7/13/18 Friday

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations:

2018-07-13 The 488 moves away from the house as it starts its day.jpg (110.31 KiB) Viewed 3033 times

2018-07-13 The 488 comes over the pit so the hostlers can blow down the fire.jpg (101.36 KiB) Viewed 3033 times

2018-07-13 The 488 has gone to the tank to take on water and wash the coal down.jpg (124.12 KiB) Viewed 3031 times

2018-07-13 Having gotten water and washed the coal on both sides, the 488 backs down to the switch at the lead to the coal dock.jpg (122.12 KiB) Viewed 3030 times

2018-07-13 The 488 pulls by the woodshop as it heads to the coal dock.jpg (107.82 KiB) Viewed 3029 times

2018-07-13 The 488 has coal added to its bunker for the run east.jpg (125.05 KiB) Viewed 3029 times

2018-07-13 Having gotten the post coal dock wash, the hostlers have let the 488 for the road crew.jpg (147.09 KiB) Viewed 2984 times

2018-07-13 The 488 has now coupled onto its 8 car train 216.jpg (152.56 KiB) Viewed 2984 times

[Frank Smith]

Its not my job to drive the train,
The whistle I can't blow.
It's not my job to tell the train,
How far that it can go.

I can not pull the throttle,
To send it down the track.
But today when it leaves Chama,
I'll be saving from the back

Of the Parlor Car!!!!

[Sharon Evans]

The cam feed on my tablet has gone black. Hope it's not an omen of what is happening at home.

The tablet was back up by train time. Cinder Bear was facing the bunk house and Frank was vigorously waving from the back.

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216: Even if its Friday the you know what, we lucked out this morning. The north cam froze at 10:07 just as the last cars were rounding the curve. It came back at 10:18 and refroze at 10:30 and was still frozen at that point when I got home. The south cam continued to function the entire time.

2018-07-13 The train has now been pulled into loading position as 487 is at the pit.jpg (140.95 KiB) Viewed 2984 times

2018-07-13 The 488 is getting the 8 car train moving.jpg (147.31 KiB) Viewed 2982 times

2018-07-13 The train comes by the open woodshop with the next work session about 10 days awat.jpg (147.41 KiB) Viewed 2982 times

The train is passing the tipple and looks fairly full

2018-07-13 Cinder Bear is in the open gon but looking the other way.jpg (145.9 KiB) Viewed 2982 times

2018-07-13 Like he told us, there is Frank waving from the parlor platform.jpg (143.19 KiB) Viewed 2982 times

2018-07-13 The train is exiting Chama yard.jpg (139.91 KiB) Viewed 2982 times

[Sharon Evans]

Afternoon doings:

2018-07-13 The 463 has come out for a fire clean after being lit off yesterday.jpg (112.94 KiB) Viewed 2982 times

2018-07-13 Looks like the MoW crew is working on the switch that leads to the swamp.jpg (105.69 KiB) Viewed 2977 times

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[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215:

2018-07-13 Train 215 is at Cumbres.jpg (113.37 KiB) Viewed 2975 times

2018-07-13 The 484 leads its 8 caar train 215 into Chama.jpg (96.82 KiB) Viewed 2951 times

2018-07-13 The train comes up to the tank.jpg (96.34 KiB) Viewed 2951 times

2018-07-13 The 484 is approaching the tipple.jpg (94.92 KiB) Viewed 2951 times

The train is passing the tipple

2018-07-13 The parlor platform is empty except the trainman on the steps.jpg (101.87 KiB) Viewed 2950 times

2018-07-13 The 484 comes by the depot.jpg (86.67 KiB) Viewed 2950 times

2018-07-13 The 484 is slowing for its stop.jpg (85.39 KiB) Viewed 2950 times

2018-07-13 The train is stopped.jpg (86.92 KiB) Viewed 2950 times

[Sharon Evans]

I think that they shoved 484 back into the west stall. The 487 is in front of the east stall and 489 is inside that stall.

2018-07-13 Its late and the hostlers are using 463 to do some switching at the house.jpg (85.46 KiB) Viewed 2929 times