Double header on the Friday of session E

[Sharon Evans]

Train 216 was 9 cars long on the last day of session E and work basically stopped everywhere in the yard to watch this train pull out of Chama with helper 489 and 463 as the road locomotive. I actually was happy that this happened since I was riding 215 from Antonito back to Chama the next day.

463 pulls out of south yard with 2 extra coaches for train 216.

Tracy is running 463 as it does its switching for train 216.

Tracy is now at the front of 463 as he waits for 489 to back down and couple on.

489 comes past the tipple as it leads train 216 out of Chama. You can see a number of Friends around the train as it departs.

463 is working as it comes past the crowd watching.

Conductor Ray gives a wave from the platform of parlor car New Mexico.

There have been question about the 'orange' thing on the railing of the parlor cars. This is a good close up of the water tank attached to the railing.