10/20/17 Friday (2)

[Rick Calkins]

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This short video is a short attempt to help forum visitors identify various buildings and structures often mentioned by Sharon Evans, as she narrates the web camera activities at the Chama railroad yard. Each item of interest has a story or two that helps define it. For example, the wool warehouse is the only surviving structure of the original two built years ago. Today, the wool warehouse is affectionately called the "woodshop" by many viewers. If you look carefully to the south of the warehouse, the remains of the foundation of the second warehouse can be found.
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[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations:
I just went back and checked, the 489 has run every day since 10/6 which is a bit unusual since they try to rotate locomotives. One day it was a helper but all others it has run the full route. Well yesterday it did do an Osier flip.

10-20-17 The 489 comes out from the house.jpg (189.46 KiB) Viewed 2633 times

10-20-17 The 489 moves over the pit for its morning cleaning.jpg (177.58 KiB) Viewed 2633 times

10-20-17 The 489 is now down at the tank taking on water.jpg (191.17 KiB) Viewed 2628 times

10-20-17 The 489 backs toward the coal dock lead.jpg (155.22 KiB) Viewed 2627 times

10-20-17 The 489 pulls by the wood shop as it moves to the coal dock.jpg (153.82 KiB) Viewed 2627 times

10-20-17 The 489 has coal added to the bunker of its tender.jpg (149.95 KiB) Viewed 2627 times

10-20-17 Their work done, the hostlers leave the 489 for the road crew.jpg (149.39 KiB) Viewed 2626 times

10-20-17 Their train is now in loading position, as seen from the depot cam.jpg (163.55 KiB) Viewed 2622 times

10-20-17 ...and the south tipple cam.jpg (209.77 KiB) Viewed 2622 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216: 189 and 7 cars and for the second morning in a row, the 489 leads the New Mexico set of cars east out of Chama.

10-20-17 High ball given, Conductor Ray has climbed onto the parlor New Mexico.jpg (145.89 KiB) Viewed 2602 times

10-20-17 The 489 gives us some nice smoke and steam as it gets its 7 car train underway.jpg (152.37 KiB) Viewed 2602 times

Again through the magic of out of sync cam, we see the train approaching the south cam and blowing for the running brake test in the north

10-20-17 After acknowledging a successful running brake test, Ray is going inside the New Mexico.jpg (197.26 KiB) Viewed 2571 times

10-20-17 The parlor is by the tank as the 489 is clearing the yard and the speeder moves to the end of the house lead.jpg (170.89 KiB) Viewed 2602 times

10-20-17 The parlor is at the north end of the yard.jpg (184.1 KiB) Viewed 2602 times

10-20-17 The final cars of the train round the curve as the speeder takes the main.jpg (176.46 KiB) Viewed 2602 times

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215: 487 and 7 cars Makes me wonder if the flip back yesterday of the New Mexico set and 489 had something to do with closing day.

10-20-17 The 487 comes into Chama with the 7 car Colorado set.jpg (147.92 KiB) Viewed 2550 times

10-20-17 The 487 passes the tank as it heads to the depot.jpg (152.88 KiB) Viewed 2550 times

10-20-17 The 487 comes up to the tipple.jpg (149.41 KiB) Viewed 2550 times

10-20-17 The parlor Colorado is on the markers.jpg (202.44 KiB) Viewed 2550 times

10-20-17 The 487 is almost stopped as it passes the depot.jpg (173.06 KiB) Viewed 2550 times

10-20-17 The trip over the passengers get off and some come to admire the 487.jpg (184.56 KiB) Viewed 2550 times

10-20-17 Off the wye they go.jpg (168.14 KiB) Viewed 2549 times