpatrick » Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:44 pm

463 came in about 8:42pm must
Finally.
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Allan Kirkpatrick » Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:45 pm

Autocorrect can be sure be a pain
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Sharon Evans » Thu Aug 17, 2017 8:04 pm

Allan Kirkpatrick wrote:463 came in about 8:42pm must
Finally.


So, did they leave the consist out there because its not at the depot? Reviewed the recording and saw that the train came in with 463.
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Ed Horan » Thu Aug 17, 2017 8:06 pm

They're turning the train on the wye as I type this. Should be back shortly.
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Rick Calkins » Thu Aug 17, 2017 8:43 pm


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At about 9:15 P.M., M.D.T. K-36 Locomotive completes dumping ashes at the pit. She was then shoved to the engine house. I am unable to identify the pushing locomotive. Perhaps another viewer can.



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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Ed Horan » Thu Aug 17, 2017 8:46 pm

Rick, I think those engines were both K 36's. 463 is on the pit right now. Looks like they backed 463 into the East side. Both K-36's are on the west side, if my RR compass is working right.
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Larry Gibson » Thu Aug 17, 2017 9:03 pm

463, tender, and coach set return from wye at 9:13.
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Rick Calkins » Thu Aug 17, 2017 9:07 pm

Ed Horan wrote:Rick, I think those engines were both K 36's. 463 is on the pit right now. Looks like they backed 463 into the East side. Both K-36's are on the west side, if my RR compass is working right.


Thanks Ed. I made my judgement based upon the configuration of the smokestack of the locomotive being shoved. Apparently #463 moved onto the pit while I was processing my clip. I notice in the cam that there are 3 locomotives at the engine house and that 2 locomotives are on the west side and the other on the east side. Were you able to identify the locomotive at the pit in the clip? Regardless, I'll correct the post and the video title. Always learning.
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Ed Horan » Thu Aug 17, 2017 9:16 pm

I think the engine on the pit in your clip might have been 489, but that's a guess on my part.
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Sharon Evans » Fri Aug 18, 2017 4:19 am

That was 487 and 489. 488 went over in the on 216.
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Re: 8/17/17 Thursday and quiet again

Unread postby Sharon Evans » Fri Aug 18, 2017 11:00 am

The video of the arrival of 4.7 hour late train 215 after having derailed the tender of 463 just west of Cresco.
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