06-01-15 Beautiful Chama Morning

[Larry Sullivan]

06-01-15 Train 216 Departs under clear skies with another 5 car consist.

[Larry Gibson]

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The shorter train with the gon bookended by two coaches almost harkens back to an earlier time. Hopefully when school is out and summer vacations begin the train will be longer. In the meantime 463 can now be used as a road engine on each end.

Was out and busy today but was able to get a plume on the CDOT cam in Antonito just before departure and a plume right after in Chama using a weak Wi-Fi connection.

Soooooo, "Holy Smoke" to one and all!

[Sharon Evans]

Just looked in on the cam and it looks like 489 is cold, I don't see any steam leaking.

[Sharon Evans]

463 is in the yard having just run the 'y'. It must have come back light from Antonito.

[Larry Gibson]

463 is in the yard having just run the 'y'. It must have come back light from Antonito.

Didn'tget there in time to see 215 come in but caught 463 on the move. 215 is still in the station.

[Larry Gibson]

A few minutes later 463 is at the ashpit as 488 brings the train set back from the wye. 488 cuts of and begins a switching move to retrieve two coaches to make the normal 7 car set.

[Larry Gibson]

488 cuts off and heads for the ashpit. 463 has moved through the shop and is outside the south side as seen in the 3rd capture. Service and cleaning activities continue.

Please check back later for Larry's 215 arrival videos.