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October 21: 487 & 488 Are putting on a show! ( add 489 too)
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Mon Oct 21, 2013 9:47 amby Larry Gibson
487 and 488 in that order came down from the engine house and after the usual water and fueling have put on a show.
487 went down to the wye area and returned with three hopper loads of rock and headed east. Meanwhile 488 has pushed the shop goat onto the tipple lead, then crewmen pushed a couple of utility trailers in front of the goat for winter storage,.
488 is now switching MOW cars at the Gramps Oil rack.
Post season switching is getting interesting.
Re: October 21: 487&488 Are putting on a show!
Posted:
Mon Oct 21, 2013 9:48 amby Larry Gibson
North Yard is busy!
Re: October 21: 487 & 488 Are putting on a show!
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Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:06 amby Larry Gibson
487 returns with empty hoppers while 488 is bringing gons to the ash pit for loading out ash or in the swamp.(Out of range of sight)
Looks like switching the swamp!
Re: October 21: 487 & 488 Are putting on a show!
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Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:32 amby Jason Rose
Thanks Larry. I've been too tied up with work to watch this.
Re: October 21: 487 & 488 Are putting on a show!
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Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:39 amby Larry Gibson
Jason Rose wrote:Thanks Larry. I've been too tied up with work to watch this.
Jason, This would have been a great day to be out there in the yard!
Larry
Re: October 21: 487 & 488 Are putting on a show!
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Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:51 amby Larry Gibson
Cars that had been in the swamp moving out to oil rack.
Re: October 21: 487 & 488 Are putting on a show!
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Mon Oct 21, 2013 11:41 amby Larry Sullivan
Thanks for all these Larry - with work last night and tonight today was mostly a sleep day for me, so missing most of the fun. Looks like we don't hit the quiet boring times at least for another day! I was able to grab some video from this morning and got 487 heading out with the 3 gondolas, but won't have a chance to upload/post until tomorrow, but will have that coming.
Re: October 21: 487 & 488 Are putting on a show!
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Mon Oct 21, 2013 11:46 amby Jason Rose
Larry Gibson wrote:Jason, This would have been a great day to be out there in the yard!
Larry
One of my most fond memories is being in Chama Yard the week after closing day. I was in town for a charter the weekend after the end of the season and I was prepared for a quiet week with little-to-no railroad activity. I was wrong!
I spent 2 days walking around while the railroaders worked and was the only non-railroader there. It was awesome!
http://www.riograndeexplorations.net/2009-ct2-day3.htmlhttp://www.riograndeexplorations.net/2009-ct2-day5.html
Re: October 21: 487 & 488 Are putting on a show!
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Mon Oct 21, 2013 11:55 amby Larry Sullivan
Great video Jason! One of these days Im going to have to spend some time going through your website, awesome looking pictures!
Re: October 21: 487 & 488 Are putting on a show!
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Mon Oct 21, 2013 12:00 pmby Larry Gibson
Jason Rose wrote:Larry Gibson wrote:Jason, This would have been a great day to be out there in the yard!
Larry
One of my most fond memories is being in Chama Yard the week after closing day. I was in town for a charter the weekend after the end of the season and I was prepared for a quiet week with little-to-no railroad activity. I was wrong!
I spent 2 days walking around while the railroaders worked and was the only non-railroader there. It was awesome!
http://www.riograndeexplorations.net/2009-ct2-day3.htmlhttp://www.riograndeexplorations.net/2009-ct2-day5.html
Jason,
Thanks for posting and jogging my memory. The one picture that I enjoyed the most in all of these was looking down the empty flat through the yard and up to the mountains beyond. Says it all, "Small trains in big country!" Thanks, Larry
Re: October 21: 487 & 488 Are putting on a show!
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Mon Oct 21, 2013 12:02 pmby Larry Gibson
Larry Sullivan wrote:Thanks for all these Larry - with work last night and tonight today was mostly a sleep day for me, so missing most of the fun. Looks like we don't hit the quiet boring times at least for another day! I was able to grab some video from this morning and got 487 heading out with the 3 gondolas, but won't have a chance to upload/post until tomorrow, but will have that coming.
You're welcome Larry! Trying to postpone the withdrawal pangs as long as I can!
Re: October 21: 487 & 488 Are putting on a show!
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Mon Oct 21, 2013 1:14 pmby Larry Gibson
Shuttle begins from south yard to north yard. 2:15 local time. String going down into swamp at this point. Loco cuts off and heads up engine house lead.
Re: October 21: 487 & 488 Are putting on a show!
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Mon Oct 21, 2013 1:26 pmby Larry Gibson
Pulling down blue work sign, moving string down a bit, and taking a car off past oil rack.
Re: October 21: 487 & 488 Are putting on a show!
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Mon Oct 21, 2013 2:48 pmby Jason Rose
489 arrived at 1540 MT with 4 flats: 3 loaded with ties, 1 empty.
No pics.
Re: October 21: 487 & 488 Are putting on a show!
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Mon Oct 21, 2013 5:07 pmby Larry Gibson
Ties flat train shortly after arriving..
Re: October 21: 487 & 488 Are putting on a show!
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Mon Oct 21, 2013 5:09 pmby Larry Gibson
487 runs another 3 hoppers out east after 489's tie train arrives.
Re: October 21: 487 & 488 Are putting on a show!
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Mon Oct 21, 2013 5:18 pmby Larry Gibson
Ties being unloaded as evening arrives. 487, 488, and 489 hot the day after season ends!!!
Re: October 21: 487 & 488 Are putting on a show!
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Mon Oct 21, 2013 5:24 pmby Larry Gibson
Jason Rose wrote:489 arrived at 1540 MT with 4 flats: 3 loaded with ties, 1 empty.
No pics.
Jason,
Pics now, back from dinner and errands....resting my eyes too!!
Larry
Re: October 21: 487 & 488 Are putting on a show! ( add 489 t
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Mon Oct 21, 2013 7:21 pmby John Cole
Glad to see the little Rogers is back. I have the gas tank for it at school so I can clean the inside and coat it with slushing compound. In the meantime we can keep an eye on it. :-)