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10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 2:19 amby Larry Gibson
Today is going to be a crisp fall day after the last several unseasonable summery ones. A high temp of only 66 in the valley and cooler in the high country after last night's thunder storms passed through the area. "Goose Bumps" will abound today!
Goose #5 sits under a light beside the engine house visible in the cam shot. It will depart for Osier at 8:30 and have multiple run-bys along the way. Hopefully it will be in Osier along with the Friend's 463X MOW Special. Goose 5 will be departing Osier following 216 clearing the west switch there. Anticipating a great day on the RR.
Got Goose Bumps!!!
Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 6:15 amby Sharon Evans
Have a great ride on the Goose.
Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 6:20 amby Larry Gibson
Sharon Evans wrote:Have a great ride on the Goose.
Thanks!! Looking forward to it!! Heading to the yard soon. Frosty clear morning here.
Goose crew should be there about 7:30.
Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 6:29 amby Robert Diehl
Looks like a double header on the 216, the 215 crew added 3 cars yesterday.
Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 6:54 amby Larry Gibson
One from yard now. Goose crew preparing to start engine.
Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 7:03 amby Sharon Evans
At this point it looks like 489 and 488 on 216 today. They are currently starting to get ready. That is 489 on the right and 488 on the left and you can just barely see the Goose through the smoke. No way of knowing but that may be Larry G, dark blue jacket, in the second shot of 489 at the coal dock with 488 headed to the tank.
Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 7:45 amby Sharon Evans
Series of the Goose 5 departing Chama for Osier.
Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 7:46 amby Sharon Evans
The setup looks like 489 road engine and 488 helper.
Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 7:53 amby Sharon Evans
It's hard to see with 488 sitting by the tipple but I think that 489 has added a 4th extra coach so 11 cars today.
Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:13 amby Robert Diehl
They should have 2 gondolas on a train that size.
Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:19 amby Sharon Evans
True, the rider gon will be packed. Further that one small snake counter will be swamped.
Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:45 amby Sharon Evans
With the train so long today, the 488 is almost where I would grab the departure shot so here it is. Then the departure sequence.
Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 12:06 pmby Sharon Evans
488 is back from helper duties.
Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 12:44 pmby Sharon Evans
Just grabbed this off the Cumbres CDoT cam. Good thing no trains in the area.
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 2:33 pmby Sharon Evans
The "Golden Ticket" of Cumbres captures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 2:42 pmby Larry Sullivan
Sharon Evans wrote:The "Golden Ticket" of Cumbres captures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
VERY NICE! Ok - I think maybe that's the season winner!
Goose just a few minutes out from the yard.
Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 2:50 pmby Sharon Evans
Waiting at the computer...
Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 2:56 pmby Sharon Evans
...and here is the Goose coming into Chama.
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 3:19 pmby Sharon Evans
And now back from the wye.
Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 3:36 pmby Sharon Evans
215 came in with 13 cars including 2 rider gons and a caboose. 484 was slipping on that little grade in front of the depot. Nice sounds for the video. Would this make today's 215 the longest regular train of the season?
Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 3:46 pmby Larry Sullivan
I do think it may be the longest regular train - will have to review the season to be sure, I know we've had a couple 215's come in with a caboose, and the longest going out was 11 on 216 I think.
Sounds captured, and the video will be up in a bit.
Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 4:35 pmby Larry Sullivan
Here's today's video review -- I'll do a video of the early morning preparations later, it's lots of good smoke and lots of action - I just don't have time to get it now. Long off-season lies ahead to go back and capture things I haven't posted already.
10-03-15 Goose #5 departs Chama
10-03-15 Doubleheader train 216 Departs
10-03-15 Goose #5 Returns after trip to Osier
10-03-15 Train 215 Returns - 13 car consist.
10-03-15 Switching 215 after turning at the wye.
Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 4:52 pmby Sharon Evans
Looking at Larry G's photographs, wonder if the people in the trailing rider gon and caboose were a special group since they were unloading coolers and stuff after 215 arrived in Chama.
Re: 10-3-15 A Day to Give You "Goose Bumps" :)
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Mon Oct 05, 2015 9:13 amby Jason Rose
Sharon Evans wrote:The "Golden Ticket" of Cumbres captures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now that's just plain COOL!