Goose #5 will make it's final appearance arriving today, will make it's first passenger run tomorrow (though based on passed experience they may do a qualification run late this afternoon). Here's a little promo video I put together for the Friends Twitter account.
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Re: 09-29 (Tuesday) Goose Visit and yard activity
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 5:53 am
by Sharon Evans
South yard looks real empty with all the freight cars out on the specials. Love the Goose, it was a great ride when I did it on 7/4/12.
Re: 09-29 (Tuesday) Goose Visit and yard activity
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 7:33 am
by Sharon Evans
There are already a number if vehicles parked at Cumbres. Did one of the freights overnight up there?
Re: 09-29 (Tuesday) Goose Visit and yard activity
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 8:15 am
by Sharon Evans
Well after switching an extra coach onto the train last evening, they just took it off. Also is that 463 in front of the left stall, the locomotive is hot.
Re: 09-29 (Tuesday) Goose Visit and yard activity
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 8:54 am
by Sharon Evans
Just grabbed this from the Antonito cam. Is that 2 smoke plumes over in front of their small engine house? The next update had this nice smoke plume.
Re: 09-29 (Tuesday) Goose Visit and yard activity
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 9:11 am
by Sharon Evans
216 gets moving a few minutes late due to late arriving passengers.
Re: 09-29 (Tuesday) Goose Visit and yard activity
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 11:21 am
by Larry Sullivan
Sharon Evans wrote:Also is that 463 in front of the left stall, the locomotive is hot.
It is indeed 463, bucket loader pulled her out at about 8:50 this morning.
Re: 09-29 (Tuesday) Goose Visit and yard activity
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 11:32 am
by Sharon Evans
Here it is almost 1230 MDT and there is more smoke noted in Antonito.
Re: 09-29 (Tuesday) Goose Visit and yard activity
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 7:07 pm
by Larry Sullivan
Here's a couple colorful stills from the video review today - really starting to see some nice color around sunset times.
Re: 09-29 (Tuesday) Goose Visit and yard activity
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 7:13 pm
by Larry Sullivan
Videos from today -
09-29-15 Train 216 departs just a few minutes late
09-29-15 Goose #5 Arrives shortly before 1pm local
Re: 09-29 (Tuesday) Goose Visit and yard activity
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 7:16 pm
by Larry Sullivan
09-29-15 Train 215 Arrival - apologies for the depot cam sound on the S Cam, I was doing this from a computer with no speakers and didn't realize it was on. Same with the next video of the Goose departure.
09-29-15 After 215 arrived, Goose #5 heads out via the ash pit, for what I expect is it's evening qualification run.
09-29-15 Goose #5 returned to the yard, turned at the wye, then bedded down for the night near the depot.
Re: 09-29 (Tuesday) Goose Visit and yard activity
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 7:58 pm
by Sharon Evans
Here is the arrival of 215 today. Late post due to problems getting into the group.
Re: 09-29 (Tuesday) Goose Visit and yard activity
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 8:17 pm
by Larry Sullivan
Sharon Evans wrote:Here is the arrival of 215 today. Late post due to problems getting into the group.
Better late than never! Thanks for posting, hopefully the forum issues will be permanently resolved soon.
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 2:10 am
