9-14-17 Thursday

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations:

9-13-17 The 489 moves away from the house to begin its prep.jpg (234.14 KiB) Viewed 2581 times

9-13-17 The 489 comes over the pit so its fire can be cleaned.jpg (214.79 KiB) Viewed 2581 times

9-13-17 The 489 is getting its tender filled with water_.jpg (243.57 KiB) Viewed 2581 times

9-13-17 The 489 is backing toward the coal dock lead switch.jpg (234.97 KiB) Viewed 2581 times

9-13-17 The 489 is now pulling into the lead.jpg (240.13 KiB) Viewed 2581 times

9-13-17 The loader puts another bucker load of coal into the bunker of the 489's tender.jpg (218.69 KiB) Viewed 2581 times

9-13-17 The hostlers are done and it looks like the road fireman is making up the fire.jpg (257.99 KiB) Viewed 2581 times

9-13-17 The 489 has pulled today's train 216 into loading position.jpg (254.65 KiB) Viewed 2581 times

Don't know what was going on today???? The pictures are correct for 9/14/17, they are just all misdated on the file names.

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216:

9-13-17 The 489 gets today's 7 car train 216 moving.jpg (227.11 KiB) Viewed 2579 times

9-13-17 The 489 comes by the wood shop.jpg (232.92 KiB) Viewed 2579 times

The train is by the tipple

9-13-17 The parlor Colorado is on the markers this morning.jpg (225.02 KiB) Viewed 2579 times

9-13-17 The parlor is passing the speeder sheds as the 489 clears the yard.jpg (221.3 KiB) Viewed 2579 times

9-13-17 The last cars of the train head around the curve as the speeder takes the main.jpg (235.87 KiB) Viewed 2579 times

The video is silent again, just can't remember to check if the sound is muted or not when I start in the morning.

[Jason Rose]

Morning preparations:
Have PT this morning, will post all stills and video on my return this afternoon.

Morning PT? I have fond memories of that. Perhaps this will help keep you motivated.

[Sharon Evans]

I think my therapist is a little more gentle then a DI, but will keep it in mind.

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215: 487 and 8 cars

9-13-17 The 487 brings its 8 car train 215 into Chama.jpg (178.48 KiB) Viewed 2574 times

9-13-17 The 487 comes up to the tipple.jpg (172.58 KiB) Viewed 2574 times

The train passes the tipple and we can see a few passengers in the open gon

9-13-17 The parlor New Mexico is on the markers and has one passenger on the platform.jpg (208.27 KiB) Viewed 2574 times

9-13-17 The 487 slows as it passes the depot.jpg (145.68 KiB) Viewed 2574 times

9-13-17 The train is stopped and people are starting to get off.jpg (159.64 KiB) Viewed 2574 times