8/24/18 Friday double header

[Sharon Evans]

Morning preparations: Looks like 463 is going through to Antonito today which makes sense. This will leave all the K36s in Chama in case something happens to either 484 or 488/483.

2018-08-22 The 463 comes out from the house to begin the day.jpg (107.94 KiB) Viewed 3227 times

2018-08-22 The 463 moves over the pit so the fire can be cleaned.jpg (99.63 KiB) Viewed 3227 times

The 463 has gone to the tank as the newly minted 483 comes to the pit complete with Rio Grande speed lettering. Good idea to do a check run before the big day.

2018-08-22 The 463 backs toward the coal lead.jpg (114.85 KiB) Viewed 3222 times

2018-08-22 The 463 passes the woodshop as the 483 is still at the pit.jpg (96.1 KiB) Viewed 3221 times

2018-08-22 The morning sun really illuminates the side of 463 as it gets coal.jpg (116.86 KiB) Viewed 3220 times

2018-08-22 Both locomotives are at the tank.jpg (108.74 KiB) Viewed 3219 times

2018-08-24 The 463 is now waiting on the road crew with the hostlers done.jpg (109.07 KiB) Viewed 3214 times

2018-08-24 The 483 backs down the main and gives a good look at the new paint.jpg (112.71 KiB) Viewed 3213 times

The 483 is getting coal while the fireman of the 463 gets his fire ready

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[Sharon Evans]

Preparations continued and departure: We could call this Rio Grande train 216 since both locomotives are lettered for this railroad. I can't be totally sure, but I think the 'new' 483 has a new whistle. What I am hearing would almost qualify as a "steamboat whistle".

2018-08-24 The fans are out in force for the weekends events.jpg (116 KiB) Viewed 3212 times

The 463 has backed onto today's train 216. Tried something different here cutting a vertical image and posting.

2018-08-24 Even the crew is not immune to foaming as the engineer of 483 takes its picture.jpg (114.92 KiB) Viewed 3200 times

The train is now in loading position with at least 1 extra car on the back. What is neat about this, it only counts as one picture and they display full size not cropped like a single shot does.

Its a darn good thing I stayed home for this, since the north cam has already frozen once on me and being here I can refresh it.

2018-08-24 The conductor gives the high ball for what turns out to be a 13 car train.jpg (82.64 KiB) Viewed 3172 times

If you see a double caption. click on that picture for its a vertical double. Found a flaw in using them, if someone has put a post in under the post I am using it truncates the shot shown.

The 2 locomotives work a little to get this long train moving as more cars come into view

2018-08-24 The 2 locomotives work a little to get this long train moving as more cars come into view.jpg (161.31 KiB) Viewed 3172 times

The 2 locomotives are passing the woodshop as the last car of the train comes into view on the depot cam

2018-08-24 The 2 locomotives are passing the woodshop as the last car of the train comes into view on the depot cam.jpg (163.74 KiB) Viewed 3172 times

The 483 is almost to the tank as the last car is now past the depot

The extra 6 cars are now in full view as the train moves out of the yard

The 483 is almost clear of the yard as the last car is still seen in the south cam

[Claude Wilkerson]

been watching the feed all morning and 488\483 has had everybody taking photos. even the train crew. if a fake can generate that much action imagine what the real 483 would generate

[Sharon Evans]

Departure continued:

2018-08-24 The last of the cars is now past the tipple, note that all of these cars are rider cars.jpg (111.67 KiB) Viewed 3172 times

2018-08-24 The locomotives are in the curve as the last car passes the tank.jpg (111.17 KiB) Viewed 3172 times

2018-08-24 The last cars of this long train are into the curve.jpg (111.95 KiB) Viewed 3172 times

[Sharon Evans]

The 483 returns from helper duty:

2018-08-24 The 483 comes up to the tipple as it heads to the wye.jpg (102.11 KiB) Viewed 3126 times

2018-08-24 The 483 approaches the depot where it stops briefly.jpg (89.6 KiB) Viewed 3126 times

2018-08-24 After the brief stop, its on to the wye.jpg (89.34 KiB) Viewed 3126 times

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[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215:

2018-08-24 Train 215 is at Cumbres since we see the speeder it is a 7 car train.jpg (125.3 KiB) Viewed 3120 times

2018-08-24 The 489 brings a 7 car train 215 into Chama.jpg (110.95 KiB) Viewed 3097 times

2018-08-24 The 489 comes up to the tank in some nice afternoon light.jpg (110.57 KiB) Viewed 3097 times

2018-08-24 The 489 is almost to the tipple as we see the speeder behind the train.jpg (109.74 KiB) Viewed 3097 times

The 9 second difference between the 2 cams creates an interesting effect

2018-08-24 The parlor passes the woodshop where a group of folkes are watching.jpg (121.32 KiB) Viewed 3097 times

The 489 is passing the display train as the parlor is by the woodshop

2018-08-24 The 489 is moving at a slow walk as it passes the cleaner.jpg (99.51 KiB) Viewed 3097 times

2018-08-24 The 489 is now stopped.jpg (101.85 KiB) Viewed 3097 times