7/2/18 Monday

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations:

2018-07-02 Through the sun's glare we can see the consist of the special train sitting on the depot track and the regular train behind it.jpg (67.63 KiB) Viewed 2306 times

2018-07-02 With the early morning sun glinting off its plow, the 487 comes out to begin this Monday.jpg (107.75 KiB) Viewed 2306 times

2018-07-02 The 487 moves over the pit so the hostlers can clean the fire.jpg (103.01 KiB) Viewed 2306 times

2018-07-02 The 487 is at the tank filling its cisturn.jpg (105.1 KiB) Viewed 2297 times

2018-07-02 The hostlers bring the 487 back toward the coal dock lead.jpg (110.66 KiB) Viewed 2293 times

2018-07-02 The 487 pulls past the woodshop as it moves to the coal dock.jpg (114.92 KiB) Viewed 2290 times

2018-07-02 The loader dumps in a bucket full and the coal dust billows.jpg (114.29 KiB) Viewed 2290 times

2018-07-02 The 484 comes out from the house.jpg (119.44 KiB) Viewed 2287 times

2018-07-02 ...and heads out for a check run of the repairs as 487 does a bunker wash.jpg (120.21 KiB) Viewed 2287 times

2018-07-02 The hostlers are done and the road crew is boarding to do switching.jpg (139.25 KiB) Viewed 2212 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216: There will be a lot of switching prior to loading since the special consist that came in last night and the consist of the regular train have to be moved around.
I had a most bazar freeze issues with the stream this morning. Starting at 9:30 am it froze, at 10:30 it came back for several seconds and froze again, this repeated at 12:30 and 1:30 pm, recorded a brief few seconds a 2:14, then when to 2:30 which is where it was when I got home which in MDT was 2:45. So nothing after the 9:30 freeze. Another interesting fact of these freezes, I had sound just not video to go with it.

2018-07-02 They have backed onto the consist of the train that came in last night.jpg (137.97 KiB) Viewed 2211 times

2018-07-02 Headed into the lead that goes to north yard and coal dock.jpg (140.1 KiB) Viewed 2211 times

2018-07-02 The last car of the cut was left on the depot track and the rest shoved into south yard.jpg (133.74 KiB) Viewed 2211 times

2018-07-02 The 487 is pulling the consist for train 216 out of the yard to place it at the depot.jpg (132.13 KiB) Viewed 2211 times

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[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215: Based on the CDoT north cam the train got there sometime between the 1451 and 1501 grabs so should be in Chama around 1610 - 1615. All are MDT.

2018-07-02 The 488 comes into sight as it rounds the curve north of Chama.jpg (112.49 KiB) Viewed 2197 times

2018-07-02 As the 488 passes the tank, we see its 7 car train.jpg (112.67 KiB) Viewed 2197 times

2018-07-02 The 488 comes up to the tipple as the speeder enters the yard.jpg (110.58 KiB) Viewed 2197 times

The train passes the tipple as Frank waves from the open gon

2018-07-02 The New Mexico brings up the markers.jpg (123.36 KiB) Viewed 2197 times

2018-07-02 The train is approaching the stopping point.jpg (98.82 KiB) Viewed 2197 times

2018-07-02 The 488 is almost stopped.jpg (99.43 KiB) Viewed 2197 times

2018-07-02 The 488 is stopped as one of the cleaning crew climbs aboard the first coach.jpg (98.85 KiB) Viewed 2197 times

[Jason Rose]

I had a most bazar freeze issues with the stream this morning. Starting at 9:30 am it froze, at 10:30 it came back for several seconds and froze again, this repeated at 12:30 and 1:30 pm, recorded a brief few seconds a 2:14, then when to 2:30 which is where it was when I got home which in MDT was 2:45. So nothing after the 9:30 freeze. Another interesting fact of these freezes, I had sound just not video to go with it.

Not sure what the issue was. May well have been a problem with the host company.