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10/9/17 Monday and trains

Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 4:47 am

by Sharon Evans

Morning Preparations: The special school should do things today, though not sure what. Right now 8 cars are staged for 216 so no double header.

: 10-9-17 487 has come out first so must be the locomotive the students will use today.jpg (128.29 KiB) Viewed 2534 times

: 10-9-17 487 has moved down to the tank and gives us a nice blow down.jpg (136.84 KiB) Viewed 2534 times

: 10-9-17 The hostlers bring the 487 down toward the coal dock.jpg (147.56 KiB) Viewed 2534 times

: 10-9-17 The 487 gets coal added to its bunker.jpg (141.24 KiB) Viewed 2533 times

: 10-9-17 The hostlers are done with 487 so have parked it on the south yard lead track.jpg (157.63 KiB) Viewed 2531 times

: Can't tell if it is hooked to the consist there.; 10-9-17 The 487 is now parked on the yard track closest to the depot.jpg (192.75 KiB) Viewed 2523 times

: 10-9-17 The 488 has come out to begin prep for train 216.jpg (201.2 KiB) Viewed 2413 times

: 10-9-17 The 488 is taking water.jpg (212.51 KiB) Viewed 2413 times

: 10-9-17 The 487 has moved onto the main as the Special student train gets ready to depart.jpg (225.02 KiB) Viewed 2413 times

Re: 10/9/17 Monday and trains

Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:34 am

by Sharon Evans

Morning preparations continued and departure of student freight:

: 10-9-17 The 487 works to get the 10 car Special student freight underway.jpg (228.63 KiB) Viewed 2412 times

: 10-9-17 The 487 is coming past the wood shop.jpg (219.41 KiB) Viewed 2412 times

: The train is passing the tipple and the sync issue is quite evident

: 10-9-17 The train is clear of the tipple as the engineer blows for the running brake test.jpg (214.41 KiB) Viewed 2412 times

: 10-9-17 The 487 is clearing the yard as 488 is still at the tank.jpg (214.74 KiB) Viewed 2412 times

: 10-9-17 The last cars are rounding the curve as 488 moves toward the main.jpg (208.45 KiB) Viewed 2412 times

: 10-9-17 With the Special student train clear, 488 backs toward the coal dock.jpg (214.24 KiB) Viewed 2411 times

: 10-9-17 488 gets coal added to its bunker for the trip to Antonito.jpg (197.57 KiB) Viewed 2411 times

: 10-9-17 488 waits for its road crew to take over.jpg (234.57 KiB) Viewed 2411 times

: 10-9-17 488 has pulled the 8 car train 216 into loading position.jpg (181.66 KiB) Viewed 2411 times

Re: 10/9/17 Monday and trains

Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 7:01 am

by Sharon Evans

Departure of train 216:

: 10-9-17 488 is working to get its 8 car train 216 moving.jpg (202.75 KiB) Viewed 2410 times

: 10-9-17 488 puts out nice smoke as it passes the wood shop.jpg (202.59 KiB) Viewed 2410 times

: The train is passing the tipple

: 10-9-17 The parlor New Mexico is on the rear of train 216.jpg (186.01 KiB) Viewed 2410 times

: 10-9-17 The parlor New Mexico is by the tank.jpg (191.63 KiB) Viewed 2410 times

: 10-9-17 The last cars of the train have cleared the yard.jpg (194.34 KiB) Viewed 2410 times

Re: 10/9/17 Monday and trains

Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 2:23 pm

by Sharon Evans

Return of the student freight:

: 10-9-17 The 487 returns to Chama with the student freight.jpg (152.96 KiB) Viewed 2445 times

: 10-9-17 The 487 passes the tank with the 10 car freight.jpg (145.82 KiB) Viewed 2445 times

: 10-9-17 The 487 is up to the tripple.jpg (141.67 KiB) Viewed 2445 times

: The student freight is passing the tipple

: 10-9-17 The student is by the tipple and headed to the wye.jpg (152.42 KiB) Viewed 2444 times

: 10-9-17 The 487 is by the depot.jpg (119.34 KiB) Viewed 2444 times

: 10-9-17 The riders in the open gon.jpg (123.58 KiB) Viewed 2444 times

: 10-9-17 That could be the conductor on the caboose platform.jpg (124.39 KiB) Viewed 2444 times

: 10-9-17 Back from the wye, the train is shoved into south yard for the night.jpg (162.11 KiB) Viewed 2441 times

: 10-9-17 The students done for the day, the hostlers take the 487 back to the house.jpg (170.79 KiB) Viewed 2440 times

Re: 10/9/17 Monday and trains

Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 2:37 pm

by Sharon Evans

Arrival of train 215: 489 and 10 cars

: 10-9-17 We see 489 as it rounds the curve north of the yard.jpg (183.1 KiB) Viewed 2436 times

: 10-9-17 489 comes by the tank with its 10 car train.jpg (183.53 KiB) Viewed 2436 times

: 10-9-17 489 is up to the tipple as 487 heads to the tank.jpg (182.61 KiB) Viewed 2436 times

: By the tipple as we see some passengers still in the open gon

: 10-9-17 The parlor has cleared the tipple as the 489 passes the depot.jpg (189.65 KiB) Viewed 2435 times

: 10-9-17 The ride over, the passengers begin getting off.jpg (170.05 KiB) Viewed 2435 times