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10/5/17 Thrusday Normal day, maybe?

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 5:18 am

by Sharon Evans

Morning preparations:

: 10-5-17 488 is moving out from the house.jpg (164.85 KiB) Viewed 2890 times

: 10-5-17 488 comes over the pit for its morning cleaning.jpg (151.06 KiB) Viewed 2890 times

: 10-5-17 488 has moved down to the tank and is getting water.jpg (194.65 KiB) Viewed 2832 times

: 10-5-17 488 is backing down toward the lead to the coal dock and that sure looks like Tracy on the tender.jpg (198.46 KiB) Viewed 2832 times

: It is hard to tell at this distance whether they are pallets of 50 lb bags or those large bags which hold maybe 500 lbs.; 10-5-17 488 is now pulling into the coal lead and you can see the truck and trailer with the white sand bags on it.jpg (202.98 KiB) Viewed 2832 times

: 10-5-17 488 is getting coal added by the loader.jpg (173.38 KiB) Viewed 2832 times

: 10-5-17 488 is waiting for the rest of its crew, since Tracy was already there.jpg (208.08 KiB) Viewed 2832 times

: 10-5-17 The 488 has pulled the 8 car train into loading position.jpg (206.3 KiB) Viewed 2832 times

Re: 10/5/17 Thrusday Normal day, maybe?

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 5:18 am

by Sharon Evans

Departure of train 216:

: 10-5-17 The 488 gets is 8 car train 216 underway.jpg (210.54 KiB) Viewed 2831 times

: 10-5-17 The 488 has the train up to speed as it passes the wood shop.jpg (205.64 KiB) Viewed 2831 times

: As the train passes the tipple, we can see how wet it is this morning

: 10-5-17 The conductor is still standing on the platform of the parlor New Mexico as the train passes the tipple.jpg (185.81 KiB) Viewed 2831 times

: 10-5-17 The 488 is exiting the yard as the parlor passes the tank.jpg (173.77 KiB) Viewed 2831 times

: 10-5-17 The last cars are rounding the curve with the smoke haze obscuring visibility.jpg (166.12 KiB) Viewed 2831 times

Re: 10/5/17 Thrusday Normal day, maybe?

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 7:39 am

by Frank Smith

It is a good thing the sand is wrapped well since they were unloading it in the rain and storing it in the shops. that was a humongus trailer to be pulled by a pickup truck. Sharon please post a clip. It was around 8 to 8:30 am. Thanks for all of your hard work and dedication posting everyday.
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Re: 10/5/17 Thrusday Normal day, maybe?

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 9:18 am

by Sharon Evans

Will do Frank, thanks for your heads up. Guess they have stopped using the sand house for now.

Re: 10/5/17 Thrusday Normal day, maybe?

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 3:21 pm

by Sharon Evans

Arrival of train 215: 463 and 9 cars

: 10-5-17 The 463 comes around the curve.jpg (171.95 KiB) Viewed 2815 times

: 10-5-17 The 463 comes up to the tank with its 8 car train.jpg (170.13 KiB) Viewed 2815 times

: 10-5-17 The 463 is almost to the tipple in wet Chama.jpg (148.76 KiB) Viewed 2815 times

: 10-5-17 The open gon has a few hardy passengers still in it.jpg (166.19 KiB) Viewed 2815 times

: 10-5-17 The parlor Colorado is on the markers.jpg (179.93 KiB) Viewed 2815 times

: 10-5-17 The 463 comes by the depot.jpg (134.73 KiB) Viewed 2815 times

: 10-5-17 The ride is over and the passengers disembark.jpg (155.32 KiB) Viewed 2815 times

Re: 10/5/17 Thrusday Normal day, maybe?

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 5:22 pm

by Sharon Evans

Friday's 216 right now has 10 cars staged for it so another double header if that holds.