9-11-17 Monday Busy day with school

[Sharon Evans]

Morning Preparations: Engineer/Fireman's school and 216

9-11-17 Its just after 6 am Chama time and already there is activity at the house.jpg (114.61 KiB) Viewed 3366 times

9-11-17 The 488 is first out, maybe its going to be the student locomotive.jpg (144.16 KiB) Viewed 3366 times

9-11-17 The 488 has moved to the tank to get water.jpg (131.56 KiB) Viewed 3366 times

9-11-17 The 488 backs past the tipple as it heads to the coal dock.jpg (141.83 KiB) Viewed 3366 times

9-11-17 The 488 has some nice steam in the cool air as it pulls by the wood shop.jpg (148.82 KiB) Viewed 3366 times

9-11-17 One of the hostlers looks on as the other runs the loader.jpg (151.09 KiB) Viewed 3366 times

9-11-17 The 488 has stopped with the tender just on the south yard lead.jpg (161.03 KiB) Viewed 3365 times

9-11-17 The 488 has now backed onto its train and is ready for the students to arrive.jpg (165.21 KiB) Viewed 3362 times

9-11-17 The 487 makes its move from the house to start its day.jpg (188.54 KiB) Viewed 3356 times

9-11-17 The 487 comes over the pit for a cleaning prior to taking 216 to Antonito.jpg (179.68 KiB) Viewed 3356 times

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations continue and departure of the student train: 488 and 8 plus caboose freight cars The video will be posted later today when I get back home. I have a busy day ahead so this may even be this evening EDT.

9-11-17 The 488 comes out of south yard with the students running.jpg (155.38 KiB) Viewed 3352 times

9-11-17 The 488 comes up to the wood shop as the tail of the train clears the yard.jpg (142.67 KiB) Viewed 3352 times

9-11-17 The student train is on the main.jpg (136.91 KiB) Viewed 3352 times

Passing the tipple

9-11-17 Some of the students start their day riding in the open gon.jpg (188.83 KiB) Viewed 3279 times

9-11-17 The student train is clearing Chama.jpg (174.83 KiB) Viewed 3352 times

9-11-17 The 487 takes water for its run to Cumbres Pass.jpg (183.75 KiB) Viewed 3291 times

9-11-17 487 backs toward the coal dock lead.jpg (194.6 KiB) Viewed 3277 times

9-11-17 487 pulls into the lead headed to the coal dock.jpg (210.19 KiB) Viewed 3277 times

9-11-17 The loader adds coal to the tender of 487.jpg (200.4 KiB) Viewed 3277 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216: 487 and 7 cars

9-11-17 One of the hostlers closes the switch to the lead as the 487 waits on its road crew.jpg (233.94 KiB) Viewed 3277 times

9-11-17 Train 216 is now in loading position.jpg (246.18 KiB) Viewed 3277 times

9-11-17 The 487 gets the 7 car train 216 underway.jpg (235.5 KiB) Viewed 3276 times

9-11-17 The 487 comes up to the tipple and by the wood shop.jpg (235.28 KiB) Viewed 3276 times

As the train passes the tipple, we have a waver in the open gon

9-11-17 As the parlor New Mexico is clear of the tipple, we see the conductor leaning out to signal the locomotive of the successful running brake test.jpg (211.66 KiB) Viewed 3276 times

9-11-17 The 487 is passing the north yard throat.jpg (199.23 KiB) Viewed 3276 times

9-11-17 The train is rounding the curve north of the yard.jpg (210.24 KiB) Viewed 3276 times

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of the student train for lunch: Note the feed froze prior to the departure of the afternoon student train, also there will be no sound on the arrival video, I forgot to shut down the depot cam and all you can hear is the roar of the cooling fan.

9-11-17 The student freight arrives back in Chama for lunch break.jpg (208.01 KiB) Viewed 3275 times

9-11-17 The 488 comes by the speeder shed.jpg (207.68 KiB) Viewed 3275 times

9-11-17 The 488 is up to the tipple.jpg (211.69 KiB) Viewed 3275 times

We see some of the students riding in the open gon

9-11-17 The C&TS train crew are riding the platform of the caboose.jpg (237.59 KiB) Viewed 3275 times

9-11-17 The train passes the depot on its way to the wye.jpg (233.62 KiB) Viewed 3275 times

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 216: 489 and 7 cars, student is 488 and freight cars

9-11-17 The headlight of 489 shines out from the trees at the north end of the yard.jpg (179.94 KiB) Viewed 3290 times

9-11-17 The 489 brings its 7 car train past the tank.jpg (178.73 KiB) Viewed 3290 times

9-11-17 The 489 comes up to the tipple.jpg (175.63 KiB) Viewed 3290 times

The train is passing the tipple and there are a number of passengers still in the open gon

9-11-17 The parlor Colarado is on the markers today.jpg (204.58 KiB) Viewed 3290 times

9-11-17 The 489 is slowing to a stop as it passes the depot.jpg (159.85 KiB) Viewed 3290 times

9-11-17 The 489 is stopped.jpg (165.16 KiB) Viewed 3290 times

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of the student freight: 488

9-11-17 The student train enters Chama yard on its afternoon run to Cumbres.jpg (180.93 KiB) Viewed 3280 times

9-11-17 The student train comes by the tank.jpg (181.28 KiB) Viewed 3280 times

9-11-17 The 488 comes up to the tipple on the head end of the student freight.jpg (180.04 KiB) Viewed 3280 times

The student freight is passing the tipple

9-11-17 The caboose of the student freight seems to only have the conductor on the back.jpg (192.64 KiB) Viewed 3280 times

9-11-17 The student freight heads through south yard on its way to the wye.jpg (192.98 KiB) Viewed 3280 times

The train returns from the wye and yards the train for the night.