9/19/17 Tuesday and the students are doing their thing

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations: Student train and regular train
I am wondering as I look at the video and stills of the prep on 463 if either the mentors or hostlers did it this morning instead of the students?
Also note there is frost on the ties this morning in Chama.

9-19-17 The students are out early this morning to get their day going.jpg (144.07 KiB) Viewed 4378 times

9-19-17 The 463 has moved down to the tank and is taking on water.jpg (167.75 KiB) Viewed 4377 times

9-19-17 The 463 backs down the main as it heads to the coal dock, the RGS hearld is clear.jpg (164.87 KiB) Viewed 4376 times

9-19-17 The 463 moves into the lead to the coal dock.jpg (174.99 KiB) Viewed 4376 times

9-19-17 They are at the coal dock and the student fireman is working his fire.jpg (150.28 KiB) Viewed 4376 times

9-19-17 As coal is added to the bunker of 463, 3 of the students are conferring.jpg (156.35 KiB) Viewed 4375 times

9-19-17 Prep done, the 463 is parked on the south yard lead.jpg (175.95 KiB) Viewed 4374 times

9-19-17 The 488 has come to the pit for a cleaning as it starts its day.jpg (151.17 KiB) Viewed 4371 times

9-19-17 The 488 backs down the main as it heads to the coal dock.jpg (164.61 KiB) Viewed 4367 times

9-19-17 The 488 pulls into the lead that will get it to the coal dock.jpg (173.94 KiB) Viewed 4367 times

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations continue:

9-19-17 Now its 488's turn to have its bunker filled.jpg (183.2 KiB) Viewed 4366 times

9-19-17 The 463 has now moved into south yard.jpg (188.54 KiB) Viewed 4365 times

9-19-17 The 488 has been moved to its parking spot and the road crew will take over.jpg (243.99 KiB) Viewed 4328 times

9-19-17 The 488 has pulled today's 8 car train 216 into loading position.jpg (251.65 KiB) Viewed 4328 times

During this time the 463 has been moving about in south yard as the Advanced students make up their train for today.

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of trains: 216 with 8 cars and K36 488

9-19-17 The 488 is working to get its 8 car train underway.jpg (243.86 KiB) Viewed 4327 times

9-19-17 The 488 is coming past the wood shop as the train reaches speed.jpg (241.18 KiB) Viewed 4327 times

The train is passing the tipple

9-19-17 The parlor New Mexico brings up the rear of today's train.jpg (206.69 KiB) Viewed 4327 times

9-19-17 The 488 is clearing the north yard.jpg (208.06 KiB) Viewed 4327 times

9-19-17 The train rounds the curve north of Chama yard.jpg (214.92 KiB) Viewed 4327 times

Advance Student train continues its prep:

9-19-17 The Advanced Student train is coming out of south yard.jpg (222.98 KiB) Viewed 4318 times

9-19-17 The Advanced Student train has pulled forward to clear the lead switch.jpg (232.7 KiB) Viewed 4318 times

9-19-17 The Advanced Student train has backed to the depot.jpg (226.43 KiB) Viewed 4318 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of the Advanced Student train: 463 and 8 cars including the caboose

9-19-17 The Advanced Student train with K27 463 gets moving out of Chama.jpg (222.25 KiB) Viewed 4318 times

9-19-17 The Advanced Student train is coming by the wood shop.jpg (228.13 KiB) Viewed 4318 times

The Advanced Student train is passing the tipple and slowing for the water stop

9-19-17 The Advanced Student train is stopped while water is added to the tender of 463.jpg (218 KiB) Viewed 4318 times

9-19-17 The Advanced Student train is back underway.jpg (211.44 KiB) Viewed 4318 times

9-19-17 The Advanced Student train is starting to clear north yard.jpg (210.9 KiB) Viewed 4318 times

9-19-17 The Advanced Student train is rounding the curve north of Chama yard.jpg (212.19 KiB) Viewed 4318 times

[Sharon Evans]

9-19-17 The 215 has stopped at Cumbres and judging from the parlor hanging out on 17, we have a 10 car train today.jpg (186.92 KiB) Viewed 4310 times

9-19-17 Not sure what is going on with 215 but its still at Cumbres and been shoved east over the highway.jpg (166.21 KiB) Viewed 4306 times

9-19-17 The 489 has coupled back onto the train.jpg (165.04 KiB) Viewed 4305 times

The passengers have been bused down from Cumbres based on the arrival of 2 buses and a lot of people milling about the depot after this. Do not have a clue as to what is going on. Maybe the student train is in trouble west of the pass.
I was having a brain freeze, they now offer people the chance to detrain at Cumbres and ride down in the bus instead of taking the train down.
Noticed earlier that the coach that was taken up there yesterday by the students was gone. Don't know if today's student train got it or 216 picked it up.

9-19-17 The train is gone from the pass, but now there is a coach up there.jpg (187.69 KiB) Viewed 4303 times

[Sharon Evans]

The student train is coming in now, hear it whistling for 17. They made it to Cumbres and back without issue, so no idea on what is happening to 215.

9-19-17 The 463's headlight shines out from the shadows_.jpg (186.12 KiB) Viewed 4298 times

9-19-17 The 463 brings the train into north yard.jpg (186.21 KiB) Viewed 4298 times

9-19-17 The 463 is up to the tipple and nothing seems wrong with this train.jpg (186.2 KiB) Viewed 4298 times

As the train passes the tipple, it is exactly the same as left Chama earlier

9-19-17 Passing the wood shop as it heads to the wye.jpg (206.56 KiB) Viewed 4298 times

9-19-17 The 463 drifts by the depot_.jpg (181.83 KiB) Viewed 4298 times

9-19-17 Shot of the RGS hearld on the tender of 463.jpg (179.11 KiB) Viewed 4298 times

9-19-17 The caboose goes by with the conductor on the front platform.jpg (180.26 KiB) Viewed 4298 times

9-19-17 The caboose passes the depot again as the train returns from the wye.jpg (187.49 KiB) Viewed 4294 times

9-19-17 The 463 is now shoving its train into south yard.jpg (192.43 KiB) Viewed 4294 times

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of the tardy train 216: 489 and cars
There are still a lot of cars in the lot so wonder if some folks stayed with the train?
Will have the video of the arrival as well as the student train later this evening.

9-19-17 The headlight of 489 shines out of the trees at the north end of Chama yard.jpg (213.8 KiB) Viewed 4260 times

9-19-17 The 489 comes past the tank and speeder sheds.jpg (208.92 KiB) Viewed 4260 times

Down to 9 cars now since they left one at Cumbres

9-19-17 The 216 is in Chama and the normal number of passengers are getting off.jpg (187.62 KiB) Viewed 4284 times

[Bill Grierson]

Too bad we don't have our 'on the train reporter' Larry to fill us in on what caused the delay.

[Sharon Evans]

My thoughts, and this is not based on any facts, they had to, for some reason, cut off that one older coach. Since the train had crossed 17 and was probably at the spout, they had to shove the whole train back across 17 before they could cut this coach away since the train was fouling the switches. Once back east of 17, the crew could cut the coach away and place it on the siding, then come back to the train and leave. This took time.

New information: Those buses that I saw were bringing a large tour group down from Cumbres. There were a lot of passengers on today's train which slowed things down as well as the switching at Cumbres.