7/16/16 Saturday and all 3 locomotives are hot

[Sharon Evans]

Well we have 3 hot locomotives hot in front of the house with 463 in front on the east side. Could we possibly have...
House switch is currently set toward the east lead.

7.16.16 3 hot locomotives at the house.jpg (178.32 KiB) Viewed 4648 times

[Sharon Evans]

Preparations for train 216:
With a toot of its hooter, 463 has moved out to the pit. The 489 has its headlight on.

7.16.16 463 has come out to the pit.jpg (174.14 KiB) Viewed 4640 times

7.16.16 489 has moved out behind 463 waiting for its turn at the pit.jpg (141.14 KiB) Viewed 4638 times

463 has moved on to the tank to take water as 489 gets its fire cleaned.

7.16.16 463 backs toward the coal dock lead.jpg (166.17 KiB) Viewed 4625 times

7.16.16 463 heads into the coal dock as 489 is still at the pit.jpg (163.86 KiB) Viewed 4625 times

7.16.16 463 is taking coal as 489 is now moving to the tank.jpg (171.09 KiB) Viewed 4625 times

7.16.16 Now 489 backs toward the coal dock.jpg (169.54 KiB) Viewed 4621 times

7.16.16 489 pulls into the coal dock lead as 463 waits its road crew.jpg (181.52 KiB) Viewed 4621 times

7.16.16 The loader fills up the bunker of 489.jpg (159.01 KiB) Viewed 4621 times

7.16.16 463 has moved into south yard while 489 has moved out of the way on the main.jpg (183.68 KiB) Viewed 4617 times

[Sharon Evans]

Preparations con't:

7.16.16 463 comes out of south yard with one extra coach.jpg (109.59 KiB) Viewed 4617 times

7.16.16 463 has moved onto train 216 with the extra coach.jpg (110.19 KiB) Viewed 4614 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 216: 463 road engine, 489 helper and 8 cars. Now since 489 can take an 8 car train up the hill, are they sending 463 back to Antonito for another extended period of doing the Antonito to Osier turn?

7.16.16 216 is now in load position.jpg (128.94 KiB) Viewed 4607 times

The fire patrol speeder is getting ready to go also.

7.16.16 489 has now backed down to train 216.jpg (175.07 KiB) Viewed 4605 times

7.16.16 Having given the hi ball the conductor is climbing on the New Mexico.jpg (128.63 KiB) Viewed 4585 times

7.16.16 489 and 463 get this 8 car 216 underway as people watch from the wood shop.jpg (163.26 KiB) Viewed 4585 times

The 489 blows for the running brake test as it is past the coaling tower.

7.16.16 A number of people look on as the New Mexico passes the coaling tower.jpg (161.39 KiB) Viewed 4585 times

7.16.16 The New Mexico passes the water tower as the fans walk back to their cars.jpg (162.71 KiB) Viewed 4585 times

[Jeff Schrimmer]

Double-header smoke for those of us trying to predict time of arrival at Cumbres.

Jeff

[James Hook]

right you are Jeff!

first time I caught Train 216 on the CDOT cam! :D

[Jeff Schrimmer]

Nice job!

[Sharon Evans]

Really nice catch with the separation of the 2 locomotives.

[James Hook]

Thanks Sharon!

[Pete Dahlberg]

Departure of train 216: 463 road engine, 489 helper and 8 cars. Now since 489 can take an 8 car train up the hill, are they sending 463 back to Antonito for another extended period of doing the Antonito to Osier turn?

Could be that they want to use K36 for school train and have K36 backup available at Chama.

7.16.16 216 is now in load position.jpg

The fire patrol speeder is getting ready to go also.

7.16.16 489 has now backed down to train 216.jpg

7.16.16 Having given the hi ball the conductor is climbing on the New Mexico.jpg

7.16.16 489 and 463 get this 8 car 216 underway as people watch from the wood shop.jpg

The 489 blows for the running brake test as it is past the coaling tower.

7.16.16 489 blows for the running brake test.jpg

7.16.16 A number of people look on as the New Mexico passes the coaling tower.jpg

7.16.16 The New Mexico passes the water tower as the fans walk back to their cars.jpg

[Sharon Evans]

Pete, that is one of the things I was thinking when I considered them using the 463 as the Antonito to Osier turn locomotive. They have gotten that locomotive swap at Osier down to a fine art as shown by how little it effected the arrival of 215 toward the end of the last series. I am almost hoping that they are still doing it next weekend when I am there and can go over to Osier and watch.

[Sharon Evans]

We are still a week away from the beginning of the next 2 work sessions and some Friends are out there doing things and the wood shop has been open almost every day.

[Pete Dahlberg]

We are still a week away from the beginning of the next 2 work sessions and some Friends are out there doing things and the wood shop has been open almost every day.

I know Bob Conry had some stuff which needed to be fabricated for continuing the work on the section house and car inspectors house.

[Sharon Evans]

Well, I was trying to pay attention, but 489 got by me so here it is coming back from spinning the wye. The fire patrol is right behind him.

7.16.16 489 is back from spinning the wye.jpg (178.26 KiB) Viewed 4540 times

[Sharon Evans]

Well, I have seen the loader come back from cleaning the ash pit, but never caught it doing it before. Look to the right of the speeder and you can see the boom of the digger. It now looks like they are actually rebuilding the ash pit.

7.16.16 cleaning the ash pit.jpg (175.28 KiB) Viewed 4531 times

[Sharon Evans]

Preparations for the Sunset Dinner train: Looks like 489 is going back up the hill again today.

7.16.16 489 has come out to the pit.jpg (180.57 KiB) Viewed 4515 times

7.16.16 489 is now topping off its water tank.jpg (159.78 KiB) Viewed 4509 times

7.16.16 489 backs down toward the coal dock lead.jpg (156.83 KiB) Viewed 4507 times

7.16.16 489 moves toward the coal dock.jpg (158.07 KiB) Viewed 4507 times

7.16.16 489 has its coal bunker topped off.jpg (151.96 KiB) Viewed 4507 times

7.16.16 489 has moved onto the south yard lead to be out of the way of inbound 215.jpg (133.81 KiB) Viewed 4506 times

[Paul Nielson]

Where and how can they turn around and return an engine to where it started from with it facing forward to either Chama or Antonito ?

Thanks Paul

[Sharon Evans]

Well Paul, the railroad has various location where there are either wye's or balloon tracks used to turn locomotives. To start there is the wye at Chama, Cumbres has a wye, Osier has a balloon track, Antonito has a balloon track, these are in addition to several others out in the boondocks.

[Sharon Evans]

Arrival of train 215: 484 with 7 cars
Be sure to look at Larry Sullivan's video of the arrival of 215. There were 2 mule deer who ran across north yard just as the train was nearing the water tower.

7.16.16 484 brings 215 into Chama.jpg (157.88 KiB) Viewed 4498 times

There are a few souls still riding in the open gon at 215 passes the coaling tower.

7.16.16 As the Colorado passes the coaling tower we see the car host on the platform.jpg (180.2 KiB) Viewed 4498 times

7.16.16 484 slows train 215 to a stop.jpg (128.27 KiB) Viewed 4498 times

7.16.16 The trainman has dropped off and is getting the step box for passengers to detrain.jpg (127.96 KiB) Viewed 4498 times

7.16.16 All passengers off, 484 takes the consist to the wye.jpg (132.3 KiB) Viewed 4496 times

7.16.16 484 is back from the wye after spinning the consist.jpg (133.97 KiB) Viewed 4496 times

7.16.16 Days work overe, 484 heads to the house.jpg (175.68 KiB) Viewed 4495 times

[Sharon Evans]

Departure of train 236, the Sunset Dinner train: 289 and 7 cars

7.16.16 484 stops the consist almost in load position.jpg (135.74 KiB) Viewed 4495 times

7.16.16 489 has backed onto 236.jpg (187.55 KiB) Viewed 4495 times

7.16.16 Hi ball Chama 236.jpg (129.5 KiB) Viewed 4486 times

7.16.16 After signaling the hi ball, the conductor climbs aboard the Colorado.jpg (134.8 KiB) Viewed 4486 times

7.16.16 The 489 gets train 236 moving out of Chama.jpg (194.03 KiB) Viewed 4486 times

As the 489 is by the coaling tower, the fireman is stoking his fire.

7.16.16 As the open gon passes the coaling tower, it already has a number of riders.jpg (158.73 KiB) Viewed 4486 times

7.16.16 You can just make out the conductor, in his blue shirt, signaling to the engine for a good running brake test.jpg (179.44 KiB) Viewed 4486 times

[Sharon Evans]

Has anyone seen 487 today? After 216 departed that is.

[Sharon Evans]

I just brought up the cams in time to see the Sunset train headed to the wye with the blinking tail light.

[Larry Sullivan]

Here's videos of the day. Once again apologize for the lateness, last year I had the luxury of being able to edit while I was at work, not so this year with the new job, so sometimes I have to wait until the following day to do the editing. Better late than never?

Train 216 Double-header with 463 as road locomotive and 489 as the helper. 463s whistle sounds like it caught a cold again!



Moved some more of the long lumber around the power pole again, looked like a bit unbalanced load, but all was well. Also 489 and the speeder return after helping 463 up the hill



Difficult to see much, but looks like they were shoring up the hill beside the ash pit with ties. Also 489 moving around getting ready for the dinner train.





Due to sheer stupidity by the operator of this computer we don't have a 215 video today.

The dinner train departs, a nice evening for a sunset ride for sure!



A lone mule deer visits by the sandbox, several others in the yard this afternoon, but this one came close. Afterwards she headed up toward the depot, then back down and over by the bunk house.



The dinner train returns. Note as 489 gets to about the tipple, someone is setting off a bunch of firecrackers on the other side of the street, look directly in line with that electric pole. The North cam view you hear them clearly as they continue to go off. I thought the 4th was a couple weeks ago? I guess they allow them anytime in that area.