9/4/17 - Labor Day Monday

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations: 488

9-4-17 488 moves away from the house to start this Labor Day.jpg (205.08 KiB) Viewed 2896 times

9-4-17 488 comes over the pit to have its fire cleaned.jpg (197.59 KiB) Viewed 2896 times

9-4-17 488 backs toward the switch that leads to the coal dock.jpg (193.22 KiB) Viewed 2886 times

9-4-17 The switch thrown, the 488 pulls ahead toward the coal dock.jpg (196.89 KiB) Viewed 2886 times

9-4-17 The loader dumps another bucket of coal into the tender of 488.jpg (197.26 KiB) Viewed 2886 times

9-4-17 Their work done the hostlers leave the 488 for the road crew to take over.jpg (209.8 KiB) Viewed 2885 times

9-4-17 The train has now moved forward to the loading position.jpg (225.37 KiB) Viewed 2880 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216: 488 and 7 cars

9-4-17 The 488 gets its 7 car train underway.jpg (217.25 KiB) Viewed 2861 times

9-4-17 Just as the 488 is by the wood shop, they stop for some reason.jpg (208.07 KiB) Viewed 2861 times

9-4-17 Underway again, the 488 puts out a nice plume of smoke.jpg (216.87 KiB) Viewed 2861 times

As the train is passing the tipple, the engineer gives the whistle for the running brake test

9-4-17 The parlor Colorado is carrying the markers on 216 today.jpg (198.68 KiB) Viewed 2861 times

9-4-17 The 488 is exiting the yard as the parlor is by the tank.jpg (176.47 KiB) Viewed 2861 times

9-4-17 The last cars of the train are disappearing from sight.jpg (183.3 KiB) Viewed 2861 times

[Sharon Evans]

Just happened to be watching and just now a large number of motorcycles and tricycles went east out 17 with what, I think, was a support vehicle trailing. Made quiet the noise.

[Frank Smith]

Sharon, Friends & Guests. The reason I didn't wave yesterday when 315 came in, is because I rode the bus down from Cumbres Pass to get an early start for my 9 hr drive back to Mesa AZ. I did an unofficial poll of the train employees yesterday, and they all said they would be back next year. So I will be playing with WW2 planes all winter @ the Commemorative Air Force, and anxiously waiting for next June when it will be Chama train time again.

[Sharon Evans]

Frank, thanks for that update and I and, all I am sure, wish you a wonderful season off from the C&TS and look forward to seeing you waving again next year. Just did a search and you get to play with a B-17 and B-25 among others, exciting.

[Sharon Evans]

Have no idea as to what they are doing with 489, but its pop has been going off for some time now. That sound makes it hard to hear the whistle of the incoming train as it blows for 17 and the bridge.
Arrival of train 215:

9-4-17 The 488 returns to Chama with the 7 car New Mexico set.jpg (176.83 KiB) Viewed 2803 times

9-4-17 The 488 comes up to the tipple with its train.jpg (161.2 KiB) Viewed 2803 times

Considering it probably rained on the train earlier, there is a fair number of people in the open gon

9-4-17 The platform of the New Mexico has no one on it except the trainman.jpg (170.34 KiB) Viewed 2803 times

9-4-17 The 488 come by the depot as it slows for the stop.jpg (167.72 KiB) Viewed 2802 times

9-4-17 The train has stopped and the cleaner is getting on.jpg (123.2 KiB) Viewed 2802 times