6/5/17 Why its Monday and the trains will move

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations:

6-5-17 487 comes out to begin the day's activities.jpg (138.39 KiB) Viewed 5633 times

6-5-17 487 gets its fire cleaned at the ash pit.jpg (104.92 KiB) Viewed 5631 times

6-5-17 487 takes water at the tank.jpg (135.99 KiB) Viewed 5627 times

6-5-17 487 backs down the main toward the coal dock lead.jpg (136.14 KiB) Viewed 5622 times

6-5-17 487 pulls by the wood shop_.jpg (135.99 KiB) Viewed 5622 times

6-5-17 487 takes on coal for the run east.jpg (125.25 KiB) Viewed 5622 times

6-5-17 job done the hostlers turn the 487 over to the road crew.jpg (136.74 KiB) Viewed 5618 times

6-5-17 487 has backed onto its train.jpg (88.31 KiB) Viewed 5615 times

6-5-17 Train 216 has moved into loading position.jpg (101.5 KiB) Viewed 5613 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216: 487 and 7 cars

6-5-17 Train 216 gets its hi ball.jpg (100.2 KiB) Viewed 5598 times

6-5-17 487 comes by the wood shop with train 216.jpg (131.26 KiB) Viewed 5598 times

Train 216 is passing the tipple.

6-5-17 Parlor Colorado has the markers_.jpg (123.63 KiB) Viewed 5598 times

6-5-17 Train 216 has almost vanished from Chama yard.jpg (123.12 KiB) Viewed 5598 times

[Sharon Evans]

Video of this mornings departure.

[Jonathan Cordova]

good job

[Sharon Evans]

good job

Thank you Jonathan.

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215: 489 and 7 cars

6-5-17 489 brings train215 into Chama.jpg (113.75 KiB) Viewed 5533 times

A nice crowd in the open gon.

6-5-17 Parlor New Mexico brings up the markers.jpg (118.07 KiB) Viewed 5533 times

6-5-17 489 slows as it passes the depot.jpg (96.67 KiB) Viewed 5533 times

6-5-17 Passengers detrain after a wonderful ride.jpg (119.21 KiB) Viewed 5533 times

[Jonathan Cordova]

im ready for tomorrow i wonder if 463 will be back

[Larry Sullivan]

Here's today's 215 video. Looks like we have our friendly waver back riding again, sure wish I could ride as much as he does!!!!

[Larry Sullivan]

As 489 was at the ash pit getting a well deserved cleaning after a long day, a surprise visitor - locomotive 315 pulls a freight into the Chama yard.

[Sharon Evans]

The coal bunker on the 315 was almost empty.