9/29/17 Friday Goose, what goose

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations:

9-29-17 The 489 is coming out so will head back to Antonito.jpg (176.79 KiB) Viewed 3177 times

9-29-17 The 489 is pulling over the pit for its morning cleaning.jpg (166.46 KiB) Viewed 3177 times

9-29-17 The 489 takes on water at the tank.jpg (168.42 KiB) Viewed 3176 times

9-29-17 The 489 does a blow down.jpg (175.09 KiB) Viewed 3175 times

9-29-17 The 489 backs toward the switch to the coal dock lead.jpg (162.76 KiB) Viewed 3175 times

9-29-17 The 489 pulls by the wood shop on its way to the coal dock.jpg (162.59 KiB) Viewed 3173 times

9-29-17 The 489 gets coal added by the loader.jpg (143.16 KiB) Viewed 3173 times

9-29-17 The 489 has pulled out of the coal dock.jpg (216.58 KiB) Viewed 3123 times

Now I listened while they were parked here, but was unable to tell if they were using the system set up by the friends or tossing bags

9-29-17 The 489 has come up to the sand house to fill its sand dome.jpg (194.49 KiB) Viewed 3123 times

9-29-17 The 489 has pulled the 8 car train 216 into loading position.jpg (210.91 KiB) Viewed 3123 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216:

9-29-17 The 489 works on the wet rail to get the 8 car train 216 moving.jpg (219.77 KiB) Viewed 3119 times

9-29-17 The 489 comes by the wood shop.jpg (215.41 KiB) Viewed 3119 times

The train is by the tipple and we see someone waving in the left frame and a person in a blue jacket in the right, same person. There was that much delay between the 2 cams.

9-29-17 The parlor New Mexico has the markers on this wet, cold morning in Chama.jpg (200.8 KiB) Viewed 3119 times

9-29-17 The parlor New Mexico is passing the tank as the 489 clears the yard.jpg (196.93 KiB) Viewed 3119 times

9-29-17 The train is rounding the curve north of the yard.jpg (199.92 KiB) Viewed 3119 times

[Larry Gibson]

215 is steaming up over in Antonito.

[Sharon Evans]

D&RGW C18 315 is moved from its display location to the engine house.

9-29-17 The 463 moves into the lead.jpg (197.56 KiB) Viewed 3118 times

9-29-17 The 463 now backs down the depot house track toward the 315.jpg (198.73 KiB) Viewed 3118 times

9-29-17 The 463 now pulls the 315 out.jpg (193.98 KiB) Viewed 3118 times

9-29-17 They come by the wood shop.jpg (186.49 KiB) Viewed 3118 times

9-29-17 The pair now head out the main.jpg (190.57 KiB) Viewed 3118 times

9-29-17 The pair go toward the house lead switch.jpg (179.14 KiB) Viewed 3118 times

9-29-17 The 463 shoves the 315 toward the west stall.jpg (198.5 KiB) Viewed 3118 times

9-29-17 And in it goes.jpg (214.71 KiB) Viewed 3118 times

9-29-17 After some service was done it was put back at its display location.jpg (166.89 KiB) Viewed 3113 times

[Sharon Evans]

9-29-17 Train 215 is at Cumbres and is probably 9 cars long.jpg (119.63 KiB) Viewed 3113 times

There is a thunder storm close to Chama. I am listening to it in the background.
Arrival of train 215: 488 and 9 cars

9-29-17 488 brings the 9 car train 215 into Chama.jpg (164.29 KiB) Viewed 3088 times

9-29-17 488 is by the tank.jpg (163.07 KiB) Viewed 3088 times

9-29-17 488 is almost to the tipple.jpg (157.44 KiB) Viewed 3088 times

As the train passes the tipple, we can see a few brave folks still in the open gon

9-29-17 The parlor Colorado is on the markers this wet afternoon.jpg (175.58 KiB) Viewed 3088 times

9-29-17 The 488 passes the waiting cleaning crew.jpg (124.75 KiB) Viewed 3088 times

9-29-17 This car was right behind the 488. From the old hands what is this car-.jpg (157.18 KiB) Viewed 3086 times

9-29-17 The train is stopped and people have to disembark in the rain.jpg (128.81 KiB) Viewed 3088 times

[Robert Brigham]

FYI, the CDOT Antonito camera may not show it, but they put a fire in 484 around lunch, and when we headed back to Chama after finishing work in the CRF, 484 was beginning to make smoke and steam.
Rob Brigham

[Sharon Evans]

That is excellent news. I would think that she would come west light once ready to travel.

[Pete Dahlberg]

I believe the SanLuis has a chair lift installed - it would be on the departure station side