7/28/18 Saturday double header

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations: 463 is currently at the tank after the pit so we should have a double header today.

2018-07-28 The 463 is at the pit getting a clean.jpg (105.5 KiB) Viewed 3441 times

2018-07-28 The 463 has moved to the tank to get water and coal wash.jpg (113.84 KiB) Viewed 3441 times

2018-07-28 The 463 backs toward the coal dock lead.jpg (114.59 KiB) Viewed 3441 times

2018-07-28 The 463 pulls by the open woodshop.jpg (106.09 KiB) Viewed 3441 times

The 487 has now come to the pit as 463 takes on coal

2018-07-28 The 487 is now on the east side of the tank getting water as 463 is on the west side washing coal.jpg (107.83 KiB) Viewed 3412 times

2018-07-28 The 487 is passing the woodshop as it heads to the coal dock while 463 is waiting on the road crew.jpg (108.07 KiB) Viewed 3412 times

The loader is starting to dump a bucket load into the tender of 487 as 463 heads into south yard

2018-07-28 The 463 is coming out with 2 extra coaches as 487 heads for its second wash.jpg (108.82 KiB) Viewed 3412 times

2018-07-28 The 463 has backed onto the now 9 car train 216 as 487 waits.jpg (109.7 KiB) Viewed 3412 times

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[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216:

2018-07-28 The 463 has pulled the train into load position.jpg (103.84 KiB) Viewed 3412 times

2018-07-28 The parlor has stopped where we can see the action.jpg (78.08 KiB) Viewed 3412 times

2018-07-28 The 487 has now backed onto the train.jpg (108.08 KiB) Viewed 3412 times

2018-07-28 The conductor has his arm raised to give the high ball for train 216.jpg (82.59 KiB) Viewed 3410 times

2018-07-28 The conductor has climbed onto the parlor Colorado as the train starts to move.jpg (82.19 KiB) Viewed 3410 times

2018-07-28 The 487 and 463 work to get the 9 car train moving.jpg (97.92 KiB) Viewed 3410 times

2018-07-28 Oops, they have stopped for some reason.jpg (105.54 KiB) Viewed 3409 times

2018-07-28 OK, here we go again.jpg (107.98 KiB) Viewed 3409 times

2018-07-28 Coming by the woodshop as the 487 begins to slip.jpg (108.17 KiB) Viewed 3409 times

As the train passes the tipple we can see full cars

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[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216 continued:

2018-07-28 The parlor Colorado is by the tipple.jpg (99 KiB) Viewed 3409 times

2018-07-28 The parlor Colorado is passing the tank as the locomotives exit the yard.jpg (99.16 KiB) Viewed 3409 times

2018-07-28 The last cars round the curve under a hanging cloud of smoke.jpg (104.94 KiB) Viewed 3409 times

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[Sharon Evans]

Afternoon doings:

2018-07-28 487 and one of the speeders return to Chama from Cumbres.jpg (110.07 KiB) Viewed 3401 times

2018-07-28 The 487 comes by the depot as it heads to the wye.jpg (95.18 KiB) Viewed 3401 times

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[Sharon Evans]

There is a Sunset Dinner train tonight so prep for it:

2018-07-28 The 488 has gone to the coal dock after getting water.jpg (94.39 KiB) Viewed 3395 times

2018-07-28 The 488 is at the tank for the post coal wash.jpg (89.68 KiB) Viewed 3394 times

2018-07-28 The 488 has parked on the south yard lead.jpg (77.63 KiB) Viewed 3394 times

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[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215:

2018-07-28 The 484 brings a 9 car train 215 into rainy Chama.jpg (94.81 KiB) Viewed 3377 times

2018-07-28 The 484 comes up to the tipple with its train.jpg (96.26 KiB) Viewed 3377 times

There are still several passengers in the open gon with the rain falling

2018-07-28 The parlor New Mexico passes the woodshop.jpg (108.41 KiB) Viewed 3377 times

2018-07-28 The 484 is coming past the depot as it starts to slow.jpg (90.57 KiB) Viewed 3377 times

2018-07-28 The 484 is almost to the stopping place.jpg (86.51 KiB) Viewed 3377 times

2018-07-28 The train is stopped and a ray of sunlight hits the side of the cars.jpg (102.72 KiB) Viewed 3377 times

2018-07-28 There is this fairly large group of people in the yard moving about as a group.jpg (123.71 KiB) Viewed 3376 times

2018-07-28 Don't shoot it very often, but there goes the bus to Antonito.jpg (98.93 KiB) Viewed 3373 times

2018-07-28 Must be a tour group as they are getting a guided tour of the yard from the guy is navy.jpg (123.96 KiB) Viewed 3373 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of the Sunset Dinner train: Its a 60's theme costume contest tonight. According to the railroad's website, its a sold out event.

2018-07-28 Looks like a fancy dress Sunset dinner train_.jpg (87.47 KiB) Viewed 3373 times

2018-07-28 They are back from the wye so change of locomotives begins.jpg (78.01 KiB) Viewed 3373 times

I am laughing, they stopped so far forward on the return that 488 could not get out of the lead so they had to back up.

2018-07-28 The 484 is coming off with the 2 extra coaches.jpg (105.08 KiB) Viewed 3373 times

2018-07-28 The 488 has now backed onto the train.jpg (119.88 KiB) Viewed 3373 times

Also they are watering the tourist car.

2018-07-28 There seems to be an Indian chief by the depot.jpg (89.26 KiB) Viewed 3372 times

2018-07-28 The train is now loading as people file to the parlor car.jpg (108.52 KiB) Viewed 3370 times

2018-07-28 As the train departs, we see the same caboose that was on last nights Moonlight train.jpg (86.95 KiB) Viewed 3367 times

2018-07-28 All its trim is painted white and shines.jpg (87.64 KiB) Viewed 3367 times

2018-07-28 The 488 is about to pass the 484 and its extra coaches.jpg (100.86 KiB) Viewed 3367 times

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[Sharon Evans]

Sunset train departure continued:

As the train passes the tipple, the engineer blows for the running brake test

2018-07-28 The conductor is out on the back platform of the caboose.jpg (90.89 KiB) Viewed 3367 times

2018-07-28 As it has all day, the smoke is laying down on the ground.jpg (92.19 KiB) Viewed 3367 times

2018-07-28 The train has cleared the yard as we see 2 speeders ready to follow.jpg (100.18 KiB) Viewed 3367 times